North Canterbury Wine Tour: Boutique Wineries & Lunch

Embark on an all-inclusive wine tour with Giles Tours and experience the best boutique wineries of North Canterbury. Enjoy tutored tastings, a delicious lunch, and learn about Waipara’s unique micro-climate. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pegasus Bay Winery and Deli - Wine tastings and garden tour
  • Torlesse Wines - Wine tasting and winery platter lunch - and tour of vineyard (time permitting)
  • Georges Road Wines - Truly a boutique winery run by wine-maker owner Kirk Bray and his wife Alison. Together they produce some of the most stunning wines in the area in a winery with some of the best views anywhere.
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

Experience the finest wine tour in Christchurch/Canterbury with the Waipara Wine Experience by Giles Tours. This all-inclusive tour takes you to some of North Canterbury’s top wineries, featuring guided tastings at three boutique locations and a delightful winery platter lunch. Departing from Christchurch at 10:30 am, participants will enjoy a premium…

Location
Pegasus Bay Winery and Deli
263 Stockgrove Road, RD2, Amberley
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Emma_s
Mar 24, 2026
Brilliant Tour! Fascinating information. - What a fantastic experience with Giles on this tour. What he doesn't know about wines probably isn't worth knowing! We visited some fantastic wineries, and it was great seeing the vines just about to be harvested. Giles' was brilliant in adding so much to the information being shared from the winery staff. The wines were brilliant, and a lovely platter lunch was included. What a fantastic day, comfortable, interesting, delicious and well-hosted by Giles.
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Helen_s
Mar 15, 2026
Great day - We had the fortune to be blessed with Giles. Giles has extensive knowledge of wine & the region & truly cared about his guests.
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Davidcp4765rj
Mar 13, 2026
Fantastic winery tour! - Fantastic day - visited 3 wineries and the tour included a nice lunch. Giles is a safe driver and more knowledgeable than most of the windery staff that we spoke with! Highly recommended.
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Dolores_d
Mar 5, 2026
Knowledgeable Guide and Beautiful Wines - Had a lovely day visiting three wineries in the Waipara Wine region. Giles was very friendly and had a thorough knowledge of wine. Highly recommend this tour.
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Philip_p
Mar 1, 2026
Wonderful wine tour - a great experience - We went with Giles and one other couple who we met at the starting point. Giles was so informative, and knowledgeable about wine and the local wineries - it was a pleasure to learn more from him. We visited 3 wineries, and one of them provided lunch as well. Each one had a different type of wine, and there was a lot of wine tasted! We were so impressed, and we were lucky that we got on so well with the other couple - overall this was a great trip. Sadly Giles tells us that he is going to retire in April, so if you want the same wonderful day, you need to book soon - we highly recommend this tour.
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Mike_g
Feb 17, 2026
Giles picked us up, and... - Giles picked us up, and we join a few other people and headed up to waipara. The van was comfortable and Giles provided interesting facts and info along the way. Our first stop was Pegasus Bay, then on to two other smaller wineries. There was plentiful wine tasting at all stops. I thought the lunch was ok, but not fabulous. Would recommend Giles and his tour.
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Anne_b
Feb 8, 2026
Three wonderful &... - Three wonderful & different wineries with a lunch at one of them makes for a lovely day. Giles was very impressive with his knowledge of wine.
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Ruben_p
Feb 3, 2026
Very good experience - Very nice experience, good Wineryes, Giles knows evetything about Wines and shared his knowledge in a good and balanced way
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Debra_b
Jan 31, 2026
Giles was amazing. we... - Giles was AMAZING. We could not believe all the wine knowledge he imparted to us on the tour. Loved that it was only 6 people so it was fun, friendly and the best way to spend a sunny day. The wineries Giles picked for us were top notch. Could not recommend you go with anyone else! Thanks Giles.
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Twosillybulls
Jan 26, 2026
Great wine tasting experience - Great concept & wish this was available in more parts of the country. Great way to showcase regional vineyards and wines. Very helpful staff and nice way to spend an afternoon/evening getting to taste and experience a wide range of wines.
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