Chardonnay has been declared Hawke's Bay's top wine for the third consecutive year.
Villa Maria Reserve Hawke's Bay Chardonnay 2019 received three trophies — including Champion Wine of the Show — at the 20th Hawke's Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards on Thursday night.
Organisers said the win indicated the wine will "undoubtedly garner more recognition" both here and internationally.
General manager for Hawke's Bay A&P Society, Sally Jackson, said she was "thrilled" the industry packed out the Exhibition Hall at the Tomoana Showgrounds to celebrate the milestone.
She said the awards were the longest-running wine competition in New Zealand and existed to honour the talent in the winemaking sector, and to "showcase that talent to the world".