The 2023 Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction held on Saturday afternoon at Hastings’ Toitoi Hawke’s Bay Arts and Events Centre raised a staggering $300,000 for Cranford Hospice.
There were 55 lots in the auction (40 live auctions and 15 online silent auctions), and 52 Hawke’s Bay wine producers were represented.
The piece of art by Josh Lancaster sold for $44,000, twice the original estimated value when it was unveiled it in mid-July.
Eight vases of flowers also sold for $1000 apiece.