The return of an annual favourite. Each year, the Winemaker’s Long Lunch brings friends of Noble Rot together around a shared table, and rather than focussing on one region, this time they're welcoming legendary names from across all corners of the New Zealand wine community. Settle in for an afternoon shaped by conversation, generous hospitality, and wines poured by the people who made them. Winemakers will join you at the table, sharing bottles from their own cellars and the stories behind them. Such as the significant vintages, the vines they grow, and the decisions that define their style. The atmosphere is relaxed and intimate, with time to taste, and ask questions over a glass (or three). A relaxed three-course long lunch will be served sharing style, thoughtfully designed to complement a line-up of outstanding New Zealand wines poured throughout the afternoon in this fitting celebration of wine and friendship. Your ticket includes three courses and wines poured throughout the afternoon by the winemakers themselves. This is an afternoon of genuine hospitality.

Noble Rot turns 10 this year, and they're marking the occasion the way they know best — with great food, generous pours, and proper party atmosphere. You'll enjoy a seated three-course menu served sharing style, with a few extras appearing along the way. It’s a chance to raise a glass among friends, settle in between DJ sets, and let the night unfold at its own pace. As the night builds, a DJ will take the temperature up and the room will naturally shift from dinner table to dance floor. Expect wine flowing throughout the evening, familiar faces across the tables, and a few surprises as everyone will toast to a decade in the community. Your ticket includes three to four sharing-style courses, wine throughout the evening, DJ entertainment, and full access to the birthday party atmosphere. The team at Noble Rot can’t wait to celebrate with you!

Poland's wine scene barely appears on most people's radar, which is exactly the point. For this special evening, Noble Rot sommelier Maciej Zimny turns the spotlight toward his homeland’s emerging wine scene and the wider momentum of Eastern Europe. Four courses of refined Polish culinary tradition will be served, each dish interpreted with precision to complement the wines and let them shine. Maciej shares his personal story throughout, the vineyard sites he knows, the producers finding their voice, the momentum building across a region that's changing in real time. This will be a wine education that feels more like conversation rather than lecture. Guided by Maciej’s passion for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, alongside varieties long enjoyed across Eastern Europe, guests will be the first in New Zealand to taste bottles imported specifically for this event. Expect cool-climate purity, bright acidity, and distinctive expressions from a region finding its voice with growing confidence. Your ticket includes an amuse-bouche on arrival, four courses, six matched Polish wines, and Maciej's personal guidance.

The ocean sets the tone for this five-course degustation, where fish and seafood take centre stage from first course to final bite. Drawing loosely on the spirit of the Italian Feast of Seven Fishes, this is a communal appreciation of the ocean's jewels, exploring the breadth and finesse of premium ocean produce with precision and care. Each course reflects a thoughtful approach to seafood, drawing on seasonal catch and sustainably sourced ocean produce from around New Zealand. Expect considered technique and full use of the ingredient, treated with respect and imagination to reveal both delicacy and depth. The sommelier team has selected nine wines from around the world, fine Burgundy, savoury European whites, the occasional red, chosen to complement each expression of the sea. Your ticket includes an amuse-bouche on arrival, five courses, nine wines throughout the evening including an arrival wine.

For this five-course degustation, Head Chef Nicolas Mentzas draws on his Greek heritage to present the flavours and textures of home through a refined, fine-dining lens. Often perceived as relaxed and informal, there is a quiet depth to Greek cuisine. It is shaped by season, coastline, mountain herbs, and generations gathered around the table. Dinner unfolds as a carefully composed menu that honours tradition while embracing precision in one of the world’s oldest wine cultures. Rather than a shared feast, expect elevated dishes rooted in Greek culinary history, reinterpreted with elegance and detail. Each course is paired with Greek wines, highlighting distinctive indigenous grape varieties and the growing confidence of the country’s modern producers. Throughout the evening, the Noble Rot sommelier team will introduce each pairing, exploring how Greece’s food and wine traditions complement one another in perfect harmony, at the highest level. Your ticket includes an amuse bouche on arrival, five courses, an arrival wine, and seven Greek wines paired throughout the evening.

