Daily ToursGourmet Food and Wine TourBoutique Wine TourClassic Wine TourTwilight Stars And Wine TourQueenstown Highlights TourExperience an indulgent and diverse full-day wine and food adventure showcasing the very best sights and tastes from the Central Otago wine region. Your experienced wine guide will lead you on a tasting journey, travelling in style in a luxury Mercedes-Benz minivan, through the three main contrasting wine sub-regions of Gibbston, Cromwell and the Bannockburn basin.
Enjoy a guided tour through New Zealand’s largest underground wine cave at Gibbston Valley Winery, and savour a unique 5-dish gourmet lunch cooked in retired oak barrels - perfectly matched with five wines at The Stoaker Room restaurant in Cromwell.
You will also have an opportunity to retrace history with a visit to the historical settlements of Arrowtown and Old Cromwell (when time permits). Learn about the early pioneering history and how the wine region was formed. Your knowledgeable wine guide will have an array of fun facts and interesting stories. At the end of the tour you will be returned to your accommodation.
Children aged 6 – 17 years are welcome on our daily Boutique Wine Tour. However, children under 17 years are not allowed inside the Gibbston Valley wine cave.
As a result, children can only join our Gourmet Food and Wine Tour or Classic Wine Tour if they remain in the Gibbston Valley Winery cellar door with the guide while their parents or caregivers participate in the cave tour. The cave experience typically lasts 30-40 minutes.
Children of all ages are welcome on our private tours. The same tour restrictions apply if parents if parents or caregivers wish to visit the wine cave. Alternatively, we can arrange a tasting a in the cellar door or substitute Gibbston Valley Winery with another vineyard request.
The Central Otago wine region stretches from Queenstown’s Wakatipu Basin through picturesque valleys and dramatic gorges to the vine-covered foothills of Bannockburn and beyond.
The region is divided into six wine sub-regions, each with its own soils, climate and character. Two of our Daily Wine Tours visit three contrasting wine sub-regions, allowing you to experience the diversity that makes Central Otago wines so unique. As a result, you'll gain a deeper appreciation of the region's renowned Pinot Noir and aromatic white wines.
Our carefully crafted Daily Wine Tours showcase the very best of the world's southernmost commercial wine-growing region. Tours operate daily and cater to a maximum of 12 guests, creating a relaxed and personalised experience while still offering a social atmosphere.
The wineries featured on our tours vary from day to day, ensuring ever experience is unique. However, we are happy to accommodate winery requests where possible. Depending on availability, your tour may include renowned wineries such as Mt Difficulty, Chard Farm, Amisfield and Gibbston Valley Winery.
Whether you're looking for a full-day wine adventure, a half-day escape, or a relaxed afternoon of wine tasting, there's a tour to suit your schedule. Along the way, our passionate Wine Guides will share local stories, regional history, and insights into the wines that have made Central Otago famous around the world.
