Wine tastings
Thirty-one growers, one room. Sit down with our sommelier for 5 pours and the stories behind them, or take a self-guided flight whenever you happen to walk in.
Choose your flight
Every tasting fee comes off the price of any bottle you buy on the day. Taste six, buy one, and the tasting was free.
Self-Guided Flight
Four pours on a numbered board with tasting notes. No booking needed.
From $22per person
- Four 30ml pours
- Printed notes to keep
- Bottles available at cellar door price
Hosted Tasting
Five pours, one region, 30–45 minutes, with the person who chose them.
$45per person
- Five premium pours, hosted throughout
- Sharing cheese platter included
- Bottles home at cellar price
Marlborough Wine Tasting
Our sommelier brings four bottles and the stories behind them.
$27per person
- Four wines, poured by the sommelier
- Runs every 30 minutes
- Booking recommended for groups
- Usually sells out
Private Tasting
Your group, the back table, and a list built to whatever you tell us you like.
- Enquire for more information
Reservations are highly welcome, and walk-ins are always welcome. To reserve, call +64 22 070 1717.
Ninety minutes
You sit down
Six glasses, a water jug, and a card with the night’s theme. No spitting required, though the bucket is there if you’re driving.
We pour and talk
One wine at a time, with who made it, where the fruit came from, and why it isn’t sold in a supermarket. Questions encouraged; jargon discouraged.
Food arrives
A tapas plate lands halfway through, built around the wines rather than the other way round. Tell us about allergies when you book.
You take something home
Anything you loved goes home at cellar price, and your tasting fee comes off the bill. Most people leave with two bottles.
Book and
prepay online.
Seats are held on payment. We run small rooms, so a no-show costs us the whole table, prepaying keeps the tastings running and the prices where they are.
Changed plans
Move or cancel free up to 24 hours before. Inside 24 hours we'll credit the full amount against wine in the shop, nothing is ever just lost.
Pay however you pay at home
Groups over 12
Private tastings and venue hire are handled by email, send an enquiry.
Not sure yet?
A gift card covers any tasting and never expires.
Choose a date
Hosted tastings run Thursday to Sunday at 6:00 pm. Self-guided boards are available any time we're open.
Questions
Do I need to know anything about wine?
No. Roughly half the people at any hosted tasting have never been to one. The only thing we ask is that you say when you don’t like something, it’s far more useful to us than politeness, and it makes the next pour better.
I’m driving. Is that a problem?
Not at all. Spittoons are on every table and nobody blinks. Six 60ml pours is a little over two standard drinks if you swallow all of it, so pace yourself or spit, and there’s plenty of free parking if you’d rather leave the car and walk back for it.
Can you cater for allergies and non-drinkers?
Yes to both. Tell us in the booking notes and Josie will rebuild the tapas plate. Non-drinking guests pay $18 and get the food, the talk, and a flight of Marlborough grape juice and alcohol-free sparkling.
What if I want to buy the wine afterwards?
Everything poured is on the shelf. Your tasting fee comes off the first bottle, and club members get their usual discount on top. See the wine shop for what's in stock today.
Are children welcome?
During the day, absolutely, there are macarons and a hot chocolate that takes the job seriously. Hosted tastings and the Grower’s Table are R18 after 5pm.