The 10 Best Wine Tasting Tours in New Zealand

1.Waiheke island Wine Tours – PREMIUM wine tasting MAX 11 clients !

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,378 reviews · from $155Our pick

Meet guide Oliver, Glenn, or Melita at Waiheke’s Matiatia Wharf for a six-hour tour of scenic island roads and three boutique vineyards. Premium tastings, a food and wine pairing, commentary, bottled water, and island transport are included. Ferry tickets and lunch are extra, and groups are limited to 11 people.

“Wonderful tour! It is a great way to see the island and try some of their wine and see some stunning views! Our guide was great! I was lucky to have lots of other solo travellers on my tour which made it fun! I suggest not booking anything else too soon after the tour, so that you can enjoy lunch with the group and spend more time on the island. A must do!”

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2.Beyond the Vines – Full-Day Marlborough Wine Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 438 reviews · from $136

Spend about six hours visiting five Marlborough wineries by air-conditioned vehicle, tasting Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and more. Guides such as Gavin, Hamish, Lynley, and Keith bring local wine knowledge and easy humor. Pickup is available from central Picton or Blenheim, with lunch purchased separately.

“Knowledgeable and friendly wine staff and our traveling companions including Phil our driver . Didn’t know we could get picked up at our Airbnb; that would have been a bit more convenient. Overall a really enjoyable day!”

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3.Waiheke Island: Scenic Island Wine Tour & Local Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 218 reviews · 4 - 5 hours · from $113

Join a local Kiwi guide for a 4 or 5 hour Waiheke wine tour from Matiatia Wharf. Choose four wineries and lunch time by minibus, or a shorter double-decker outing with two wineries, charcuterie, onboard tastings, a beach walk, and Oneroa Village.

“Really enjoyed the tour, Caleb was a great host and all the wineries we visited provided an awesome experience plus a great learning experience. I would definitely recommend this tour.”

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4.Napier: Afternoon Wine Tasting + visit Silky Oaks Chocolates

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 135 reviews · from $121

Spend about five and a half hours tasting Hawke’s Bay wine without driving. Guide Ross collects you at your accommodation, visits Mission Estate and other local wineries, adds cheese, biscuits, water, and a Mission tasting glass, then stops at Silky Oaks Chocolates. Small groups are capped at 13 people.

“Our host was very friendly and informative. We had a great time and would definitely recommend to anyone looking to do a wine tour in Napier.”

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5.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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6.Napier: Art-Deco + Te Mata Peak+ Garden Walk + Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 99 reviews · 3h 30m · from $89Best value

Join Ross, John, or another local guide for a 3.5-hour Napier shore excursion in a minibus carrying no more than 13 people. You’ll see Art Deco Napier, Bluff Hill, Te Mata Peak, a private garden, and Askerne Estate, where a seated tasting includes at least five local wines and often cheese.

“Very informative,Ross took us around streets and showed us some awesome sights and tourist things very knowledgeable and the amazing cheese platter was great winery tour enjoyable views fork te mata peak were great too”

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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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8.Marlborough Icons Tour – Wine tasting + Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 76 reviews · from $198

Spend the morning tasting Marlborough wines at two wineries, with a possible extra stop, then enjoy lunch and a seafood cruise through Queen Charlotte Sound. Guides such as Heather, Matt, Sam, Job, and Andrew provide local commentary. Hotel pickup, tastings, lunch, and seafood samples are included.

“Entertaining, friendly, informative, magnificent staff, really interesting, cruise, I cant recommend this trip highly enough, a great way to spend your time and money in Marlborough”

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9.Small-Group Kumeu Wine Country Tour with Wine Tastings & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 68 reviews · from $192

Spend about five hours with a driver-guide such as Annie, Meredith, Erin, or Tony, visiting three Kumeu wineries, tasting several New Zealand wines, and having lunch at Soljans Estate. Round-trip transport, a group capped at 14, and a Muriwai Beach stop make this an easy Auckland escape.

“What a great day! Small group makes for more personalized wine tastings. The stop at Muriwai beach may have been my favorite part! The scenery was truly incredible and our guide was very knowledgeable and attentive. Would definitely book again or recommend to a friend. We also packed a lot into a shorter period of time - 3 wineries plus lunch in about a half day (12-5:30p) which was great for me. Sometimes these trips can take up an entire day, but this one left more time for exploring Auckland city on both ends. And the wines were great!”

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10.Taste the Valley Wine Tour in Marlborough with Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 60 reviews

Spend a morning visiting four Marlborough cellar doors with a professional guide, tasting sauvignon blanc and pinot noir while transport is handled door to door from Blenheim. Groups are capped at 11, and guides such as Nicola and Phill add thoughtful commentary. Allow four to five hours and bring only one small bag.

“It was a very lovely half day tour that coloured our last day in Blenheim as a wonderful memory! The four wineries has amazing tasting wine lists which we couldn’t find in store back in Auckland and the host Phill was so kind and thoughtful!”

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