France has long set the benchmark for fine wine. New Zealand, by contrast, is young, confident, and still defining its place on the world stage. For this five-course degustation, Noble Rot places the two side-by-side in a focussed tasting of classic pairs that asks a simple question: has New Zealand earned its seat at the table? Each course is a head-to-head. A French classic meets its New Zealand counterpart. The food is classic, designed to let the wines show their differences. Expect thoughtful comparison across the varieties, regions and styles that shape both countries’ reputations. The emphasis is on quality producers and wines that speak clearly of place. Five courses means five comparisons, each one letting you taste whether New Zealand's found its own voice or is still chasing France's shadow. Your ticket includes an amuse bouche on arrival, five courses, ten wines matched head-to-head throughout the evening.

Champagne takes on a different voice when it comes from the hands of the grower. In conjunction with Truffle Wine Imports, Noble Rot presents a premium degustation menu dedicated entirely to Grower Champagne. These are wines crafted by the families who farm their own vineyards and bottle under their own names, often in very limited quantities. The evening unfolds over five courses, each paired exclusively with Grower Champagnes. Expect individuality, texture, and precision, with some bottles rarely seen beyond their cellar doors. These are wines shaped by site, season, and personal philosophy, offering a clear expression of place rather than a large-scale blended house style. Throughout the evening, the Noble Rot sommelier team will guide each pour, exploring what sets grower producers apart and why their Champagnes have become some of the region’s most compelling, coveted and sought-after wines. Your ticket includes an amuse bouche on arrival, five courses, and seven grower champagnes paired throughout the evening.

Madeira has been too often overlooked. It sits in grandmother's cabinet waiting for cooking or forgotten entirely. But Madeira is built to last, it's a quietly complex wine that deserves discovery. Noble Rot will spend an afternoon proving it to you. The afternoon begins with a welcome cocktail before settling into a three-course long lunch served sharing style at the table, in the traditional Mediterranean spirit. Generous plates are designed to encourage conversation and a slower pace. Across the meal, guests will taste six Madeiras, exploring the spectrum from dry and saline expressions through to richer, caramel-toned styles, with insight into grape varieties, ageing methods, and the oxidative character that gives Madeira its unique flavour profiles and remarkable longevity. Your ticket covers a themed arrival cocktail, three generous sharing courses, and six Madeira wines paired throughout the afternoon.

This year, as the world turns its eyes to the football world cup, Noble Rot brings the competition to the table. For one night, the drama of football is reimagined in the glass, with each course framed as a head-to-head clash between two wine nations. The evening begins with a welcome pour before a five-course degustation unfolds in match format. Each course is served with two wines presented side by side. It could be Argentina vs Chile or Italy vs France. You're invited to compare style, structure, character and flair across the world’s leading wine countries. The final course delivers one last decisive pairing to close the evening. The Noble Rot sommelier team will guide each “match,” sharing insight into regions, rivalries, and defining characteristics that give every wine its competitive edge. Your ticket includes an amuse bouche on arrival, five courses, an arrival wine, and nine matched wines served head-to-head throughout the evening.

You're invited to an evening shaped by ceremony, tradition, and a touch of intrigue. Inspired by the wines that grace state banquets and formal royal occasions of the British Royal Family, this intimate gathering draws from producers associated with the Royal Household. Bottles will be chosen for their pedigree, poise, and quiet authority. For one exclusive evening, Noble Rot’s cellar reflects the mysterious spirit of Buckingham Palace’s own, offering a rare opportunity to taste wines in the style of those served to the Monarchy and its most esteemed guests. You’ll be welcomed with a glass of Champagne from one of the Family’s favoured Royal Warrant houses, before indulging in a luxurious 5-course degustation with paired wines fit for a King and Queen. As each special bottle is revealed, the expert sommelier team will guide each pour, sharing the provenance of the producers and the historic royal occasions where these styles have been served.