Marlborough Wine Tours

We are, ‘The Original, One and Only, Marlborough Wine Tours’ and we have been providing tours in Marlborough since the late 90’s so come and join us on one of our famous Marlborough wine tours. You can choose our small group tours or you might want a customised luxury private tour.

We are experts in ensuring you experience the delights the Marlborough wine region can offer. In return we will provide you with an informative and entertaining tour, but more importantly, give you the chance to relax and enjoy some great wines from the region.

Wine Tours

(prices quoted in NZ$, subject to change)

We have numerous wine tours at a variety of lengths. From short, medium and all day tours to our Specialty NZ wine tours.

Our tours originate either from Blenheim, Picton or Havelock return. We can pick you up from your accommodation in town central areas. For those outside of the central area there may be a small surcharge for pick up.

All our tours are designed to offer a relaxed but informative experience, where selective tasting is the order of the day. With our classic tours, we have no set wineries that we visit, as our guides decide on the day. We do like to try and accommodate all winery requests when possible.

All tasting charges are inclusive within the price of our tours. We do not operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday and ANZAC Day.

Our tour options include:

• Cruise Ship Shore Excursion Half and Full day Tour. Time To Toast - Cruise Excursion 5 or 6-6.5 hour tours. For those of you who wish to sample some of Marlborough’s best wines, but are on a cruise ship so need specific times to ensure they return to their ship on time.  These tours are designed for Cruise Ship passengers who have time restrictions, we will make sure you get back to your ship on time.

  From Picton I Site : $145 for 6-6.5hr tour
  From Picton I Site: $125pp for 5 hour tour

• Medium Marlborough Wine Tour. Taste The Valley - 4 Hours. The perfect choice for a chance to really immerse yourself in to the Marlborough wine region. Gain a real insight into what makes the wines from here so unique and explore a selection of renowned Cellar Doors.

  From Picton at 12:30pm, $110.00pp. * a surcharge may apply if less than 4 people travelling on the day.
  From Blenheim at 10.00am or 1.00pm $110.00pp

• All Day Marlborough Wine Tour. Beyond The Vines - 6 Hours. For the avid wine enthusiast who craves a deeper understanding of the Marlborough wine region.  A chance to relax, enjoy and savour what this award winning wine region has to offer. On the All Day tour we usually visit 5-6 cellar doors one of which is a lunch stop  (lunch cost not included)  You will get to sample at least 4 different wines at each cellar door and your cellar door host will explain about the unique characteristics of their wines.  Your tour guide will be entertaining you as you travel from your pick up location around the winery region with information about Marlborough and New Zealand and what makes our region so special.

  This tour may also visit Marlborough’s famous chocolate factory and we may be able to do a brewery tasting on request as well.

  From Blenheim at 10.00am, $140.00 per person
  From Picton at 9:30am, $140.00 per person*
  From Havelock at 9:30am, $140.00 per person*

  * a $30 surcharge may apply if less than 4 people travelling from Picton or Havelock on the day

  * please check with us for availaibility from Havelock prior to booking.

• Exceptional Extras Marlborough Wine Tour Gold - 6 Hours. An exclusive tour where your tour guide will pick you up from your accommodation establishment and your day will start by being taken to a boutique winery for a tasting. After enjoying and savouring this tasting your journey will continue onto a wine blending experience. Here you can become your own winemaker for a while. You will be taken through the wine process where your host will talk about blending, weather, soil and give an insight into viticulture, before rolling up your sleeves and blending your own  Pinot Noir or Sauvignon Blanc  (varietal availability dependant). You will then travel across the valley to an reknowned winery restaurant for your leisurely food and wine match, 3 course lunch. After a relaxing lunch we wind up your day with a few more wine tastings and chocolates to finish.

  From Blenheim at 10.00am, $350.00 per person
  From Picton or Havelock at 9:30am, $350.00 per person

• The Ultimate Marlborough Day Out Experience. Morning cruise followed by afternoon wine tasting - 8 Hours. We invite you to have the Ultimate Marlborough Day Out. After picking you up from your accommodation, your morning is spent with a cruise on the Marlborough Sounds, then back on shore for a lunch stop at a winery and followed with a relaxing afternoon of wine tasting in the Marlborough wine region The cruise part of the day out, departs at 9:00am. You will cruise from Picton up through the Queen Charlotte Sound to historical Ship Cove. Along the way your skipper will provide a commentary on the surrounds, history and the wildlife be it birds, fish or mammals. There will be a chance to disembark, with a 20 minute stopover, at Ship Cove. This was named by Captain Cook, when in 1770 his ship, The Endeavour, anchored there to replenish supplies. It became a favourite anchorage for him and he returned there a further four times. Take this opportunity to dabble in the creek where Cook made home brew for his crew and share the beach with the resident wildlife.

  On returning to Picton at around 12:30 we will take you for a single course lunch, with a wine, of your choice, at one of Marlborough’s boutique wineries. While your main course is being prepared, the winery, will give the opportunity to try some of their wines. After your lunch you will get to visit a couple more wineries with a chance to try some more of the wines produced here, while your relaxing, savouring and enjoying this beautiful Marlborough region.

  At the end of the tour we will return you to your accommodation and hope you have had a great day out in Marlborough.

  From Blenheim at 8:00am, $262.00 per person
  From Picton at 8:20am, $262.00

• Private Wine Tours. Yes we would love to take you on a Private Wine Tour. Whether it is for you, a car load or a customised tour for a larger group we can work with you to customise a tour for your budget.  We’ll ensure you see the best that Marlborough has to offer. Get in touch with us by filling out the form on this page with a few details about the date, numbers and what you think you would like to do.

Address:

280 Tyntesfield Rd
Picton 7276

Phone: +64 3 3 574 2889

Freephone: within NZ: 0800 574 288

Mobile: +64 27 786 8542

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