Wine Makers Experience from Auckland

Auckland, New Zealand

Visit stunning Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill for magnificent 360 degree views of Auckland, Rangitoto & the Hauraki Gulf. Then go on a wine making odyssey at Villa Maria Estate.

This tour picks up from the inner city and takes you on tour through charming Parnell Village before entering the historic reserve and ancient Maori pa site of Maungakiekie. Better known as Cornwall Park, the farm & estate of the late Sir John Logan Campbell was previously an ancient Maori pa site dating back over 500 years.

See the volcanic craters and take in magnificent 360 degree views of Auckland and magnificent Rangitoto, a dormant volcano in the Hauraki Gulf.

We then gain an insight into the operations of a commercial wine making facility. See how the wine is made on a private guided tour through the vineyard and winery of Villa Maria Estate. This is the most awarded and largest privately owned wine company in New Zealand.

Their design award winning state of the art winery & vineyard park are also nestled within the rim of an ancient volcano situated on the Ihimatao Peninsula close to Auckland International Airport. Enjoy a tutored tasting of 7 award winning wines before the return trip to Auckland.

USD $91.00

Review by:   Gregory Neil B,    January 2018
Weather was bad but tour was great. Although we have done many wine tours this was our first visit to behind the scenes at a winery. Very interesting. Great local knowledge and history from our driver.

Review by:   See,    September 2017
Enjoyable trip !

Review by:   Michael W,    August 2017
Delightful knowledgeable guide. This winery is such an impressive operation. I enjoyed seeing the process and, obviously, I found the tasting at the end excellent. I highly recommend this tour.

Review by:   mcleanking,    September 2016
Despite the rainy weather, John our tour guide provided an enjoyable, informative, introduction to the wine industry in New Zealand. Our visit included the scenic spots listed in the tour description, a guided tour of the Villa Maria Winery and personalized wine tasting. The tour was an excellent value and educational.

Review by:   Richard M,    July 2016
The half-day tour was outstanding! Our tour guide, John, was exceptionally knowlegable about Auckland and wine which made for an enlightening and enjoyable tour of a couple of historic and scenic areas of the city and of the Villa Maria winery, which was an excellent experience, both the tour of the production area and the wine tastings. It was a great way to spend an afternoon in Auckland.

Review by:   Alice W,    December 2015
John was awesome, he was so friendly and accommodating. He made our trip to Villa maria winery memorable and fun! John was full of interesting facts and information and even took us on a bonus tour around Auckland to see some other areas we hadn't yet gotten to on our trip! I would highly recommend any tour which has John leading the way!