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

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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English
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Explore Napier's wine scene beyond vineyards. Enjoy tastings at urban cellar doors, learn stories from expert guides, and visit award-winning spots for a unique wine adventure.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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. Each stop reveals a new story, flavour, or winemaking philosophy.


This tour includes an exclusive visit and tasting in the Heretaunga Studio at award-winning Smith & Sheth in Havelock North. The Heretaunga Studio is a space where fine wine, contemporary design, and immersive storytelling come together. Much more than a cellar door, this beautifully curated studio invites guests to experience wine through sight, sound, and sensation. Every detail is intentional, every pour, personal.


The Urban Wine Tour is not your average wine tour. It’s wine tasting reimagined — stylish, intimate, and full of surprises. From tucked-away gems to award-winning favourites, this is wine country with a twist.

What You Get

Private transportation
Bottled water
Alcoholic beverages
Alcoholic Beverages

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

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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 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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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. An unforgettable stop on a journey through Hawke’s Bay’s modern wine culture.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

Napier Port, Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand, NZ, 4110

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Pickup Details
Due to restrictions at Napier Port, we are not able to pick up at the port if the group is less than 6. If your booking is for 5 people or fewer, please take the free shuttle bus from the port and meet us at the National Aquarium
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Meeting Point

National Aquarium of New Zealand, Marine Parade, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, NZ, 4110

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The National Aquarium is located along Marine Parade in Napier. Your guide will be waiting for you by the van. The Van will be marked Mates Travel and will be parked at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure Cruise passengers, take the free shuttle bus from the port to the aquarium.
End Point

Napier isite Visitor Information Centre, Marine Parade, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, NZ, 4110

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This tour ends at the Napier I-site, which is close to town for further exploration of Napier city. Cruise passenger, you will be able to take the free shuttle bus back to Napier Port from this location.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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from  US$136.37 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in New Zealand Time.
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Earliest available date: November 16, 2025
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