

Queenstown Wine and Beer Tour
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
- 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.
- 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.
- Strike Bowl (+64 3 409 2135)
The hub of entertainment in Queenstown. This 7 lane tenpin bowling alley is a fun and joyful experience.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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!
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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