Mission Estate vineyard area

Napier & Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Home to the Mission Estate Restaurant, dining in fine style overlooking a vineyard.

Places in Mission Estate vineyard area

Mission Estate Restaurant Dines in fine style overlooking a vineyard, with seasonal produce from local lamb, seafood, and garden matched to the estate's wines.

Best time to visit: February for the Art Deco Festival, or October to April for the best wine-touring weather in Hawke's Bay.
Getting around: Napier's Art Deco district forms the compact central core, with The Urban Winery offering an easy in-town wine-tasting stop, while Gimblett Gravels vineyards and wineries like Mission Estate are a short drive into the wider Hawke's Bay region.
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZ$)
Language: English and te reo Māori (both official).
Timezone: NZST (UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer)
Current trends: Napier's status as the Art Deco capital of the world, rebuilt after the devastating 1931 earthquake, continues to anchor its February Art Deco Festival tourism, while Hawke's Bay's Gimblett Gravels appellation cements the region's reputation as New Zealand's best red wine area, with two-hatted Central Fire Station's 100% local wine list and the vineyard-overlooking Mission Estate Restaurant reflecting the deep integration of the region's wine and dining scenes.

Napier Art Deco district — The center of the city rebuilt in Art Deco, Spanish Mission and Stripped Classical styles after the 1931 earthquake.
Gimblett Gravels wine district — An appellation producing syrah, merlot and cabernet that rival anything in the world.