Bilancia
About
Bilancia is a small Hawkes' Bay producer of exceptional Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Viognier and Syrah. The philosophy of balance, equilibrium and harmony is something that is carried through all aspects of the winemaking and, hopefully, people will see this when they drink the wines.
Location Description
Located in the heart of Hawke's Bay, Stortford Lodge.
Features
- STUNNING HAWKE'S BAY WINES FROM WINEMAKERS LORRAINE LEHENY & WARREN GIBSON
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History
The Team
The word Bilancia (be-larn-cha) means, in Italian, balance, equilibrium and harmony. These terms have obvious connections with wine and winemaking, but also, Bilancia is the Italian word for the Zodiac sign Libra which both Lorraine and Warren were born under. Warren worked in Southern Italy for a number of harvests and the name came to him whilst reading his Horoscope in the Italian newspaper!
Estate Vineyards / AVA
Fruit has been always been sourced predominantly from Hawke's Bay although, for the 2000 to 2003 harvests some Pinot Gris was taken from Marlborough . Since 2004 all fruit has been sourced from Hawke's Bay vineyards: Syrah and Viognier are from la collina and Syrah from Mere Road (Gravels). Pinot Gris is from Black Bridge Estate at Haumoana.