(VOXY) - Hawke's Bay grape growers and winery operators will be looking closely at the performance of their operations with the help of a number of the region's economic specialists at a Focus Research Winter Workshop being held on Friday 22 June. Hosted by Hawke's Bay Winegrowers Inc. and being held in conjunction with the annual Markhams Young Viticulturist competition at Mission Estate Winery that same day, the seminar, which runs from 10am until noon, is entitled 'Winery & Vineyard Economics - the good, the bad, and the ?' "The wine industry has been going through a challenging period in recent times and there is particular interest amongst industry about what the future holds in respect to the economic environment and how, most importantly, this will affect financial performance moving forward," says Caine Thompson, chair of the Hawke's Bay Focus Research Group.