Waiheke Wine Tasting Prices
What a wine tasting costs at Waiheke cellar doors: Mudbrick, Stonyridge and Tantalus flights from NZ$22 to NZ$80, booking rules, and when a tour with tastings included is cheaper (Oct 2026).
A standard tasting at a Waiheke cellar door costs about NZ$22 to NZ$35 at the vineyards we checked in October 2026, and a premium flight up to NZ$80: Mudbrick charges NZ$22 to NZ$31, Tantalus NZ$25 for four estate wines and Stonyridge NZ$35 for four island wines. Three or four tastings on your own come to about NZ$75 to NZ$130 before lunch and the bus. On a guided tour the tastings are in the price: Enjoi’s wineries tour, from US$104 a person, includes a tasting at four or more vineyards and the driving (checked October 2026).
Cellar door flights, October 2026
| Vineyard | Tasting | Wines | Price | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudbrick | Icon Tasting | Flagship wines | NZ$31 | Not needed under 7 people |
| Mudbrick | Mudbrick Tasting | Reserve or local wines | NZ$31 | Not needed under 7 people |
| Mudbrick | South Island Tasting | Marlborough-grown wines | NZ$23 | Not needed under 7 people |
| Mudbrick | Sweet Tasting | Sweet and dessert wines | NZ$22 | Not needed under 7 people |
| Mudbrick | Private Vineyard Tour | 45 minutes | NZ$50 a person, minimum 6 | Essential |
| Stonyridge | Signature Tasting | 4 island wines | NZ$35 | Walk-ins if space; groups up to 8 can reserve |
| Stonyridge | Larose Vertical | 4 back vintages of Larose | NZ$80 | Walk-ins if space; groups up to 8 can reserve |
| Tantalus | Estate Tasting | 4 estate wines | NZ$25 | Online |
| Tantalus | Reserve Tasting | 4 reserve wines | NZ$30 | Online |
| Tantalus | Exclusive Tasting | A sparkling and 5 wines, about 60 minutes | NZ$50 | By appointment, minimum 2 |
On a phone, swipe the table sideways for the prices.
Prices, flights and booking rules from Mudbrick, Stonyridge and Tantalus’s own sites, read in October 2026. Mudbrick adds a surcharge on public holidays. Cable Bay and Te Motu do not publish their tasting prices; Cable Bay’s cellar door opens seven days, and Te Motu’s opens 12:00 to 17:00 daily with bookings essential at weekends.
On your own or on a tour
On your own, the day is the ferry and bus, then a tasting at each cellar door and lunch. Fullers360’s ferry and hop-on hop-off bus ticket is from US$59, and three flights at the prices above come to about NZ$75 to NZ$105 (checked October 2026).
On a tour, the tastings are in the price. Enjoi’s wineries tour includes a tasting at each of four or more stops; The Wine Tasting Company’s Best Cellar Tour pours 10 to 15 wines at three vineyards with every tasting fee included; Ananda’s gourmet tour includes every tasting and lunch. The ferry is extra on all three. In the reviews of Enjoi’s tour, some guests in early 2026 wrote that they visited three wineries and an olive oil producer rather than four wineries.
Check dates for Enjoi's wineries tour →
Practical points
- ID. New Zealand’s legal purchase age for alcohol is 18 under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, and venues may ask for a passport, New Zealand driver licence or Kiwi Access card (New Zealand Police).
- Book Stonyridge. Its tastings are booked online; walk-ins are taken when there is space.
- Groups. Mudbrick asks groups of seven or more to contact it first; Stonyridge takes groups of nine or more as private tastings by email.
- Driving. The limit for drivers aged 20 and over is 250 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath, and zero for drivers under 20 (NZ Transport Agency). Several flights in a day add up; leave the car.
Which way to taste, by who you are
Enjoi's Wineries Tour
A tasting at each of four or more stops and a long lunch break; lunch at your own cost.
Check dates →Best Cellar Tour
10 to 15 wines at three boutique vineyards, all tasting fees included, stops pre-booked.
See the Best Cellar Tour →Ferry + Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
The ferry and the bus loop; buy the flights you want at each cellar door.
See the bus ticket →Prices and ratings from GetYourGuide, checked October 2026; operators change prices, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
The best Waiheke vineyards says where each cellar door is and which tours stop there.
Cellar door prices, flights and booking rules from Mudbrick (tours and tastings page), Stonyridge (wine tasting page) and Tantalus (cellar door page), and Cable Bay and Te Motu’s own sites, all read in October 2026. Tour inclusions from the GetYourGuide listings, read on 29 October 2026. The purchase age from the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, as New Zealand Police publish it; drink-drive limits from the NZ Transport Agency.
Enjoi's Waiheke Wineries Tour
Enjoi NZ's guided day from Matiatia wharf: tastings at each of four or more vineyards, island transport, an expert guide and a lunch break of at least 1.5 hours, lunch at your own cost. 6 hours; the ferry is not included. As listed in October 2026.
Check Wineries Tour Dates