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Central Otago Wine Tours from Queenstown
Queenstown, New Zealand
Experience the beauty of Central Otago, its fine wines, rich gold history and welcoming people. This Central Otago wine tour from Queenstown will take you into the heart of region, through the picturesque valleys and rolling vine-clad foothills to taste some of New Zealand's finest wines.
Central Otago has become one of the world's premier cool climate wine regions. Wines of consistently high quality are produced in the region with Pinot Noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay amongst some of the world's best.
Visit four or five of Central Otago's premier vineyards on a sociable small group tour. On the Gourmet Tour, try a local cheese tasting and take a tour of New Zealand's largest underground wine cave, followed by lunch at Northburn, a high country sheep station and vineyard. The Boutique Tour will take you to smaller vineyards that are considered the gems of Central Otago. Enjoy a delightful gourmet platter lunch on both tours, and when time permits, visit Old Cromwell Town.
Gourmet Sample Itinerary (7 hours): A relaxed day of fine wine and excellent cuisine. Visit 5 vineyards in Gibbston and Bannockburn/Cromwell, including a tour through New Zealand’s largest wine cave, have a mid-morning cheese tasting in a vineyard garden and enjoy a delightful gourmet platter lunch at one of our stunning locations in the Bannockburn/Cromwell region. Admire the beautiful scenery including the Kawarau Gorge, Otago Goldfields, Historic Old Cromwell Town and Lake Dunstan. Lunch and all tastings are included in the tour price.
Boutique Wine Tour (5.5 hours): An afternoon among the boutique vineyards and superb scenery of the Central Otago Wine region. Visit 4 of the regions vineyards – typically 2 in Gibbston and 2 in Bannockburn/Cromwell, enjoy a gourmet platter lunch, bathe in the amazing scenery and learn about the gold history of this diverse region. Lunch and all tastings are included in the tour price.
Excellent tour guide! Wonderful way to spend an afternoon tasting local wines and meeting new people.
Review by: Tom M, March 2018
Interesting wineries chosen. Very good tasting wines. Nice lunch at winery with great atmosphere and plenty of food._br/_ Addition local sites available.
Review by: caalallens, February 2018
This was a great tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable and the wineries we visited were excellent. The pace of the tour was perfect and the gourmet lunch was absolutely scrumptious.
Review by: Susan M, February 2018
Really enjoyed this tour. Our guide was lovely - the vineyards we visited were gorgeous - the scenery absolutely beautiful and the wines, all unique to the area were excellent. Well worth doing.
Review by: Judith C, January 2018
The driver/guide was great. He knew wines, the area highlights and was very open to questions. A couple of the visited wineries could be replaced as the their guides rushed through their presentation and the tasting was not adequate.
Review by: Ayane N, January 2018
I really enjoyed this wine tour. Our tour guide Tony was extremely knowledgable about wines and he was also one of the reasons why I found this tour so fun and enjoyable. I strongly recommend all the wine lovers to join this trip. You will have an amazing time!
Review by: cajjf1978.cj, January 2018
Fabulous trip -a small amount of people which is great for this type of experience. Richard our driver/guide was full of information about the area. All of the vineyards were interesting and welcoming. The platter lunch was very good and full of differing tastes. I liked many of the wines I tasted and I bought two bottles during the day - to take back to Christchurch to drink with the friend I was visiting. I would suggest this trip to anyone who is in the Queenstown area, it was a great day out.
Review by: Lili Z, January 2018
it's nice trip, the wine tasting and the lunch are so nice.
Review by: Hylton T, January 2018
Great relaxing experience. Our guide Tony was very attentive and went the extra mile!
Review by: Jan G, January 2018
An excellent tour that encompassed 4 vineyards and a cheese factory and included a lovely degustation lunch with matching wines to the food dishes. We felt that the tour excelled mainly due to the knowledgeable and affable driver/tour host.
Review by: Bianca Vanessa L, December 2017
Domain Road (award winning) had the best wine in the tour. The other wineries were meh. Lunch was cold cuts and cheese and wine that could be better. Our tour guide/driver was a very knowledgeable and friendly wine connoisseur.
Review by: Teresa E P, November 2017
Easily the best day of my trip to New Zealand. Wonderful wine and tasty foods. Beautiful part of the world.
Review by: alma_atec, November 2017
The last winery was not really my taste, but the remaining part was amazing.
Review by: Amanda P, October 2017
Had a wonderful tour with Paul and was practically private as there was only 4 of us. Paul shared wonderful insight about the Central Otago wine area and some of the townships within. We tasted wonderful wines at Gibson Valley, Mount Rosa,Wild Earth with an amazing lunch, and Misha's vineyard. We ended our tour with a short look at Arrowtown. Fantastic day and tour.
Review by: Cyndi P, October 2017
Great wines and very knowledgeabley guide
Review by: Carol Ann R, October 2017
This exceeded my expectations! The selection of wineries we’ve visited were thoroughly planned. Martin started our tour to Mt. Rosa (my favorite of the four), so lucky having been entertained and spoilt by the owner during the tastings; everything that followed was just memorable!
Review by: rebafl, September 2017
A really great day tasting Otago Region wines. We visited 5 wineries, at one we had a lovely pairing lunch, and the last tasting was a cheese pairing. Our guide was very knowledgeable of the wines, the area and gave us a lot of information about Queenstown.
Review by: Kristen L, August 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: Yusuf A, July 2017
Great tour!!! I was under the impression we would only visit 2 locations. This tour was much more intensive
Review by: Jenni S, June 2017
Visited a number a wineries that all had a unique feel and character and tried some wonderful wines. The driver was knowledgeable and friendly and met some other great people on the tour. The only thing I would have changed is the first winery we went to had the nicest store and had a large gift shop which would have been nice to do at the end versus first thing.
