Welcome to Appellation Wine Tours
Appellation Wine Tours is Queenstown’s leading premium wine tour company with over 21 years of experience showcasing the finest wine, scenery and history throughout Central Otago.
Appellation Wine Tours is a locally owned and operated business. We appreciate your support and look forward to welcoming you on tour!
Our award-winning all-inclusive wine tours have been designed to educate, enlighten and indulge you with the very best of what Central Otago has to offer. We hope to leave you with a lasting impression of a perfect and memorable day out.
Our Specialist Wine Guides have a true passion for Central Otago and they are eager to share their knowledge of local sights and history and of course everything wine!
Our Daily Wine Tours are designed for individuals, couples or groups to enjoy a spectacular day out in Central Otago wine country together. Departing from Queenstown, visit up to three wine sub-regions including Gibbston, Cromwell and Bannockburn. See, taste and learn the unique differences of each region.
Whether you choose a small-group tour or a Private Wine Tour, you will experience regions famous for their outstanding cool-climate wines, boutique vineyards, dramatic scenery and fascinating pioneering history.
We change our tour itineraries every day and vineyard requests can be included when notified in advance. Some vineyards also offer craft beer tastings and we can endeavour to include these venues if they are of interest.
So start planning your Central Otago wine touring experience today! We can’t wait to have you along.
Daily Wine Tours
Immerse yourself among the boutique vineyards and spectacular alpine scenery of Central Otago. Taste premium, cool-climate wines from varying sub-regions. Vineyard preferences on request and craft beer tastings too! Half day and full day tour options available.
Queenstown Highlights
Sit back, relax and soak up the sights and attractions on a morning of guided sightseeing. The Queenstown Highlights Tour visits Arrowtown, Gibbston, AJ Hackett Bungy, Gibbston Valley winery and makes sure you leave no highlights unseen!
Daily Wine Tours
Join a daily small-group wine or sightseeing tour and discover the best sights, 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 time AND money by booking one of our combination tour packages where WE book and YOU save!
Custom Wine Tours
Create your own Custom Tours for your group event or memorable occasion. We can cater to any group size and interests (beer, wine or include an activity!).
Custom Wine Tours
Join an expert wine guide on a tasting journey to some of New Zealand’s most renowned vineyards. Choose one of our set itineraries or let us create a custom wine tour for you with full flexibility.
Heli & Wine Tour
Enjoy a private, chauffeured wine tour around three wine sub-regions with a spectacular heli-flight over scenic wine country. This is a truly memorable and unique wine touring experience.
Whiskey & Wine Tour
Discover the best of both worlds! Learn the process behind the production of both local wine and spirits on this exclusive and explorative tour to Cardrona Valley and the Gibbston wine region.
Jet Boat & Wine Tour
Enjoy an adrenaline-filled hour of jet boating followed by a relaxing afternoon among the boutique vineyards of Central Otago. Tour runs from 10am – 4:30pm every day (on demand).
Zip & Sip Tour
Spend a morning among the trees followed by a afternoon among the vines! Three different ziplining tour options available with varying start and finish times.
More Combo Wine Tours...
Golf & Wine Tour
8:15am to 4:30pm (8.25 hours)
Combine two spectacular activities for a great day out in Queenstown – Golf and Wine.
Cruise & Wine Tour
12pm to 5pm (5 hours)
A leisurely 90 minute scenic cruise on the 106 year old, coal fired steamship TSS Earnslaw from the Queenstown lakefront to Walter Peak high country farm and return.
