Queenstown Classic Wine Tour: 3 Vineyards, Caves and Cheeseboard

Name: Queenstown Classic Wine Tour: 3 Vineyards, Caves and Cheeseboard
Brand: Appellation Wine Tours
SKU: 3663P5
Price: 110.25 USD
Rating: 5.0 (146 reviews)

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Offered in: English

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Overview

Spend an afternoon tasting South Island wines and taking in the scenery of Central Otago on a half-day tour from Queenstown. Admire the mountain and river views en route, including people bungee jumping from the Kawarau Bridge if you’re lucky. Your guide will take you to three wineries for tastings and a wine cave tour. The tour includes wine tastings, a cheeseboard, and handy hotel transfers.

Get a close look at New Zealand wine producers
Taste a variety of wines at three wineries
View the picturesque countryside of Central Otago
Receive personalized attention on a small-group tour

What's Included

Wine tastings at 3 vineyards
Cheeseboard to accompany one of the wine tastings
Knowledgeable Wine Guide
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Guided Tour of New Zealand's largest underground Wine Cave

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Please be ready and waiting 5 minutes prior to pick-up time.

What To Expect

Appellation Wine Tours

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Gibbston Valley Winery

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

AJ Hackett Kawarau Bungy Centre (Pass By)

Kawarau River (Pass By)

Kawarau Suspension Bridge (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Mel_W

Getting to know the people in our group & of course the wine. The tour guide was lovely as well . Drove to a look out up the hill on the way back, spectacular ! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Reviews

5.0

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Great tour, would recommend!

Lisa_D, May 2024

This was a great experience! All of the vineyards were slightly different and unique. Our tour guide was friendly and knowledgable, and the cheese plate was delicious! 5/5!

❤️John

BrookeGrossman, Apr 2024

John was an incredible, experienced guide. We couldn’t have asked for anyone better to have shown us around!

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out, we will pass your comment to John! Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

Beautiful wineries, great day out.

Alison_R, Apr 2024

The beautiful scenery at the wineries. Friendly staff at all and our driver Murray was a great tour guide. Very knowledgeable about the wineries that we went to.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, food, scenery, education! We will pass your comment to Murray. Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

Great fun experience !

Mel_W, Mar 2024

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, food, scenery, education! Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

The wineries were very...

Cathy_B, Mar 2024

The wineries were very pretty. If I had been on my own, I would have ordered a higher quality of wine

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out. Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

Good time with wine

Mark_K, Mar 2024

Very informative and a lot of fun. Right amount of time at each Vinyard. Maybe a little a pricey but not terrible. Very enjoyable afternoon.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, food, scenery, education! Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

Julia was so charming and...

Frankie_D, Mar 2024

Julia was so charming and informative! Nd the wineries very facilitating and nice, i especially liked the wines at Mt Rosa !

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, scenery, education! We will pass your comment to Julia. Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

Great experience

John_T, Feb 2024

Great choice of wineries. Knowledgeable guide, 8 people so a nice size. We were treated very well as a private group at each of the wineries we visited

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, food, scenery, education! Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

The Best Wines of Otago.

Peter_S, Feb 2024

Well organised tour taking in 3 wineries all offering superb wine to taste. The cheese Board was very enjoyable. As we were on a tour we were well looked after at all 3 wineries. John our tour leader was very informative and although getting around in a moonboot was a lot of fun. Would fully recommend this tour to anyone enjoying Queenstown.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for your review. So great to hear you enjoyed your day out - wine, food, scenery, education! We will pass your comment to John. Much appreciated. Regards, Lucia

A great way to spend an afternoon.

Mary_O, Feb 2024

The large wine cave was interesting to see. All three tastings were good and generous. It would be better to have had the cheese and meats at the first stop. Also it was advertised as lunch and it was not sufficient quantities to be described as such. John was an excellent guide and was informative and fun. Mason who accompanied him was also good company.

Loved the 3 vineyards &...

Jacelyn_R, Feb 2024

Loved the 3 vineyards & enjoyed the wine! It helped us determine what wine would drink over the course of our stay in New Zealand

Good tour

Melanie_S, Jan 2024

Great tour as the driving was minimal and got to explore 3 different vineyards. Be aware a lot of the tours for NZ that are longer in time usually result in you being in a car for that duration of time and not doing activities. This tour was not the case which was great.

Loved it

Matthew_S, Dec 2023

All three vineyards were great, the wine tastings at Nockies and Mt Rosa really special. Our tour guide David very knowledgeable and great fun personality.

Good winery choices

Cheryl_K, Dec 2023

This 2as a nice half day tour that included 3 good winery choices. We also stopped briefly to see the bungee jump original place - that was a thrill to see in person. Thanks for including that

Relaxing and fun

Troy_P, Nov 2023

The three wineries were nice. The first one had the best wine. We purchased a bottle. Good times had by all!

Winning wines

Serena_B, Oct 2023

Each winery told personal stories about the founders and the region. All were very knowledgeable snd I found the experience fun and insightful.

Interesting and exciting!

Maluz_Q, Oct 2023

The vineyards we visited had interesting narratives behind the wines we tasted. We got to taste hard to find and soon to be released varieties. Our guide and sober driver, Dave, was awesome and took care of everyone who returned giddy from the trip.

Response from Host, Nov 2023

Hi Maluz, thanks very much for your review. Great to hear you enjoyed your Classic Wine Tour and that you were well looked after by David. Cheers, Lise

Friendly, Fun and learned some stuff

Kerri_M, Oct 2023

Jill was sooooo awesome!!! Learned a lot and super nice person. Had a fab time at all wineries. My Rosa really stood out both with wine and service. Gibbson Valley was very rushed, but that was on winery not tour operator. The cave was super fun xx

Wasn’t the most amazing...

Susanna_C, Apr 2023

Wasn’t the most amazing wine experience. The van was cold on a very cold day when it should be warm. I felt there should’ve been a wine tasting in warm surroundings not in a cold wet cave.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Kia ora Suzanne, thanks for the feedback and sorry you weren't kept warm enough. All of our luxury minivans have heating so not sure whether the issue was expressed to the guide on the day? In regards to the cave tour, a visit to NZ's largest wine cave is an advetised inclusion on the tour. The cave is dry and kept at a controlled temperature of 17 degrees celsius so can often be warmer than outside? Anyway, we are sorry it didn't tick all the boxes this time around and appreciate the time to feedback. Many thanks, Sarah

Fabulous!

Anna_H, Dec 2022

Perfect guide Donna, interesting stories. professional wine makers, good wines, and the cave tour was magical. And so lovely tour mates ❤️

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Hi Anna, delighted to hear you enjoyed your afternoon out with Donna on the Classic Wine Tour. We hope to welcome you out again on another of our social, all inclusive wine tours in the future. Thanks for reviewing us! Cheers Lise