Palliser Estate Martinborough Cellar Door
Welcome to our Palliser Estate Cellar Door and Kitchen, nestled amongst our vineyards here in the boutique wine village of Martinborough, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
We’re typically open seven days a week, year-round, although there are some key public holidays that we're unable to open. We're currently running our autumn & winter hours, so we're open from 11.00am to 4.00pm for wine tastings and wine sales.
Our Palliser Kitchen by Attilio runs a full, Italian-inspired lunch menu from Friday to Monday. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday you can share Palliser Platters to accompany your glass of wine, wine flight, or following your wine tasting.
Wine Tasting and Wine Flights
Palliser Estate welcomes you to experience our award-winning New Zealand wines - some of the best from the boutique Martinborough wine village, within the wider Wairarapa wine region. Our wines are crafted from our estate vineyards on the famed Martinborough Terrace, the terroir of which is well known for producing acclaimed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
Wine tastings, wine flights, vineyard lunches, a glass of wine in the sun, or a bottle of wine to take home - there are a number of ways to enjoy our wines and experience the character of Palliser. We look forward to welcoming you at our Cellar Door, to share our Palliser Estate story and wines with you.
Classic Wine Tasting
$15pp | From 11am on the hour | Approximately 40min | Bookings recommended
During these guided wine tastings, our Cellar Door Team will introduce you to the character of Martinborough through a selection of five of our Palliser Estate wines in our beautiful Tasting Room.
Our Classic Wine Tastings are approximately 40min, and you'll hear from Belen, our trained sommelier and some of our Palliser Cellar Door personalities about our history, our land, our sustainability and organic journey, and of course, our gorgeous wines.
Classic Wine Tastings are $15 per person, with $10 deducted off any take home wine purchase.
Bookings are recommended so we can provide with the best experience, however, we can accommodate walk-ins at times when our Cellar Door is quieter. If we’re ever unable to accommodate walk-ins for a tasting, we will suggest you try one of our Wine Flights for Life Flight (further details below).
Elevated Wine Tasting and Tour
$70pp | 10am Daily | Approximately 1hr 30min | Bookings essential | Minimum 2ppl
Immerse yourself in the Palliser story and exceptional Martinborough wines with our trained sommelier Belen.
Our Elevated Wine Tasting & Tour commences with a warm welcome to our Cellar Door, before heading out for a brief tour of our BioGro Certified Organic Winery Vineyard*. You’ll hear firsthand about the unique terroir of our home on the famed Martinborough Terrace, and observe the positive impact Palliser’s organics programme has created.
The tour continues through our Barrel Hall, where you may have the opportunity to sample some Palliser wines directly from French oak barrels*. Then we’ll show you through our Winery, where you may see our Winemaker and Viticulturist Guy McMaster, and our Assistant Winemaker Pierre Louw, in action*.
You’ll finish up in Palliser’s Tasting Room and Underground Cellar, tasting six of Palliser’s Estate and Organic Single Vineyard wines, alongside Antipodes water to enhance the tasting experience.
Advance bookings are essential, with a 2 person minimum for an Elevated Wine Tasting to proceed. We ask that you allow 1 hr 30min for this experience, as well as wearing practical footwear (no heels) for the Vineyard, Barrel Hall and Winery tour component. We also recommend you bring a warm jacket and umbrella during the cooler winter months.
Our Elevated Wine Tasting is $70pp, with 10% deducted from the purchase of any take-home wine bottles.
* Note that some aspects of the Elevated Wine Tasting, such as touring the Winery Vineyard, tasting from barrel or meeting with our winemakers are subject to availability, dependent on business operations throughout the year. Advance bookings with 48hrs are very much appreciated, so we can check availability and Health & Safety with our winery and vineyard teams.
Wine Flights for Life Flight
Palliser Estate is delighted to be a Community Partner to Life Flight, contributing in the small ways we can to help fund the planes and Westpac Chopper that save critically ill New Zealanders. Life Flight is a not-for-profit providing free, time-critical aeromedical care, for around 1,500 missions annually. In a rural region such as the Wairarapa, with prolific viticulture, horticulture and agriculture practices, and a wild and weathered coastline, we want to help ensure our community has access to emergency care, no matter how remote.
For every Palliser Wine Flight purchased, Palliser donates $5 to Life Flight, with the goal of funding at least one emergency mission annually and helping save a life. You can feel good about enjoying some world-class wine, while knowing you’re supporting a much-needed cause.
Each self-guided tasting flight allows you to sample three of Palliser’s wines at your own pace. Wines served are a slightly smaller glass pour of 75ml each, served on a wooden paddle board, and are the perfect partner to a Palliser Platter.
Aromatic Flight | $24 | Palliser Estate Sauvignon Blanc, Palliser Estate Rosé, Palliser Estate Riesling
Barrel Flight | $28 | Palliser Estate Rosé, Palliser Estate Chardonnay, Palliser Estate Pinot Noir
Single Vineyard and Bubbles Flight | $38 | Palliser Single Vineyard ‘Om Santi’ Chardonnay, Palliser Single Vineyard ‘Hua Nui’ Pinot Noir, and your choice of either a Palliser Estate Chardonnay, Palliser Estate Pinot Noir
Lunch at Palliser
The Palliser Kitchen by Attilio
There's a fresh perspective from the Palliser Kitchen. A native of northern Italy, but now a Wairarapa local, Attilio brings a taste of the Mediterranean to Martinborough to share with loved ones alongside our gorgeous wines. Join us for nourishing, Italian-inspired, seasonal plates by Attilio, with a full lunch menu from Thursday to Monday.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays you'll be able to enjoy a midweek, Mediterranean-influenced Palliser Platter - simple platters designed to be shared and paired with a Palliser wine tasting, or self-guided wine flight.
We strongly recommend booking your Martinborough lunch at the Palliser Kitchen, particularly during busy weekends, to help ensure the best experience, and so we can best accommodate any dietary requirements. Please complete the online booking form linked below.
Large Groups and Walk-Ins
For large group bookings of 10 or more, depending on availability, we can book exclusive use of our Tasting Room - please contact us at cellarsales@palliser.co.nz or +64 6 306 9019 to enquire about pricing and availability.
Bookings are essential for our Elevated Wine Tasting, and we highly recommend booking your Classic Wine Tasting, particularly during busy weekends, to help our Cellar Door Team ensure you have the most enjoyable experience. Please complete the online booking form linked below. We will always endeavour to accommodate walk-ins for tastings, where possible. Or feel free to simply pop by for a glass of wine in the sun, a relaxed Wine Flight for Life Flight, or pick up a bottle to take home with you.
