Villa Maria reigns supreme at awards

For Villa Maria founder and owner Sir George Fistonich and the team last night’s Hawke’s Bay A&P Bayleys Wine Awards were as good as it could get. On the group’s website it is noted they are “New Zealand’s most awarded winery” and that was emphatically underlined at the 15th annual event, which drew about 450 guests to the Waikoko Gardens. Bayleys general manager Greg Hornblow said he was proud to be a sponsor of the awards.