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Queenstown Wine Trail
Queenstown Wine Trail
Queenstown Wine Trail
5
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM
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Making wine personal.... Join Queenstown's original wine tour. Enjoy spectacular scenery, fascinating local history and more importantly taste some great wines,in particular our Pinot Noir.
Tours depart daily from Queenstown all year round. Our guides have local knowledge and a great relationship with vineyard personal.Our tours are relaxed, personalised and visit a selection of boutique wineries. We keep our tours small and travelling time to a minimum, so there is plenty of time for you to sample fine wine, food and local cheeses whilst interacting with winery personnel.
For those who prefer the exclusivity of a private guide and vehicle, we offer full and half day tours exploring the wine areas of Gibbston Valley and Bannockburn. Our Wine Tours can be combined with a Jet Boat ride, Helicopter flight or the ultimate relaxation package, try our spa and wine experience.
We offer complimentary pick up and drop off from accommodation or central Queenstown
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Spring Break
5 hours
Free cancellation
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Laura0576
Canberra, Australia105 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Thank You Andrew and Ed for accomodating us - we stuffed up our wine tour and had the wrong day but Andrew was so understanding and got us on an alternate tour. It was a great day and Ed was a fabulous host. We highly recommend QT Wine Trails - fun, organised, friendly and knowledgeable.
Written 5 December 2023
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Global65917526091
1 contribution
Nov 2023 • Friends
Great way to experience several different vineyards in Queenstown. Andrew (our host and owner) was great! Super friendly and knowledgable. One of the things that added do much value to this experience was the flexibility it provided. If was as if you had your own private tour, as you could easily stay a one vineyard longer or shorter before opting on where to go next. Andrew shuttled people around where they wanted to go. The vineyards are each unique, from small to large operations. An added benefit was that the weather was incredible during our mid-November visit.
Written 17 November 2023
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Stephen M
4 contributions
Nov 2023 • Couples
At $NZ370+80+drinks.for a couple ( including a platter lunch at the first winery), not great value. The first stop wine tasting was good with a professionally delivered tasting. The lunch venue at the same winery was very nice but the platter for two was basic. Only 3 small pieces of cheese & a small cold meat selection, in addition to nuts, toast, 2 dips, grapes & dry bikkies. We were rushed through to get back on the bus. Should have been 30mins longer.
The second wine tasting at the next winery was very basic. The tour would benefit from dropping this stage & adding the time to lunch. The third winery was well done & interesting, with the tasting inside the original barrel cave. Would I recommend it…Unfortunately no, for nearly $NZ500.
The second wine tasting at the next winery was very basic. The tour would benefit from dropping this stage & adding the time to lunch. The third winery was well done & interesting, with the tasting inside the original barrel cave. Would I recommend it…Unfortunately no, for nearly $NZ500.
Written 15 November 2023
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Global34241406044
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • Couples
The wine tour was remarkable! From the commentary about the surroundings while driving, to the knowledge about wine and the winery’s we visited. Andrew was a spectacular host and it felt like he was a friend on the tour more than a guide. Would highly recommend!
Written 13 November 2023
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TNuccio-Youngs
42 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
What an amazing experience with Andrew as our driver and tour guide. He was great from start to finish, explaining the region, wine history and discussed each winery. Mount Rosa had excellent whites and a mulled wine. Kinross also had great whites and rose. We had a gourmet style lunch there which wasn’t quite enough food. Then to Gibbston Valley for a great Pinot Noir. They had a wine cave. The only suggestion I would have was to eat lunch earlier and have some crackers and cheese.
Written 26 October 2023
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TNuccio-Youngs
42 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Andrew was awesome! He picked us up on time near our hotel. We enjoyed his commentary while doing to the wineries. We visited 3 different wineries and had excellent wines especially at Mount Rosa and Kinross. The lunch was delicious but a little light at Kinross. We would have liked some crackers and cheese in between wineries! The last winery was interesting and we went into a wine cave at Gibson Valley A very enjoyable day!
Written 21 October 2023
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Climber28687266514
2 contributions
Fantastic day out with friends.
Great selection of wine and food and our guide T was brilliant at keeping the group engaged and interacting while still giving us space to enjoy the places we visited.
Great music selection for us as well!!!
Great selection of wine and food and our guide T was brilliant at keeping the group engaged and interacting while still giving us space to enjoy the places we visited.
