Queenstown Drinks Tours: Our Top 7

1.Boutique Wine Tour – visit Central Otago, 4 Wineries & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 673 reviews · from $173Our pick

Travel from Queenstown with a local guide such as Ben, John, Phil, or Evie to four Central Otago cellar doors. Taste Pinot Noir and other cool-climate wines, share a platter lunch, and see Lake Hayes, the Remarkables, Gibbston, Bannockburn, and Cromwell. Pickup, transport, tastings, and lunch are included.

“We visited four cellar doors with a Mother’s Day lunch at Carrick Winery. Beautiful fall views along the way. We had a very personal tour with lots of history along the way.”

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2.Award Winning Premium Wine Tour Queenstown Tasting at 4 Wineries

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 632 reviews · from $164

Spend about six hours touring four Gibbston Valley wineries from Queenstown in a luxury Mercedes van. You’ll visit Gibbston Valley, Kinross, Mt Rosa, and Ayrburn, tasting several wines at each stop. Guides such as Lee, Do, Allegra, Beth, and Leonie add local stories, timing, and good humor, while hotel pickup keeps the day easy.

“What an amazing day! Visits 4 great vinyards. A sample of Central Otagos finest. Our guide/sober driver, Beth, was superb and so knowledgeable of the area. We learnt so much, about the history of wine, local famous wine makers and Queesntown and surrounds. A must do tour for any tourist/wine lover.”

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3.Queenstown: Afternoon Wine & Beer Tour with Platters

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 363 reviews · from $158

Spend four hours tasting Central Otago wine and local craft beer in Gibbston, with stops at GT Tasting Room, Kinross Cellar Door, and Altitude Brewing. Your driver-guide handles the roads, explains the region, and keeps the group moving. Choose wine or beer along the way, then share antipasti at the final stop.

“Had the best time thanks to Stuart on the twilight tour. He was lovely company and also very educational on the areas we visited. The weather wasn’t great but we all still managed to make the most of it. I would highly recommend this tour to my friends.”

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4.Queenstown: Wine & Food Tour, Scenic Tastings & Paired Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 276 reviews · from $132

Spend 5.5 hours visiting three Gibbston wineries, usually a larger estate plus two boutique stops. Your English-speaking guide may be T, Ed, Angus, Andrew, or Claire, and shares local wine stories along the way. Tastings, a main meal with matching wine, transport, and commentary are included.

“This was a great day out, lovely food and visited three wineries with different wine styles. Tastings were very generous and the history about each winery was also enjoyable to learn about. Ed our guide was very engaging too.”

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5.Queenstown: Self-Guided Gibbston Valley Wineries Bike Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 128 reviews · 5 hours - 450 minutes · from $56Best value

Ride from Queenstown into the Gibbston Valley on a standard bike or e-bike, following the Arrow and Kawarau rivers to wineries, a cheesery, tavern, bridges, and the Kawarau Bungy Bridge. Around The Basin supplies transport, bikes, helmets, a safety briefing, and a winery map. You choose the stops and return by scheduled shuttle.

“Everything was well organized. The bike and helmet was in good shape. The trail along the river was gorgeous and it was a nice ride of about 60-75 min to the first winery. Plenty of scenic stops along the way to take a break or take in the scenery. The final stop at The Church was a great place to hang out with a final glass of wine while waiting for the pickup van. I would definitely do this again.”

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6.Queenstown: Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $134

Travel from Queenstown to Gibbston in a premium Mercedes van for four cellar-door visits and 18-plus tastings. You’ll tour Gibbston Valley’s underground wine cave, taste several producers at Kinross, and visit Mt Rosa and The Church Tasting Room. Guides such as Do, Shanay, and Alana are known for keeping the day friendly, informative, and well timed.

“Shanay was an excellent guide! Well informed coach to getting the most of our experience. Terrific insights about history, specific characteristics of Otago wine country and each vineyard on our itinerary. Thoroughly helpful at each stop and seeing to the comfort of each individual guest. Two largish groups melded smoothly under Shanay’s easy diplomatic efforts. By the end of the tour we were running overtime but still needed a combined photo as a memento.”

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7.Gourmet Food and Wine Tour with Lunch and Wine Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 83 reviews · 6h 30m · from $196

Travel from Queenstown in a small group of up to 12 with an English-speaking guide such as John, Lindsay, or Muza. Visit four premium vineyards across Gibbston, Cromwell, and Bannockburn, taste wine in Australasia’s largest wine cave, enjoy five wine-matched lunch dishes, and stop in Arrowtown and Old Cromwell.

“Was a great day, Martin was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable”

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