The only thing better about making the best wine in the country is to auction it for charity.
Actually that's not true - drinking it rates pretty highly too.
After reading today's charity wine auction story (see page 3), I thought, how wonderful to live in a region where the ladies and gents of our flagship industry decide to leverage off that reputation to create benevolence from barrels.
Read more: Wine auction breaks record
Saturday's record total for the 26th annual Hawke's Bay Wine Auction at the Hawke's Bay Opera House Plaza, came in at a sizzling total of $202,000 for Cranford Hospice.