Mudbrick Vineyard Waiheke

About

Mudbrick sits on a ridge above Church Bay looking across the Hauraki Gulf and back at the Auckland skyline, and the view does a lot of the work. There are three places to eat and drink, the flagship Mudbrick restaurant, Archive Bistro with its garden terrace and tent-style room with panoramic windows, and a rooftop bar. The cellar door runs four tasting options from twenty to forty minutes, guided by their own team, and you can walk in for those unless there are seven or more of you. A separate forty-five minute vineyard tour takes you through the grounds, gardens and vines with a cellar master and needs booking. They farm four sites across Waiheke growing cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec, syrah, chardonnay, pinot gris and albariño. From Matiatia it is a forty minute uphill walk or a short taxi.