The Original Queenstown Wine Trail Tour – Celebrating 33+ Years!
Overview
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5 hours 30 minutes
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Come with us and enjoy a wine tour with top service and flexibility.
Tour Highlights
Take this afternoon tour and experience the true flavour of our local pinot noir and other wine varietals at three premium vineyards. Enjoy a guided tour through the vines and into New Zealand’s largest underground wine cave. This relaxing tour travels just a short distance from Queenstown where you will be given in-depth wine tastings and presentations at each vineyard.
There is a lunch stop included, so you have plenty of time to unwind and get yourself a winery lunch or sample a selection of local cheeses, craft beer, coffee - all available.
Occasionally, a listed winery may be unavailable on the day — but don’t worry, we’ll visit another boutique winery that’s just as charming and memorable.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Not suitable for infants or children
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Time allowed for a winery lunch. Choose from a la carte menu (own expense)
Hosted tastings at 3 Wineries
Driver/guide
Air-conditioned vehicle
Wine tasting in the unique underground wine cave
Hotel pickup and drop-off from central Queenstown (selected hotels only)
Winery Lunch, Cheese, Craft Beer, coffee is available at your own cost
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Gibbston Valley Winery
Tour of NZ's largest underground Wine Cave & Wine tasting
Mt Rosa Wines
Enjoy a hosted wine tasting experience
Options
Queenstown Original Wine Tour
Take this late departure tour and experience the true flavour of our local wines at three premium vineyards, includes a shared cheese board.
Pickup included
Reviews
138 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Happy Customer
Orconnet,
Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant, love the it. Worth every $$. Excellent host, great attitude and he took the time to get to know his customers a little. The Wineries that we visited were good and they were all hospitable. Bought lunch at one of the stops, good food and friendly waiters. Definitely a must when in Queenstown.
A wonderful way to spend...
DEBBIE F,
Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00A wonderful way to spend an afternoon. Everyone involved provided interesting information about the wines and wineries as well as what makes this area ideal for producing exceptional wines. The time was a bit too short for the number of wines we tasted, but it was worth the trip.
Simply the best!
shaz615,
Jul 20, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After having experienced wine tours in Napa Valley, Tuscany, Barossa Valley,etc we all agreed this tour with Andrew was exceptional! From the professionalism, easy communication and local knowledge, we could not fault this tour. The 3 wineries we visited were amazing paired with an incredible lunch at Kinross Wines, we could not have asked for more. Thank you Andrew once again, it was truly a highlight of our 7 day stay in Queenstown.
Great Food, Great Company and Great Wine
rjparker2019,
Jun 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Claire was our host on this tour and we had a wonderful time. I would highly recommend it for all wine lovers who want to learn more about the internationally renowned Central Otago wine region and the “Wild Irishman” who started it all in the 1980s. Thanks Claire and Queenstown Wine Trail :)
NZ Wines for the Win
OCBlake,
May 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great variety of local wine tastings including Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Pinto Gris and Riesling. The wine caves were a special highlight. Our guide T made the trip…jokes, local info and great music.
Fabulous Experience!
dougrH3118DD,
Mar 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We got an excellent overview of the wines of the region in an intimate tour. Andrew was a superb, knowledgeable host who made the entire experience fun. The hotel pick up went smoothly despite gnarly road construction. We would recommend this company without hesitation.
Truly wonderful tour!
sarahbJ6702WQ,
Feb 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I booked this tour as a backup because the original tour we booked didn't have enough people booked on it, so they canceled it. I googled wine tours in the area and this one came up, I booked through their website. Our tour was Thursday, Feb 27th, at 12pm. From start to finish, we had a phenomenal time! The driver was so personable and always singing and cracking jokes, he was so much fun, and he made it an awesome experience. I can't remember his name, but he was a larger man. He was the best tour guide we've had during our whole trip. The wine was obviously great as well, we ended up buying 2 bottles to take home. We felt like we had gotten our money's worth after only the first tasting, and we still had 2 left haha. The lunch was great, we bought the cheese/meat board for 2 and it was so good. The driver also stopped towards the end so we could grab some photos of the scenery and he took pictures of us for us at other times during the trip. All together such an unforgettable tour, couldn't recommend it more. ❤️❤️
A grand day at the wineries
Brian S,
Feb 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Andrew provided a good background on the local area on and out of the vineyards. Each of the three wineries had good and informative hosts as well as an excellent selection of wines to taste; brilliant day all round
Great introduction to NZ’s wines
IceMommy,
Feb 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This was a 3 winery tour well organized from inquiry to convenient pick up to drop off. The last winery was Gibbston and thought it would be the best but KinRoss was better - and the whole group felt like that for the wines but also their tour guide at the winery was informative and interactive. Gibbston had a cool cave which we toured and had our tasting in there but felt very rushed by their guide. We thought we were a small group of 10-12 but was joined by other people making our tasting around 20 people so not as personable. At KinRoss we purchased a lunch which was tasty but the wasps were really bad outside. Struggling to remember the first winery’s name but it was a great place to begin the tour. 4 stars because of the Gibbston guide.
World class wine adventure
James D,
Jan 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Andrew & Blake provided a truly memorable day out for us. Their knowledge and guidance was second to none! The best wine tour we have been on in a very long time! Highly recommended. You will not be disappointed!
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