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Wine & Gin Tour: Explore NZ's Oldest Winery
4.8
122 Ratings
Napier
Indulge in an afternoon of relaxation and exquisite wine and gin tasting on this tour in Napier. Visit NZ’s oldest winery, enjoy seated wine tasting, and explore Napiers iconic Art Nouveau building.
Indulge in an afternoon of relaxation and exquisite wine and gin tasting on this tour in Napier. Visit NZ’s oldest winery, enjoy seated wine tasting, and explore Napiers iconic Art Nouveau building.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Mission Estate Winery - Enjoy a comprehensive wine tasting including the history associated with the 120 year old Mission House and the Marrist Brothers Missionaries.
After the tasting time will be avaiable to explore the Mission house and its underground cellar - National Tobacco Company Building - The National Gin Distillery is located in…
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Mission Estate Winery - Enjoy a comprehensive wine tasting including the history associated with the 120 year old Mission House and the Marrist Brothers Missionaries.
After the tasting time will be avaiable to explore the Mission house and its underground cellar - National Tobacco Company Building - The National Gin Distillery is located in what was once the National Tobacco Building. This iconic Art Nouveau building is very much on the Napier tourist trail but to taste 4 to 5 gins in the building certainly adds to the exprerience.
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Askerne Vineyards - Askerne is a relaxed family owned winery making about 100,00 bottles per year. They have 14 different varietals growing on the Estate. Your guide will provide cheese and biscuits to compliment the wine .
For those who wish your guide will provide an informative talk on grape growing out amongst the vines
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Wine and gin tasting fees included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Free pick up and drop off at your accommodation
- Complimentary wine, cheese and biscuits
- Complimentary packaged wine tasting glass from Mission Estate
- Bottled water
- Wine and gin tasting fees included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Free pick up and drop off at your accommodation
- Complimentary wine, cheese and biscuits
- Complimentary packaged wine tasting glass from Mission Estate
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Join us on this wine tour for an enjoyable afternoon filled with fine wine and gin.
- Tour and taste the offerings of NZ’s oldest winery, The Mission. However, there are no gin tastings on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- Enjoy a seated wine tasting at Askerne.
- Indulge in our complimentary wine, cheese, and biscuits.
- Experience the iconic Art Nouveau of…
Join us on this wine tour for an enjoyable afternoon filled with fine wine and gin.
-
Tour and taste the offerings of NZ’s oldest winery, The Mission. However, there are no gin tastings on Mondays and Tuesdays.
-
Enjoy a seated wine tasting at Askerne.
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Indulge in our complimentary wine, cheese, and biscuits.
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Experience the iconic Art Nouveau of Napier’s National Tobacco building.
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The tour lasts between 4 to 5 hours.
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We facilitate pick up and drop off from your place of stay.
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Please note that a surcharge of NZ $ 30.00 may be applicable for pickups from Hastings and Havelock.
- Minimum of 2 guests required before booking can be accepted
Location
Mission Estate Winery
198 Church Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(122 Ratings)
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Odyssey68602413994
Jul 1, 2024
Great afternoon - What a great experience
We visited some lovely wine estates and had delicious wines
Plus we even had gin tasting
Ross made a tasty cheese platter and was informative and fun
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P5554zzmarian
Apr 4, 2024
Lovely afternoon, great company, tasty wine! - Had a great afternoon on the tour. Ross was a really good tour guide, very knowledgable and accommodating, not to mention the complementary cheese and biscuits (phenomenal). All of the distilleries were lovely! Tasty wine, enthusiastic staff. Would highly recommend this tour.
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Bella_c
Apr 1, 2024
Good tour with good tour... - Good tour with good tour guide! Really enjoyed the trip and explored different types of wine in Hawke’s Bay.
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Betty56b
Feb 28, 2024
Highly recommended tour and tour guide! - We absolutely enjoyed this tour, not only because of the beautiful wineries we visited and the delicious wines we tasted, but especially our knowledgeable and enthusiastic tour guide Ross Lepper. The cheese & crackers he served us at the last winery were just great. Many thanks again Ross!
Highly recommended!
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F7900qvanneg
Feb 20, 2024
Wonderful afternoon in Napier - My husband and I just returned from our wine tasting with Ross and had a great time. He is knowledgeable and engaging and a great tour guide. The wine tasting was great as were the chocolates, cheese & crackers. Highly recommend!
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Neil
Dec 23, 2023
A must do when in Napier - Always nice for something to be better than expected
Our wine tasting and gin tasting afternoon involved visiting two vineyards and a distillery with two other couples
All three venues were great
Ross was a brilliant host/driver/guide
The cheese and biscuits were a nice touch
I would thoroughly recommend
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Djridings6
Oct 29, 2023
Fantastic tour - Ross picked us up right on time. We visited 2 wineries - Mission and Askerne where we enjoyed tasting 6 of their best wines. We also visited a gin distillery in a fantastic art nouveau style building. We were able to try 4 different gins. The information provided at each stop was excellent
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Daniel_f
Aug 13, 2023
A must do tour. - Ross took us on wonderful tour talking about some of Napier's history.
Wines at Mission Estate were fantastic.
Speaking with the locals at each stop was the highlight.
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Grantb764
Aug 5, 2023
Great days wine & gin tasting - A fantastic day out in the Hawkes Bay tasting wine and gin. First stop was New Zealand’s oldest vineyard, The Mission Estate for a delightful platter lunch followed by a tasting of five different and excellent wines. On to the National Distillery Co Ltd for gin tasting. Again we tasted five excellent products in an extraordinary art nouveau building, once the home of Rothmans and Benson & Hedges cigarettes. Final stop was Askerne Winery where Tour host Ross Lepper treated us to another fine platter of biscuits and cheeses. Most on the tour party agreed Askerne Winery was a little average. Ross was knowledgeable, entertaining and highly professional. A great way to spend and afternoon in the Hawkes Bay.
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Annette_w
Feb 7, 2024
Wine and Gin or beer tasting - Loved our wine tour and Ross was a cool guy. We would have loved the gin tasting but alas they were closed. Ross did a great job at finding somewhere else for us to taste but didn't let us know in advance.
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