Mission Estate Winery Review: Unfortunately no wine-tasting this time...

After checking out from Millennium Hotel and Resort Manuels Taupo, we continued our journey south towards Napier where we visited Mission Estate Winery. As we approached Mission Estate Winery, the scenery changed where more vineyards started to appear…

Vineyards as we approached Mission Estate Winery in Napier New Zealand

Arriving at Mission Estate Winery Napier (established since 1851)

Inside Mission Estate Winery

Entrance of Mission Estate Winery Napier

The facade of the entrance of Mission Estate Winery has a colonial-style architecture. There’s a fountain right at the porch of the drive way which also acts as a round-about. Visitors can park on the sides as you approach the entrance of Mission Estate Winery.

Interior of Mission Estate Winery Napier

Once inside, you’ll walk past the wine-tasting area where the wines available would be shown along with standing tables for wine-tasting.

Different areas inside Mission Estate Winery Napier New Zealand

There are also other areas inside the main building where we saw a private function being held. We also visited the toilet, finding it to be rather posh as well…

Decorations inside Mission Estate Winery Napier NZ

Posh Toilet at Mission Estate Winery Napier

Wine Tasting at Mission Estate Winery

Unfortunately, we missed out on the wine tasting sessions this time. To avoid disappointment, do remember to book your wine tasting sessions early.

Tasting Options include

Premium Hosted Tasting $15pp
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. Includes a souvenir Mission Estate Glass.

For groups of 2-12, 30-40 mins

Platinum Hosted Tasting $45pp
Limited availability and must be pre-booked.

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, and will finish with our sensational limited edition Fine Old Tawny. We will guide you through the wines and the Mission history, with limited edition buying privileges extended to all tasters. Tasting includes a souvenir Mission Estate glass.

For small groups, min 2 – max 6. Book today on 06 845 9353

Self-Guided Tastings $10pp
Alternative self-guided tastings of 4 pre-selected wines are available. Includes wine tasting notes and a souvenir Mission Estate Glass. For Groups 1-6.

Wine tasting sessions at Mission Estate Winery - sold out for the day — Wine tasting sessions at Mission Estate Winery – sold out for the day

Wines on display at Mission Estate Winery

Photo Spots at Mission Estate Winery

Views of Mission Estate Winery Vineyards

Verandah side of Mission Estate Winery for photo taking opportunities

Walking through the main entrance, you’ll pass by the verandah and another fountain on the other side of the building. You can also enjoy outdoor wine tasting sessions here or simply take a photo with the beautiful colonial architecture. Walking further to the end of the porch, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the vineyards in the distance.

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Bottle of Shiraz Reserve from Mission Estate Winery Napier New Zealand

Before we left, we bought a bottle of Shiraz Reserve. During this visit, we learnt that Mission Estate Reserve Wines are award-winning wines that are barrel-crafted and expresses Mission’s personality and authenticity. Usually wines are classified as “reserve” when wineries have a batch of good tasting wines and would want to set them aside or “reserve” them. Hence, the name. Overtime, Reserve came to mean better quality or aged wines. This time, we left with the Mission Reserve Syrah at $29, which was really tasty or as the description says “displays blackberry, dark plum and toasted nut characters with subtle black pepper and violet complexity.”

For those who are looking to try more premium wines, there’s the

Mission Jewelstone

“Mission Jewelstone is an iconic selection produced only from small blocks in the best vineyard sites. These special hand selected wines are a tribute to our pioneering winemaking Missionaries and will continue to develop for up to 20 years.”

Mission Jewelstone wines are in the range of $40 to $50.

Mission Huchet

“Our Huchet wines are a homage to Brother Cyprian Huchet, Mission’s French-trained winemaker from 1871 to 1884, and our proud heritage. Crafted with devotion and only in the best years, Huchet wines are the pinnacle of Mission’s winemaking.”

Mission Huchet wines are in the range of $150.

We hope you have enjoyed our review of Mission Estate Winery. If you have done the on-site wine tasting at Mission Estate Winery Napier, do let us know more in the comments section below!

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