The Cellar Door is housed in the Grande Maison, an elegantly restored seminary building nested in the Taradale hills, offering visitors sweeping views of the vineyards and coast beyond.

Mission is proud of being New Zealand’s oldest winery. We look forward to sharing our wine and our rich history with guests in a beautiful setting that embraces the old and new.

Join us for a tasting in the beautiful and elegantly restored seminary building.

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Sample a range of premium wines, learn about our heritage and the extraordinary history of the Mission and the Missionaries who built it from our Cellar Door Hosts.

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Hosted tasting of 6 seasonally selected wines from our premium tiers. We will guide you through the wines and provide a commentary of the Mission Estate History. 

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Sample a range of premium wines, learn about our heritage and the extraordinary history of the Mission and the Missionaries who built it from our Cellar Door Hosts.

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TASTING OPTIONS

TASTING OPTIONS

Premium Hosted Tasting - $20pp

Hosted tasting of 6 seasonally selected wines from our premium tiers. We will guide you through the wines and provide a commentary of the Mission Estate History. 

Hosted

For groups of 2-12

30-40 mins

Complimentary souvenir glass from Mission Estate.

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Platinum Hosted Tasting - $50pp

A hosted tasting of six very special wines. The selection will include two wines from our Huchet range, plus a seasonal mix of Jewelstone, limited edition or pre-release wines dependent on availability. We will guide you through the wines and the Mission history, with limited edition buying privileges extended to all tasters. Limited availability and must be pre-booked.

Hosted

For groups of 2-12

30-40 mins

Complimentary souvenir glass from Mission Estate.

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Self-Guided Tastings - $15pp

Alternative self-guided tastings of 4 pre-selected wines are available and include wine tasting notes.

For groups of 1-6

Visit the Grounds and Cellar

If you are not tasting wines, you are invited to walk in our grounds, take in the view of the home vineyard and visit the display in our Cellar.

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CELLAR DOOR HOURS

Mon to Sat: 9am to 5pm Last wine tasting at 4.30pm

Sunday: 10am to 4.30pm Last wine tasting at 3.45pm

NB: Wine tastings take approx 40 minutes.

Contact the Cellar Door

Call us: 64 6 845 9353

Email us: cellardoor@missionestate.co.nz

Bookings are recommended

We highly recommend booking for tastings, as we can get very busy on weekends, during holidays, and between Labour Weekend to Easter.

*For large groups please contact us for specific arrangements *Bus tours; prior booking only

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recent reviews

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Beautiful setting and an excellent selection of wines. I’d recommend having a tasting, which was expertly led and great value - Oliver R

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Superb place in Napier, the best place in the north island for wines – Patrick J

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Wunderbares und schönes Weingut...Die Weine sind lecker und das Ambiente ist – Lea F

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