
Daily ToursGourmet Food and Wine TourBoutique Wine TourClassic Wine TourTwilight Stars And Wine TourQueenstown Highlights TourLet us take you on an unforgettable day out in Central Otago wine country
We are open 7 days a week and you can contact us by phone between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00pm with any enquiries. Alternatively, all of our tours can be booked and confirmed INSTANTLY when you book through our live website!
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Office Phone: +6434426920
After hours Mobile: +64276015553
Email: bookings@appellationwinetours.nz
Postal Address: PO Box 130, Queenstown, New Zealand 9348


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EXCELLENT Based on 1443 reviews Posted on Tripadvisor berniewilliams201424 May 2026Verified Fantastic!!! Amazing service and operator. I can't recommend enough. Thanks for a magnificent day, we had such a wonderful time. There was honestly nothing we didn't enjoy about the tour and the guide!Posted on Tripadvisor William P24 May 2026Verified A fun day of central Otago wine! This was an excellent way to experience a diversity of wines from central Otago. Lunch (at Carrick) was very tasty and each of the four wineries provided something different, complementing each other very well. Our guide (Taimi) was knowledgeable and fun - lots of good local recommendations and extensive experience with travel in New Zealand more broadly.Posted on Tripadvisor Relax2115669312224 May 2026Verified Great experience We had an amazing time and Taimi was a great and friendly tour leaderPosted on Tripadvisor Tim B24 May 2026Verified Jumping rivers Made Taimi jump a river ! Long story ….She was very bubbly and hands on Highly recommendPosted on Tripadvisor Odyssey5370836305021 May 2026Verified Great value and experience Great wine tour and scenic drive! We had 6 people in our group which was a nice size for the van and for the tastings. Graham was a great driver and guide. Super chill. Highly recommend this tour to explore the scenery outside of Queenstown. We went to 4 wineries (Brennan, Carrick, Misha, and Kinross) which all had lovely hosts and about 4-5 tastings each - so wonderful! The wine selection was delectable and the lunch provided was so yummy. This tour was a great value, especially booking it last minute. My mom and I had a great mother daughter bonding time and it was fun meeting the other guests in the group.Posted on Tripadvisor DayTrip72101618 May 2026Verified 100% Absolutely the most professional and informative wine tasting(s) I've ever done! GREAT wines...great food. Very well planned out.Posted on Tripadvisor Stefan Choo10 May 2026Verified Brilliantly curated wine tasting experience with a personable guide, Diana I was extremely lucky to share this tour with just another couple from Singapore last Wednesday, 7 May, and the tour ran almost like a private tour with four winery tastings- Gibbston Valley, Akroa, Stoker Room and Mt Rosa! Diana was our guide and driver for the tour. She made arrangements with the wineries based on our tasting palettes. Two of us loved sweet but not dry wines. At Gibbston wineries, we got to taste an additional Late Harvest Riesling (2021), filled with notes of apricot and honey which we liked so much that we each bought a bottle! The very first highlight of the tour was a rich, delectable lunch of barrel oak smoked venison, duck, salmon, and chicken (I got my dietary preferences sorted, whereas the other couple tasted pork and beef), paired with wine tastings. As we concluded our lunch at the Stoker Room, Diana walked us over next door to Misha's vineyard, where the owners hosted us for a quick sample of their Limelight Riesling (2023), and The Cadenza Late Harvest Gewúrztstramer (2025). Both wines were lovely. Needless to say I favoured the latter for its sweetness and hints of cantaloupe. I ordered a bottle online a day after touching down back in Singapore. Diana also made sufficient time provisions for us to visit Arrowtown. The colours of Arrowtown were simply stunning. Walking down the streets of Arrowtown felt like a page out of a romance movie. Needless to say, having a sweet tooth, the Remarkables Sweet Shop filled my cravings of fudge and chocolates. Definitely don't miss this tour when you are in Queenstown.Posted on Tripadvisor George C10 May 2026Verified Great locations and views around Central Otago with excellent commentary from our guide Graeme. From the driver Graeme, to the venues experienced, this was a fun packed day at some great sites in and around the Gibbston Valley, Central Otago area. The day was well paced and some value ad historical backgrounds from Graeme enhanced the day.Posted on Tripadvisor Drew Graham5 May 2026Verified Great guide, delicious wines, spectacular scenery! We had a fantastic wine tour with our guide Taimi, who was very friendly and provided us with detailed history of the Gibbston Valley and Cromwell/Bannockburn wine regions. We visited four wineries, and while they were all great, we especially enjoyed Waitiri Creek and Misha's Vineyard. Their selection of wines were great and we found them all to be delightful. The lunch platter was also delicious, but the rushed wine pairing alongside the lunch was less favourable. We found the other wineries offered us more details around the vineyards and each of the individual wines we tasted.Posted on Tripadvisor 920s8e046a7e183f4cba4 May 2026Verified Great day out! Had a great time on our wine tour. Lunch was an amazing experience. Would definitely recommend this tour to others!
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