Full Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough
Overview
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6 hours 30 minutes
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With a winemaker or local legend as your guide; your tour starts with an informative vineyard stroll. You can ask all those curly questions, and capture some great vineyard photos.
During your full day tour you visit 4-6 wineries which could include a local brewery (depending on the preferences of the group), with over 40 cellar doors to choose from, if you’ve got a favorite we’ll do our best to get you there. We generally focus on a new Zealand family owned vineyards and wineries but can also visit the small boutique and organic vineyards.
This tour does not include a visit to Cloudy Bay, Fromm and Hans Herzog. If Cloudy Bay is a must see then please book our Gourmet Gold Tour or a Private Wine tour
Lunch at a vineyard restaurant is always a highlight and is at your own cost. There is opportunity to visit the Makana Chocolate Shop.
Visit 4-6 wineries.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Lawson’s Dry Hills
We begin the day by talking about the Marlborough wine industry, with informative vineyard stroll tasting the grapes and an ultra premium wine tasting at a boutique winery. Lawson's Dry Hills Wines showcases the unique characteristics of the region's terroir through their elegant and expressive wines. Their commitment to sustainable practices and innovation further contributes to their reputation as a respected and sought-after winery.
Allan Scott Family Winemakers
This is one of our favourite winery restaurants that we often stop at to enjoy a relaxed gourmet lunch.
What‘s Included
Vineyard Lunch stop during the tour - lunch at your own cost
Air-conditioned vehicle
Free door-to-door collection and drop off from Blenheim/Renwick areas
All wine tasting fees
Lunch - at your own cost on the day
Note: We encourage our guests to have a good breakfast before the wine tour.
Picton, Havelock, Rarangi, Hawkesbury & Waihopai transfers may be available with additional charge
Cloudy Bay wine tasting. Cloudy Bay experience is included in both our Gourmet Gold, Private Tours.
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Full Day Winemaker's Tour in Marlborough
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Reviews
270 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Whining
L4746EUdanielo,,Dec 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Amanda was outstanding. She knew the esoteric details of wine and wine making. She made the event very enjoyable. The first place we went to was the best, with quality wine, a great host, interesting stories. It was a French winery with a church that was moved to the winery. It was a wonderful experience. The tour at the other wineries were not close to the quality, information, and the wine at the first one. The only recommendation is that if you are going to different wineries please have them serve a better grade of wine, and if we need to pay a little more, just let the customer know. Thanks
Get to know Blenheim and its wineries from the best side
345retob,,Dec 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were picked up on time by Amanda at our campsite. Together with four other couples we visited five wineries and tasted many wines. The tour with Amanda was excellent. She has good wine knowledge and knows how to lead the group and develop interesting conversations. All wineries were welcoming and presented a very good range. We felt very comfortable with Amanda. It was a great experience. Thank you Amanda.
The way to experience Malborough Wine region.
Joe W,,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00What a brilliant day. Cam our host was fantatsic and knowledgeable as were the individual guides at each of the places we visted also. Friendly, VERY well priced, this was and enjoyable experience all round. A great way to be introduced to the Malborough region. Thank you Hop and Grapes. After we were let down by another company cancelling on us last minute you more than save the day! Would heartily recommend to travellers and wine fans alike!
Great small group all day 10-4.30 tour
492alanj,,Dec 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were recommended this tour by Pepper Tree - and so glad we booked - the two of us were part of a small 6 person tour expertly led by the tour guide Darlene (5*) - who has a post grad qualification in wine production. The other two couples unknown to us were a joy to be with - we gelled and together enjoyed 5 winery visits and a lunch stop at St Clair - which was great too. Understandably the wines sampled majored on white. Sauvignon B in particular. Overall a great day - we recommend highly
A superb day travelling multiple vineyards.
Bob M,,Dec 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A brilliant day. Our guide Doug was expert at setting the pace of the day and allowing the tour group to really bond! Something I was not expecting… perhaps the wine helped! The visit to the tiny winery of Gibson’s Bridge was the highlight… such enthusiasm for the craft. We certainly got to experience a lot of different wines and it was the perfect thing to do on a rainy day in Blenheim. Lunch was delicious (but obviously extra cost, as expected).
Great way to taste wines in Blenheim
Whitty20,,Dec 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I had a great time on the full-day tour. Beforehand, people were communicative and helpful. Our guide, Amanda, was friendly and knowledgeable, and had a lot of great info about the area. The wineries we visited were a really interesting mix of big and small places, so we really felt like we got to experience a range of what Blenheim has to offer. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants to go wine-tasting in Blenheim!
Great Time!
262stephg,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.0010/10 great experience - great atmosphere, great arrangement of food and good value for money! Recommend everyone to do it.
Fabulous full day wine tour
Charlotte S,,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great range of wines covered across 5 vineyards with a delicious lunch at St Clair too. Darlene our tour guide was the perfect host, friendly, very knowledgeable, remembered everyone's name on our full minibus. Highly recommend, even though we had very wet weather! We visited Lawson Dry Hills and Nigel was a great host. Then onto Villa Maria, St Clair, No1 for fabulous bubbles and finally Nautilus.
We had a wonderful day on...
Audrey P,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a wonderful day on the Hop n Grape wine tour of Marlborough region. Darlene our tour guide and driver was so knowledgeable and interesting with her details of wine making and the wine makers. We visited 5 different vineyards Lawson Dry Hills, Clos Henri, Saint Clair(where we had an excellent lunch), No 1 Family Estate and Nautilus Estate. All were very welcoming and wines were great! We had a great group of people with us which made the experience even better. Thoroughly recommend this tour to everyone.
The best way to Tour the grain and grape of Marlborough
Dooley7147,,Nov 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00These guys are outstanding. We had Cam as our host and we was excellent - knowledgeable, humble, flexible with a great dash of humour. We visited 3 vineyards including a great lunch, the chocolate factory and Boom Town Brewing at Forest Wines. Cam's knowledge was spot on - definitely recommend
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