Mission Estate Winery Napier

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

Napier, a town known for it's wineries. Unbeknownst to me New Zealand produces a large amount of Sauvignon Blanc. Anyways, we spent a leisurely Sunday afternoon driving around viewing the Art Deco architecture and stopping at 3 different wineries sampling local wines, cheeses and ice cream. The sun was shining and it was a glorious afternoon. It …

... soon, they grew more grapes and started selling the wine......and this is how the NZ vineyards started… wao! The « Mission » estate winery is set on a beautiful setting and is now run by a company which also holds conferences, weddings ...

... at having taken up so much of her time and not buying anything. Instead we head next door to Mission Estate Winery which is New Zealand’s original winery. It was established by these Missionaries in Hawke's Bay in 1851, where vines were planted to ...

... of it, but it did actually turn out to be true. After the walk we enjoyed a long and boozy lunch at the Mission Estate winery, where we had a balcony table (under electric heaters!) but still enjoyed a fabulous view, albeit through driving rain (we can ...

... at the local Hastings farmers market, and the afternoon touring the local vineyards. We started with a visit to the Mission Estate Winery. It was established in 1851 by some Catholic priests who came over to set up a vineyard for making communion wine. ...

... one at Te Awa (after just a very small tasting!)   Having heard some very good reports we decided to go to Mission Estate winery for a late lunch.  It's not difficult to find but we still managed to go the pretty way round and it ...

... ’s Bay it is all about tasting. Led by nice, Scottish-descendant guide, our first stop was Mission Estate Winery. Divinely located on the small hill, this elegantly restored historical seminary building provides beautiful views of its vineyards and ...

... , with questions about how I was going to vote while I was over here, etc. The first winery we went to was call Mission Estate Winery, and as you can tell from my pictures, it is BEAUTIFUL. Definitely at the top of the list of wineries I have been to ...

... out for me! We had lunch here too, which was beautiful, and of course some wine to accompany it. Lastly was Mission Estate Winery, the country's oldest wine making site. It was founded by French Catholic Missionaries in the 1850s (hence the name) and ...

... were rebuilding they went for Deco as the predominant design style.  On our next full day there we visited the Mission Estate winery where we enjoyed a free tasting of wines (a Semillon, an unoaked Chardonnay, an oaked Chardonnay, a Syrah and a ...

... by grim, grey warehouses and factories, that it lights up the area like a little ray of sunshine. I dashed over to the Mission Estate Winery after that, the oldest one in Hawkes Bay, for a quick look-around but sadly there were no tours or tastings that ...