Private Tour

Private Marlborough Winery Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Let our winemaker tailor a Marlborough wine tour especially for you or your group’s needs… or let us surprise you with something special! You decide the start and finish time of the tour. Visit your favourite wineries without having to compromise with others in the group.

You can get behind the scenes for a private tasting, or take a drive through the Awatere Valley and soak up Marlborough’s stunning scenery. We can focus on boutique, or organic wineries, breweries, combine fine wine and food… anything is possible with a private tour.

This option is recommended for larger groups or families with children under the age of 12. We can visit wineries more suited to young families to keep everyone happy.

If you are arriving on a cruise ship into Picton we can arrange a tour that works around your ship’s schedule.

For larger groups, or to find out more about our Private Tour options please check out our website and contact us for a quote on 021 157 4094.

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

This is one of our favourite boutique wineries. Knowledgeable staff and fabulous interesting wines.

1 hour • Admission Included

Clos Henri Vineyard

Beautiful scenic organic vineyard with unique terrior, expressive wines, knowledgeable staff. Organically grown vineyard.

1 hour • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Lunch stop during the tour - at your own cost

Air-conditioned vehicle

Picton, Havelock, Rarangi transfers may be available with additional charge.

Free door-to-door collection and drop off from Blenheim/Renwick areas

All wine tasting fees

Note: Bring a pair of closed shoes (no heels) for our winery visit

Lunch - at your own cost on the day

Note: We encourage our guests to have a good breakfast before the wine tour.

Pickup points

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Options

Private Marlborough Winery Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

5.00

18 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Home away from home...an incredible tour
161juancarlosv,,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Sometimes in life what starts looking like a disaster turns into one of the most memorable experiences of a lifetime. My wife and I booked a private winery tour with Hop and Grape on the recommendation of our hotel, and had some preliminary email contact discussing options. On the appointed date we waited...and waited....and waited.... for our tour operator and after almost an hour reached out to the company, very frustrated and upset with the delay. As it turns out, the operator picked up the wrong guests at our same hotel, and it was not until I called that the error became apparent. Doug arrived to pick us up, very sincerely apologetic and upset with the delay he had caused us. He drove us to private Vineyards at Spy Valley, St. Claire (including lunch) , Cloudy Bay and Nautilus. At each location, he was well-known, and the hosts were extremely gracious affording us fabulous and very personalized tastings. The highlight of our day was getting to spend it with Doug, a published author, and highly inspirational person. He opened himself up to us, sharing his life and philosophies, his accomplishments and trials, and to quote him, provide us with "an experience that money cannot buy." It is rare to find someone thousands of miles away, who shares the same values and concerns, beliefs and insights, and makes you feel at home so far away from home. The tour itself was incredibly well structured, the wines awesome, the personal attention over the top, but the people behind it, Doug and Cameron, made it an experience to remember always. When I think of my travels to New Zealand, the day I will remember will be this one, sharing a very personal day with local down-to-earth people in their home.
Hop n Grapes Doug is a rock star
SHARYN L,,Nov 19, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Hop n Grapes from start to finish had excellent communication, customization, detailed instructions and updates that I appreciated. When we arrived and encountered our guide Doug I knew immediately it was going to be an amazing day. We started off with a lovely walk along an estuary with black swan, ducks and other birds. Then he whisked off to our first of 4 very different wine tastings. In between we had a wonderful lunch on a outdoor garden patio surrounded by vineyards. At the end he took us for a drive around the bay and made sure we were back to the port early for our cruise ship all aboard. I highly recommend this tour.
Excellent in all aspects!
Andrew M,,May 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent I'm all regards. Our guide Darlene was very knowledgeable and even adjusted our tour stops to meet our interests
A Must-Do Wine Tour
lisamoris99,,Jan 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Darlene is the BEST. She explained winemaking in a way that was easy to understand and that honored the art of making wine. I learned so much during this tour and tasted some of the best wines I've ever had. My friends and I had such a good time despite the day being rainy and chilly. This was a fantastic tour!
Amazing day!
Robras1970,,Nov 30, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had Doug Avery as our guide! What a treasure. He was so experienced and passionate. The tour was informative, tasty and fun. If you go, you must use this outfit.
Thank you for an amazing day!
Samandann,,Jul 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Amazing day with Darleen we enjoyed the tour enormously. The knowledge she had was first class and we did learn a lot but in a fun way! All stops were great, the passion demonstrated by the employees at each stop was first class. We have done similar tours all around the word and this was certainly one of the best if not the best. We couldn’t recommend Hop and Grape any more. Cloudy bay and Forrest wines were particularly stand out and lunch at St Clare was beautiful and good value.
Fantastic experience!
Conal H,,Apr 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Myself and my wife booked in for a private wine tour with these guys and we absolutely loved it! Darlene was our tour guide and she was brilliant! She was so full of knowledge and made sure we had the best time. We got taken to a lot of smaller, family-owned vineyards which we loved. Would highly recommend!
Good knowledge in a nice familiar package.
FarbrorLarsson,,Jan 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Phil our guide was a wonderful humble man with long wine making experience, we were just a small groups of 6 people on a tour in Marlborough. There was 5 winery's on the route., All were good and interesting to visit The lunch at Allan Scott was superb. Thanks again Phil you made our day Take care /Peter and Ninni
A leisurely private tour can't be beaten
AliNel01,,Aug 19, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The tour was customised for our family with two children - it worked so well with four adults and two little ones. Cam gave our daughter and partner time to relax and enjoy the wine and surroundings in each place without rushing us on. It was great to get the winemaker's perspective at the first winery, to see how a small, organic company works from the vines to the bottle. Lunch was leisurely, tasting happened while we ate a delicious meal. We visited one more winery, chocolate factory, then a brewery which was a good finish for our two men. Thank you, Cam, for a great day out, for your knowledge and very well put-together tour. Highly recommended.
we had a great private tour
damienv689,,Feb 28, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Darlene and Cameron helped us with a wonderful day trip in Friday. We visited 4 amazing wineries and a brewery. Darlene picked us up, drove us around all day and bought us home. We learnt lots and really enjoyed our day together.