Driving through Napier, a roadside billboard sported a glass of Tui beer alongside the slogan 'Pinot Nah'...
It was clever but flawed: when global advertising moguls Saatchi & Saatchi came up with the brewery campaign targeted at the Hawke’s Bay, they clearly hadn’t researched the varieties in the region – this is a land that has long said ‘nah’ to Pinot Noir in favour of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
{"content":"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"}
{}
{"wineId":"27971","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27968","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27975","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27978","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27979","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27969","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27972","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27976","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27970","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27973","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27974","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"27977","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
You might also like: