Mission Estate Winery, Napier

As part of our Art Deco tour in Napier, we were taken to Mission Estate Winery, just outside Napier.  Mission Estate Winery was established in a grand property established by French missionaries in 1851.

We didn't buy any wines but I enjoyed looking around this grand estate: 









198 Church Road
Napier NZ
Ph: +64 6845 9353


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