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Reviews

• Fantastic day out

  Roy C,

  Mar 8, 2025

  5.00

  My tour was originally booked with Jade Tours. Unfortunately, when I emailed to confirm pick up time I received a reply saying that due to a mechanical problem with the minibus the tour had been transferred to another company, Discovery Wine Tours. I was sceptical about the reason, suspecting that we were the only ones booked and had been offloaded onto another company. However, I received an email from Jade offering to pick me up and visit a winery I particularly wanted to go to, in the person's own car, half way through the Discovery Wine Tours trip, returning me to the tour after this diversion. Whatever the reason for Jade Tours reassigning me to another company, I could not fault this offer. I did not take Jade Tours up on the offer,but appreciated their efforts to rectify the late notice disappointment I had felt. As it turned out, the Discovery Wine Tours day out was exceptional. There were only six of us on the bus, our driver, Chris, was friendly, informative and entertaining, and the other two couples, one from Denmark and the other from Australia,were great company. We visited five wineries in all, the highlight being the visit to Gibson Bridge. We stopped for lunch( at Saint Clair vineyard) and we had the sharing platter. This was excellent, and very good value at NZD76. The whole day was relaxed, we visited some fabulous wineries, mostly smaller, less well known places, and were treated to some excellent wines. Chris was a lovely host, and the atmosphere, thanks to the company of the other couples on the day, was brilliant. A wonderful day out, educational, entertaining, and just great fun.

• Beautiful, relaxed wine tasting experience

  Mitchell K,

  Feb 19, 2025

  5.00

  The full day trip started with Bruce picking us up at our B and B. The van was comfortable and airconditioned. He offered us chilled water and told us about the wine industry of the area. We visited 5 wineries with a stop for lunch mixed in. The pace was comfortable, and we enjoyed the wine and the beautiful vistas. Part of the fun was getting to know our fellow wine tasters (8 of us in total.) I recommend this tour for anyone interested in tasting the regional wines without worry of driving, learning about the wine making process including the local terroir, and enjoying a relaxed guided tour.

• Great times with great wine and a great tour guide

  Josh L,

  Dec 30, 2024

  5.00

  Bruce was a great tour guide and this was such a fun tour! We got to experience a variety of wineries and have lunch at one with our group. The group was only 6 people (3 couples) so it made it really fun to get to know everyone and have basically one on one time with the tour guide and all the tastings! I see why this is one of the higher rated tours for wineries!

• Tipsy after awhile

  Patrick Z,

  Nov 5, 2024

  5.00

  Very nice tour with a lot of great wine and an amazing lunch on own expense! Bruce did a really good job driving us around and telling us some facts. After a while you get definitely tipsy but Bruce got you covered with snacks and water. :)

• Hump day in Marlborough

  Aaron L,

  Oct 31, 2024

  5.00

  Great day altogether: we were sms and confirmed pick up at hotel before: Was informed of the region’s rich history and tasted amazing wines: My favourite part was there were no long drives at all: everything was only a few minutes apart