bilancia Italian. (be-larn-cha) balance, harmony and equilibrium; the scales, of the zodiac. Bilancia is a small Hawkes Bay producer of exceptional Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Bilancia was established in 1997 when Warren Gibson and his Partner Lorraine Leheny returned to New Zealand after some time spent making wine overseas. Warren Gibson, with Lorraine Leheny own and make the wines. They had returned to New Zealand with a view to establishing ourselves in Hawke's Bay as this was the only area in New Zealand that we felt would satisfy all the requirements we had for making wine for ourselves. Late in 1997 they purchased 6 hectares of land covering the front and back of Roys Hill, west of Hastings on State Highway 50. In September 1998 the first Syrah vines went in on the uppermost slope of the North facing back of the hill and a gradual progression of terracing and planting continued down the hill until 2002 when the only flat part of the vineyard was planted to Viognier. This vineyard has been named la collina (col-ee-na), which is Italian for, the hill.
The cost of wine and freight is charged in NZ dollars at the time of order processing - any foreign
currency equivalents displayed
are indicative conversions only. In order to purchase alcohol you must be over 18
years old and legally entitled to do so. All transactions are subject to these
and all our other Terms and Conditions,
which can be viewed here.
Please note that your web browser must have cookies and javascript
enabled in order to use all of the features of this website,
including online shopping, and that out-of-stock items may continue to be listed so that
their tasting notes can still be viewed.