The Urban Wine Tour - With Exclusive experience at Smith & Sheth

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours

Mobile ticket

Come for an exclusive experience inside the Heretaunga Studio at award-winning Smith & Sheth. This beautifully curated wine journey invites you to experience wine through all your senses in a thoughtful, intimate environment. Every detail is intentional, every pour personal. Imagine fine wine, beautiful design, with immersive storytelling. Plus, we get to taste wine straight from the barrels.

After Smith & Sheth, we'll visit a second Urban Winery where creativity, craft, and bold winemaking come to life in unexpected ways...

The Urban Wine Tour is not your average wine tour. It's a fresh alternative to the traditional Wine tastings, taking you beyond the vines and into exciting urban spaces.

This is wine tasting reimagined — stylish, intimate, and full of surprises. This is Hawke's Bay Wine Country with a twist.

- Small Group Tour.

* To request Alternative start times or tour customisations

- Book on our Mates Travel website.

Additional Info

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Service animals allowed

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Napier

Our Urban Wine Tour offers a fresh twist on traditional wine tasting — taking you beyond the vines and into the heart of the city. This special experience introduces you to boutique, city-based cellar doors where creativity, craft, and bold winemaking come to life in unexpected places. You’ll enjoy guided tastings of premium local wines in stylish, intimate settings. Each stop reveals a new story, flavour, or winemaking philosophy, often in beautifully restored historic buildings or contemporary urban spaces.

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Smith & Sheth Oenotheque

This experience features an exclusive visit and tasting in the Heretaunga Studio at award-winning Smith & Sheth, Havelock North. More than a cellar door, this beautifully curated studio invites guests to experience wine through sight, sound, and sensation. With immersive heartfelt storytelling you are invited on a journey where every detail is intentional and every pour, personal. With wine tasting straight from the barrels. An unforgettable stop on a journey through Hawke’s Bay’s modern wine culture.

1 hour • Admission Not Applicable

What‘s Included

Private transportation

Bottled water

Alcoholic Beverages

Air-conditioned vehicle

Options