Review by: Alora B, April 2017
Phillip was a great tour guide. For the most part, the wineries were great. At the first one, a cellar dooe, we needed to buy some cheese to go with the wines. They should provide some crackers or cheese between the wines. We did buy a fantastic Pinot Noir there. Lunch was fantastic - beautiful outdoor setting by a lake and a wonderful seafood and bread and hummus plate. The only winery that we did not care for was Domain. It's a fairly young winery so the wines were a bit thin and too pricey. I would highly recommend this tour. Small and interesting wineries.
Review by: Alora B, April 2017
Phillip was a great tour guide. For the most part, the wineries were great. At the first one, a cellar dooe, we needed to buy some cheese to go with the wines. They should provide some crackers or cheese between the wines. We did buy a fantastic Pinot Noir there. Lunch was fantastic - beautiful outdoor setting by a lake and a wonderful seafood and bread and hummus plate. The only winery that we did not care for was Domain. It's a fairly young winery so the wines were a bit thin and too pricey. I would highly recommend this tour. Small and interesting wineries.
Review by: Susan W, March 2017
Great visits, tour guide was knowledgeable, got to see lots of fantastic sites and have delicious food along the way!
Review by: Holly W, February 2017
Martin was an awesome guide! Not only did he know his wine, he also shared a lot of highlights about the Central Otago region in general throughout the day. Our trip started at Waitiri Creek in the Gibbston Valley, a beautiful family-owned winery in an old Presbyterian Church on a gorgeous piece of property. Then on to Wild Earth in Cromwell for lunch of New Zealand favorites with five wine pairings. Domain Road in Bannockburn was a true highlight for me, and Peregrine Winery to round out the day. There were only 6 people in our group, making the experience very personalized. I highly recommend this tour for anyone who enjoys wine!
Review by: Mariana M, January 2017
Absolutely fabulous day - one of our highlights in New Zealand. Our group was small, the transport comfortable, our guide friendly and knowledgeable, and the food and wine was delicious! Highly recommend!
Review by: Matt R, October 2016
We had a great experience with 4 boutique wineries. The drive between the vineyards were full of interesting information about the region. The tour wound up being quite small on our day with just the two of us attending. It likely won't always be that way but highly recommend!
Review by: Anna W, September 2016
This tour was great. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable on all things wine. Each winery was unique and lunch was incredible. Great all over experience. Highly recommend!
Review by: Jennifer K, June 2016
This tour was amazing!
Review by: ritawdurham, June 2016
Very good.
Review by: george, April 2016
Great tour. Good selection of wines to sample. Would have preferred more information on the vinyards and the growing conditions that create the wines.
Review by: robdoy, April 2016
An excellent tour with a very knowledgeable guide. Each winery provided us with samples of a variety of their beautiful wines along with information regarding the growing of these wines and about the winery itself. Lunch was absolutely beautiful as was the scenery throughout the entire day. Being part of a small group was also great and allowed you a more intimate experience.
Review by: strugatch, February 2016
Excellent guide, wonderful selection of wineries, fantastic plate lunch with amazing views. Highly recommend this tour!
Review by: Denise L, February 2016
Great tour, great guide, great wines.
Review by: Steven H, February 2016
Incredibly accommodating and very informative. We fell in love with Central Otaga wine country!
Review by: vivienne960, January 2016
Excellent. Simon was a great, informative guide it was good to visit smaller wineries.
Review by: Jennifer F, January 2016
The tour leader was very knowledgeable about wine and she brought our group to four excellent wineries to sample their offerings. What I appreciated the most was not feeling that I had to buy anything at any of the places we visited.
Review by: Maree C, November 2015
knowledgeable guide, nice wineries and overall an enjoyable day out.
Review by: Louis M, November 2015
Our guide Martin was excellent. His commentary on the history and culture of the area as well as the flora and fauna added to our appreciation of the vineyards and the wines we tasted. Great tour!
Review by: Bianca L, November 2015
Throughly enjoyed this tour. It was a small group and we visited some excellent wineries. Martin our tour guide was very friendly, helpful and provided lots of interesting information.
Review by: Sylvia Ivy M, September 2015
David was the perfect host, very knowledgeable and would have no hesitation in recommending the tour to others. Question: was anyone unwell after the trip?
Review by: Jessica K T N, August 2015
The tour was interesting and informative. An eye opener and good trip to learn our NZ wines. We like the Amisfield vineyard and winery the best but all of them were unique in their own way. We would also like to recommend that if you go on this tour to request to pick Paul as your tour guide he's cool
Review by: Hugh M, June 2015
Just great that fact we went on two trips speaks for it self.
Review by: JENNIFER K, June 2015
This is a wonderful wine tour through the most beautiful countryside. Very generous with wine tastings. All four wineries were first class but all differed from each other. Lunch was basically a large tasting plate between three to four people. Definitely a must.
Review by: Jennifer K, April 2015
Nice sized tour group lead by a very knowledgeable and personable guide, David. Great wines representing boutique and larger vineyards. The lunch at Carrick was delicious and the view and grounds lovely!
Review by: Hayden J, April 2015
Love it. Great guide and great experience. Can't recommend it enough
Review by: John Kirby K, April 2015
Exellent tour, guide/driver was very knowledgable. A good range of wine and wineries. Food provided for lunch was great.
Review by: Hannah D, December 2014
We had a simply fantastic experience on this tour! Our guide was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and the wineries we traveled to served some excellent wines. I highly recommend doing this tour when you're in Queenstown!
Review by: Gail J, December 2014
This was a good tour. Private wine tasting was helpful and informative. Lunch was very good and our driver/leader was pleasant and helpful.
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