Great music selection for us as well!!!
Written 18 October 2023
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Deearna123
2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Big thanks to our amazing tour guide T ,
Had a great day met some wonderful people on our tour and learnt about a great wine industry in nz. Everybody was helpful and friendly . Great food , Great wine and Queenstown is a place we will never forget .highly recommend Queenstown wine trail tours.
Regards
Stephen &Deearna Insall
Melbourne aus
Had a great day met some wonderful people on our tour and learnt about a great wine industry in nz. Everybody was helpful and friendly . Great food , Great wine and Queenstown is a place we will never forget .highly recommend Queenstown wine trail tours.
Regards
Stephen &Deearna Insall
Melbourne aus
Written 23 September 2023
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Rachael E
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Sep 2023 • Couples
Fantastic afternoon with lovely people and our great guide, Ed. Ed is a wine professional and therefore is extremely knowledgable and insightful. Great selection of wineries, food, and it was fabulous to finish at the Wine Cave which has a cheesery and deli for last nibbles. And better not forget to mention the drive through the country side. Stunning! Highly recommend this tour
Written 14 September 2023
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Thank you for your review & kind words Rachel. It sounds like you had a fantastic day out with Ed on our Food & Wine Sampler Tour. Ed is amazing, he loves to share his passion about all things wine, & the Cave is a wonderful highlight too, glad you enjoyed it. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Cheers!
Written 18 September 2023
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Francesca H
Sydney, Australia1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Couples
Unreal!! I found Mr ‘T’!! Talk about an unexpected throw back that was so cool! T was our host and driver, he picked us up from our accommodation along with others along the way, his commentary was classic, well informed and fun, with a side of good kiwi banter!! Haha… Loved the wine tastings we did at Rosa Kinross and the cave was awesome. We also went to the Church one, lovely Pinot there too. All in all a smashing afternoon in the sun with a fun group, all blended nicely by Mr T. Cheers to Andrew and the A team! We’ll be back!!
Written 30 August 2023
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Hi Francesca, glad you enjoyed a fun day out on the Wine Trail with T - he is a wonderful host, full of fun and banter, & we will pass on your kind words. We look forward to hosting you again next time you're over our way!
Written 18 September 2023
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Furnman61
San Jose, CA352 contributions
Which one of the wine tours includes Chard Farm? We will be there mid Sept.
Wine Hopper Bus
Queenstown, New Zealand
Hi, we can visit Chard Farm on any of our Private tour options or if our we only have a small number of people on our daily tour we can visit but it's not guaranteed as it's dependant on booking numbers.
MChrisp
Christchurch, New Zealand19 contributions
Hi Everyone,
I'm visiting Queenstown in mid-August with my boyfriend and we're excited to visit the Queenstown Wine Trail for the first time.
We've hired bikes from Arrowtown, and have decided that doing a day self-guided is better for us rather than adhering to a tour. We are taking the bus in from Queenstown and then hiring the bikes from 11am - 3pm. Could anyone help me with my questions:
1. How far do you think we could go on the trail before we'd need to turn back?
2. Is it possible in that time to loop back around via Lake Hayes, or would we not have enough time?
3. How many wineries / what wineries would you suggest that we visit in the time that we have?
4. Has anyone done the trail during that time of year (Winter)? And should we prepare for it / wear quite warm clothes etc?
Thanks so much!!
Queenstown Wine Trail
Queenstown, New Zealand4 contributions
Hi, Thanks for your enquiry. We are a wine tour operator that takes people around Gibbston Valley in our van and don't have much to do with cycling hire/tours. However from experience I would say that you would need to allow at least 60-90 minutes of cycling to get from Arrowtown to Gibbston Valley and you would probably only have time to visit one winery before having to turn back to get all the way back to Arrowtown. It can be extremely cold in August and high chance of snow/rain. You definitely would not be able to include Lake Hayes. You might be best to look at companies that transport you to Gibbston and give you the bike there to ride as this would allow you time to visit more wineries. However it will still be very cold! Temperature Highs are around 8 degrees! If you change your mind and want to enjoy the wineries from the comfort of our warm vans with experienced guide - give us a call or book online. :-) Hope this helps.
mcmillanlois
Christchurch, New Zealand
Can you tell me who the owners are of all the Gibson valley vineyards please
howard_dorothy
Maryland141 contributions
Many are small vineyard independent owners. Websites should answer your questions