Mission Estate Winery

Mission Estate Winery
La Grande Maison, former mission seminary building, built 1880.
LocationTaradale, New Zealand
Coordinates39°31′06″S 176°50′34″E / 39.5184699°S 176.8426571°E / -39.5184699; 176.8426571
Wine regionHawke's Bay
Founded1851 (1851)
Known forJewelstone
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Sémillon
TastingOpen to the public
WebsiteOfficial website

Mission Estate Winery is New Zealand's oldest surviving winemaking concern, first established in the Hawke's Bay in 1851 by French Catholic Marist missionaries for producing sacramental wine.[1] It is one of the largest wineries in the Hawke's Bay and remains wholly New Zealand owned.

  1. ^ Dalley, Bronwyn (24 November 2008). "Wine – Page 1. 19th-century origins". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

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