I've also driven that road, but more sedately than Asturias!
Visible in that picture, if you know where to look, is the interestingly named Crab Farm Winery.
Crab Farm Winery was established in the early 1980’s with the first vintage under the Crab Farm Winery label released in 1987. The land at Crab Farm has been in the Jardine family for over 100 years. Originally purchased without viewing beforehand – Hamish Jardine’s great grandfather was alarmed to find his new land was actually partially underwater. With tidal pools, rushes and hundreds of Crabs, the family jokingly named it ‘Crab Farm’.
After the 1931 earthquake in Napier the land where the winery and vineyard are located was raised over 2 metres. Hamish Jardine, owner and winemaker and his father Jim Jardine planted the vines at the home block at Crab Farm.
After the earthquake, much of Napier was rebuilt in the then fashionable Art Deco style. It is second only to Miami Beach for its surviving Art Deco buildings.