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Queenstown Wine and Beer Tour

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Full Day Tours

Start Times: 10.30am and 11.25am
Lunch Break: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Duration: 3-8 hours approximately

Half Day Tours

Start Time: 12.55pm
Please note there will be a 1 hour and 15 minute lunch break followed by 3 x 45 minute stops.
It is best to plan your half-day in advance.
Duration: 4-5 hours approximately

Stops

  1. Shotover Jet (+64 3 442 8570)
    Bookings Required.
    World Famous as the ultimate jet boat experience like no other. The only way to experience the spectacular Shotover River Canyons.
  1. Canyon Food & Brew Co. (+64 3 442 8692)
    Overlooking the mighty Shotover River, Canyon Food & Brew handcrafts award-winning beer in their open space micro-brewery.
  1. Strike Bowl (+64 3 409 2135)
    The hub of entertainment in Queenstown. This 7 lane tenpin bowling alley is a fun and joyful experience.
  1. Cargo Brewery at Gantley’s (+64 3 428 2569)
    Open for coffee, beer or wine in the morning with Cargo at Gantley’s tap room menu and beer garden open from 12.00pm
    Special! – 10% OFF drinks and food
  1. Arrowtown
    This little village is an historical gold mining town. Wonderful place to relax, dine and shop. Attractions include the famous Chinese Settlement and Lakes District Museum.
  1. Gibbston Valley Cheese (+64 3 441 1388)
    Find your favourite cheeses with an all-day complimentary cheese tasting. Enjoy a cheese platter in a relaxed courtyard setting. Try the wine and cheese pairings or the beer and cheese pairing to experience the best of both worlds!
    Special! – Wine (or beer) tasting with cheese $15.00 SAVE $5.00
  1. The Winery – Arrowtown (+64 3 428 2572)
    The world’s largest New Zealand wine store. Taste over 80 wines, whiskies, spirits and gin. Cheeseboards and tapas.
    Special! – 20% OFF tastings and 10% OFF purchases
  1. Akarua Wines & Kitchen By Artisan (+64 3 442 1090)
    Akaura Wines and Kitchen by Artisan  is one of Queenstown’s premier winery restaurants. Proud to offer an outstanding  wine and food experience, located  within a beautiful cottage and gardens.  Inside and alfresco dining, kid friendly.
    Tastings – $10 for five glasses. The fee is waived with a bottle purchase
  1. Amisfield Bistro & Cellar Door (+64 3 442 0556)
    Amisfield Bistro serves the signature Trust The Chef degustation menu, a 3 to 7 course gastronomic lunch or dinner experience designed to be matched with a selection of their famous wines. Bookings are essential.
    Tastings – $15 for five tastings. The fee is waived with a bottle purchase
  1. Nockie’s Palette & Stoneridge Cellar Door (+64 3 669 2277)
    Neighbours with a passion for art and making wine, have come together to open a cellar door. As an artist has a palette of paint, they now have a palette of hand crafted wines. Queenstown’s newest cellar door!
    Tastings – $15.00 for 6 glasses of wine with the fee waived with 2 bottles purchase
  1. Wet Jacket Wines
    Wet Jacket is a unique concept reverencing the history of farming in Central Otago and the European history of NZ while celebrating the modern wine industry of today. A food cart from 11.30am-6.00pm daily is an excellent lunch option.
    Tastings – $5 with the fee waived with a bottle purchase
  1. AJ Hacket Bungy (0800 286 4958)
    Home of the World’s first Bungy, Kawarau Bridge Bungy is now a historic landmark. Live More, Fear Less and do a solo or tandem Bungy over the Kawarau river! They also have a Zipride, café and bar!
  1. Gibbston Valley Winery (+64 3 442 6910)
    Experience it all at Gibbston Valley Winery. Enjoy their seasonal menu and take a winery tour, explore NZ’s largest Wine Cave. Different tours run through the day; check out their departure times here, to match with out timetable arrival times.
    Tastings – $5-$15.00. The fee is waived with purchases of $150-$200
  1. Cargo Brewery & Bald Hills Cellar Door (+64 3 441 3315)
    Located within this stunning vineyard, Cargo Brewery has collaborated with the winery to create a unique tasting experience from aromatic gold lager to boutique cellar door wine.
    Tastings – $15.00 for wine or beer or a mixture
    Special! – 10% OFF takeaway wine and beer purchases
  1. Brennan Wines (+64 3 442 4315)
    Family owned and operated vineyard, winery & cellar door producing limited quantities of finely-aged wines representing the potential of this exceptional wine region.
    Tastings – $15.00 for 3 x 50ml glasses or 5 x 15ml glasses. The fee is waived with purchases of two or more bottles
  1. Mt Rosa Wines (+64 3 441 2493)
    Come and enjoy a fun and friendly wine tasting in Mt Rosa’s renovated woolshed. Enjoy great valley views with a platter. Free case shipping to NZ & Australia.
    Tastings – $15.00 for six wine. The fee is waived with purchases of two or more bottles
  1. Kinross Cellar Door & Bistro (0800 131 101, ext 2)
    Bookings Required.
    Kinross’s boutique Vineyard Hotel, Cellar Door & Bistro is the official Cellar Door for Coal Pit, Domaine Thomson, Hawkshead, Kinross, Valli & Wild Irishman.
    Special! – 10% discount on wine purchases
  1. Gibbston Tavern
    The Gibbston Tavern sits in the heart of Central Otago in the deep south of New Zealand and has a rich history going back to the gold mining days of the 1800’s. World class wines and craft beer accompany their delicious menu.
    Tastings – $16.00 for 4 wine or beer
  1. Altitude Brewing (Marina Heights bus stop)
    Closed Monday & Tuesday
    Altitude Brewing´s lakeside tap room looks out to the Remarkables. The ideal spot to plan your next adventure over a beer.
  1. The Winery – Queenstown (+64 3 409 2226)
    Taste over 60 wines, whiskies and spirits from across New Zealand including boutique wineries that don’t have cellar doors. A great place to finish your day!
    Special! – 20% OFF tastings and 10% OFF purchases