Welcome to Appellation Wine Tours
Appellation Wine Tours is Queenstown’s leading premium wine tour operator with 20 years of experience. Our award-winning wine tours are led by expert Wine Guides that ensure you get to experience the very best of what Central Otago has to offer.
Departing daily from Queenstown, our daily wine tours take you off the beaten track into the heart of Central Otago. Visit two contrasting wine-sub regions (Gibbston and Bannockburn /Cromwell) where you will get to taste the differences and appreciate both.
The region famous for its outstanding cool-climate wines, boutique vineyards, dramatic scenery and a fascinating pioneering history – the perfect South Island and New Zealand wine tour destination.
Tours are led by expert Wine Guides with a wealth of knowledge of local sights, history and everything wine.
Daily tour itineraries change every day with vineyard requests available upon booking. Some vineyards have craft beer tastings available too – just mention this in your booking comments and we will endeavour to book these wineries for your requested tour.
Group tours can also be arranged from Wanaka and Cromwell. Enquire now and start planning your ultimate Central Otago wine touring experience.
Daily Wine Tours
Immerse yourself among the boutique vineyards and spectacular alpine scenery of Central Otago. Taste premium, cool-climate wines from Gibbston, Cromwell, Bannockburn or Wanaka, with some craft beer tastings available on request! Half day and full day options available.
From $165 per adult
Daily Sightseeing Tours
Be wowed on this guided morning sightseeing tour with photo opportunities aplenty, local historic stories and activities as well as a visit to Arrowtown. This tour can combine with the Classic Wine Tour for a full day of extraordinary sights & exquisite wines!
From $115 per adult
Small-Group Tours
Join a daily group wine or sightseeing tour and discover the best ights, wine and food the region has to offer. Half day and full day tours available.
Private Wine Tours
The ultimate Central Otago Experience. Travel in style with our luxury vehicles and enjoy an exlcusive wine tour tailored to suit your interests.
Combo Wine Tours
Save AND money by booking on of our combination packages where we book and you save!
Customised Wine Tours
Specialising in customised tours for any group event or memorable occasion. Arrangements can be made for any group size, age range and level of wine interest.
Private Wine Tours
Choose on of our set itineraries or create a custom wine tour
Join an expert wine guide on a tasting journey to some of New Zealand’s most renowned vineyards. Flexible with times and can include activities and sightseeing.
Heli & Wine Tour
An experience not to be missed!
See spectacular scenery by both road and air with a wine tour like no other! Enjoy a private, chauffeured wine tour around two wine sub-regions with a helicopter flight over the vines and an altitude landing with photograph opportunities.
Golf & Wine Tours
Combine two spectacular activities for a great day out in Queenstown
Enjoy a morning golfing at your leisure, and spend your afternoon discovering some of Appellation’s favourite boutique vineyards.
Jetboat & Wine Tour
10am, 11am or 12pm Jetbat ride, 1pm Classic
10am Jetboat ride, 11am Boutique
Enjoy an adrenaline-filled hour of jet boating followed by a relaxing afternoon among the boutique vineyards of Central Otago.
From $265 /adult
From $159 /child
Zip & Sip Wine Tour
Start time varys. Finish 5pm
Spend a morning among the trees followed by a afternoon among the vines! Two tour options available and can be completed over one day.
Moa / Classic $299
Kea / Classic $349
More Combo Wine Tours...
Golf & Wine
8:15am to 4:30pm
Combine two spectacular activities for a great day out in Queenstown – Golf and Wine.
$390 pp Arrowtown$490 pp Millbrook
Wine & Rail Trail
9:30am to 2:30pm
A day among the boutique vineyards and spectacular scenery of Central Otago, a perfect introduction to the Central Otago wine region and great addition to your Otago Central Rail Trail experience.