English wine region
How to pronounce Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay is pronounced HAWKS BAY. The main stress falls on BAY.
HAWKS BAY
What is Hawke's Bay?
New Zealand's second-largest and oldest wine region, located on the east coast of the North Island. Its warm, sunny climate and diverse soils, particularly the gravelly Gimblett Gravels sub-region, produce outstanding Bordeaux-style red blends, Syrah, and Chardonnay.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as HOWKS BAY.
In English, aw sounds like the long vowel in 'saw', not like German au: HAWKS BAY.
Often heard as HOCKS BAY.
Keep the aw long and round, as in 'hawk': HAWKS BAY.
Often heard as HAW-kes BAY.
The e in Hawke's is silent, so it is just one syllable: HAWKS BAY.
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