Daily ToursGourmet Food and Wine TourBoutique Wine TourClassic Wine TourTwilight Stars And Wine TourQueenstown Highlights TourExperience a diverse full-day wine tour adventure, showcasing the very best 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.
The region is divided into six wine sub-regions, each with its own soils, climate and character. This tour is perfect for wine lovers - with tastings across three of the wine sub-regions (Gibbston, Cromwell and Bannockburn), you get a real chance to taste Central Otago!
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 visit Arrowtown (time permitting). Here, you can 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.
Children aged 6 – 17 years are welcome on tour with Appellation. However, children under 17 years are not permitted inside the Gibbston Valley wine cave.
As a result, children can only join this 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.
