Ash Ridge Winery is a winery at 2543 State Highway 50 in Flaxmere, Hastings, in Hawke's Bay. It has a 4.5 rating on Google and a website.
A good winery lets you taste the wines in the place they come from, with someone who can explain the grapes, the vintage and the vineyard. Hawke's Bay is known for red blends and syrah from the Gimblett Gravels, as well as chardonnay, so tasting a few different styles shows how much the region offers. Check opening hours and whether you need to book before you go, as many cellar doors keep limited hours or close in winter. Regulars know to taste a few wines rather than all of them, to ask questions, to eat beforehand or alongside and to spit if you are driving, since the roads are country roads. Most cellar doors ask you to buy or pay a small tasting fee, so it is worth asking how it works.
For anyone exploring the Hastings countryside, Ash Ridge Winery on State Highway 50 is a stop for a tasting.