Afternoon Boutique Wine Tour: Experience Central Otago's finest wineries in a relaxed afternoon

Indulge in an afternoon of wine tasting at Central Otago’s finest wineries. Explore the stunning scenery, learn about the region, and savor delicious wines with a cheese platter. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gibbston - We will visit 3 boutique wineries in the Gibbston area
What's Included
  • Sightseeing in the heart of the Central Otago wine region
  • Visiting 3 cellar doors
  • Professional commentary
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • Return transfers to and from Queenstown Central
  • Professional photos
Additional Information

Even if you’re not an early riser or your time in Queenstown is limited, we’ve got the ideal tour for you!
Our Afternoon Wine Tour kicks off from Queenstown Station Building at 1:30 PM, visiting 3 speciality wineries in the heart of the Central Otago wine region.
On these boutique and intimate wine tours, you have the chance to gain insights about the…

Location
19 Camp Street
Camp Street
Please wait at the pick-up location 10 minutes before the departure time for your tour. Bus Stop D, corner of Camp St and Shotover St. Please wait at the brown benches outside ‘The Station & AJ Hackett Bungy’ building.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Rrjugar
Jul 13, 2025
Awesome experience with an awesome guide! - Susana was an awesome guide. We visited three places and all of them were great. My two friends had the experience of wine tasting tour for the very first time and they were also really happy. The last one gave us a cheese platter and mulled wine for the finale and it was generally awesome. Perfect for a afternoon adventure.
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Katearobertson
Jul 8, 2025
Dogs, wine and cheese - a perfect afternoon. - This is the second time I've done a tour with Susana, and honestly - I wouldn't even consider anyone else. She's amazing. Not only is she super-knowledgeable about all the wines and wineries on our tour, she's a warm and gracious host. She is great fun to spend the afternoon with and tolerated the tipsy humour on offer from our group very well. Most importantly: She took us to the wineries with the best wine AND the best dogs. Can't wait to have an excuse to do another tour in the future.
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J7701qvhayleyc
Jun 29, 2025
Perfect pinot - Susana was a thoughtful and engaging guide. The wineries we visited were all of great quality. We had a lovely afternoon!
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222izumiy
Jun 29, 2025
Excellent tour! - This tour changed my life. Our host, Susana, was absolutely wonderful, explaining everything from the history of Central Otago wine to the finer details in easy-to-understand terms for those of us who are not fluent in English. It was such a wonderful tour that it turned wine into a pleasure in life, and the timing of the departure in the afternoon was perfect. It was a very satisfying tour. Thank you for everything, Susana.
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Generalcuster
Jun 25, 2025
5 Star VIP experience - What a great day! Susana was very knowledgeable and super friendly, made everybody feel welcome. We got to try 15 wines from across the region, all of them delicious. We had a 14 year old with us who was able to come along and was made to feel welcome. Would recommend this tour above any other we have been on. 5 stars!!!
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La_tiburona
Jun 25, 2025
🍷 A Pinot Noir Extravaganza! 🍷 - The afternoon winery tour was perfect for us - three boutique wineries with 15 tastings across the three, and a delicious charcuterie board at the end. We are fans of Pinot Noir and, unbeknownst to us, Central Otago is one of three top producing regions of the world. Learning this, we knew we were in for a treat. We enjoyed our visit to The Chard Farm, Kinross, and Brennan Wineries. All three of these cellar doors were very different, and we left more learned in blends and single vineyards, and the history of the Central Otago region. The sommeliers at each were friendly and very happy to share their expertise easily and with warmth. We felt no pressure to make purchases, though we did walk away with at least one from each. We’re particularly looking forward to opening the bottles of Valli and Macushla (from the Kinross cellar door) by an open fire with family and friends very soon! We were very lucky that this tour as just the two of us — Susana was a wonderful guide; her commentary about the region, the different wineries and their establishment made for an informative and fun experience. She brings warmth, humour, and a genuine interest in her guests to the tour - right down to being one’s ’personal paparazzi’ and sending photos to our email a few days after, as well as helping us time our phone order to the famous Fergberger, so we could avoid the endlessly long queues. We highly recommend this tour with Susana!
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Idrivenothing
Feb 19, 2025
Vv good tour - fab choice of wineries and a great way to spend an afternoon in any weather - Fab wine tour, would 100% recommend. Susana was a brilliant tour host, a v comfortable drive out to three boutique wineries, not too far out of town and not far apart, during which she gave us interesting background info, so we never got bored! The wineries were super well chosen - all three had a different vibe so there was lovely variety on the tour. We were in a small group of five (me, two friends, and a couple), and the tour was designed so well that the last winery was where we got a group table and some snacks, and we were just tipsy enough to feel very sociable! We had a lovely time meeting Susana, the others on our tour, and enjoying a delicious selection of wines (and bought a couple of bottles). Susana is even generous enough to spend half the tour taking lovely, high quality pics of us, which she sent us for free a couple of days after. We were lucky enough to have great weather but most of the tour is indoors so this would be a great way to spend an afternoon in the rain. A perfect half day tour, would absolutely recommend.
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Mortenr469
Feb 11, 2025
Beautiful wine tour in Queenstown - It was a great experience to join the Afternoon wine tour. Our guide was wonderful and had a lot of experience with wine. It was perfect timing, late afternoon to early evening, so it's posible to have a nice lunch before the tour and dinner after. Also in the last wineary, we got a very nice chees plate. Also it's not to far from Queenstown, so we didn't waste to much time in the car. I can reccomand this tour 🙂
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Keithl111
Jan 29, 2025
Fantastic Experience - This wine tour was excellent. Susana is awesome and was a fantastic guide. She taught us a lot about wine in New Zealand, and picked excellent places to visit. WE tried 16 different wines, across 3 wineries. The wines varied greatly and we were very pleasantly surprised to find out most selections were Pinot Noir, as opposed to the white wines more prominent in other parts of NZ. We would highly recommend this tour and Susana. Enjoy!
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Charlotterx8520oy
Jan 28, 2025
Beautiful afternoon of wine and fun! - What a wonderful afternoon visiting three of the best wineries in the central Otago region! Susana was a wonderful hostess and guide, even taking pictures with her professional camera to send to us later!! We had great wine specialists at each winery and sampled quite a bit of wine. If you want an afternoon of good wine and fun, I highly recommend this tour!
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From $144
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).