Tastings & Wine Tours

Opening Hours

The Larder (lunch) & The Tasting Room

Friday, Saturday & Sunday - 11am to 4pm

Closed Monday to Thursday inclusive

Dining reservations by email at [email protected] or 09-4229601 ext 1. Please note that tables are held for only 15 minutes from the time booked, and then released. For group dining information (15+ guests) please click here.

Wine tasting bookings for 10+ guests please email info@AscensionWine.co.nz

For groups of 10 guests or less, we have a small tasting charge that allows you to sample four wines per person for $5.

Group Tastings & Tours

At Ascension Wine Estate we offer three different options for you to experience our wines and our story.

For the comfort of your group and our other guests, any group of 10 or more should select one of the three following options...

  1. Standard Tasting & Tour
    This includes a tasting of four Ascension wines and a visit inside the winery, accompanied by an informative commentary. Our tasting usually takes place inside the winery itself (subject to bookings).

    Duration: 45 minutes
    Price: $15 per person
    Minimum 10 guests
  2. Premium Tasting & Tour
    Weather permitting, we begin our premium tasting & tour among the vines before moving into the winery. Inside the winery, we continue our tasting of six premium Ascension wines, including "The Ascent" Reserve Chardonnay, "The Benediction" Reserve Bordeaux-style red, and our ten year old "Fortitude" Old Tawny.

    Duration: 1 hour
    Price: $20 per person
    Minimum 10 guests
  3. Super-Premium Experience
    Weather permitting, we begin our super-premium tasting & tour among the vines with a taste of our Methode Traditionnelle before moving into the winery. Inside the winery, we look at some of the winemaking equipment, and you have the opportunity to sample wine directly from the barrel.

    We then move through to our private Mahurangi dining room where our tasting of six premium Ascension wines begins. This includes our super-premium "Epiphany" Matakana Pressings, "The Ascent" Reserve Chardonnay, "The Benediction" Reserve Cabernet Franc, and our ten year old "Fortitude" Old Tawny.

    These six fabulous wines are accompanied with a selection of premium cheeses.

    Duration: 1½ hours
    Price: $55 per person
    Minimum 10 guests
    Maximum 19 guests

Join us on one of our International Tours - here are a few South Australian Wine Photos from our previous tour.
See our Photo Gallery page for more Australian wine tours photos.

South Australian wine tour 2008. Underground cellar at Sevenhill Winery, Clare Valley.
Underground cellar at Sevenhill Winery, Clare Valley.

South Australian wine tour 2008. Private tasting in the Penfolds cellar.
Private tasting in the Penfolds cellar.

South Australian wine tour 2008. Lunch at D'arenberg, McLaren Vale.
Lunch at D'arenberg, McLaren Vale.