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    Queenstown Wine Trail

    283 Reviews
    #4 of 24 Food & Drink in Queenstown
    Wine Tours & Tastings , Food & Drink, Tours
    160 Gorge Road | Cenral Otago, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
    +64 3-441 3990
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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

    About Queenstown Wine Trail

    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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    283 reviews
    • Excellent77%
    • Very good17%
    • Average4%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible1%
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    “gibbston valley” (56 reviews)
    “cheese tasting” (17 reviews)
    “different wineries” (16 reviews)
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    160 Gorge Road | Cenral Otago, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
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    1 - 10 of 276 reviews

    Reviewed 2 days ago
    What a great last minute decision

    Very last minute decision to join the tour, well worth it. Our guide was knowledgeable and able to answer any questions thrown his way. Loved the boutique wineries over the bigger well know winery we visited. Came away with some wonderful Pinot Noirs which Central...More

    Thank Carolyn22665
    Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile
    Marc Frost

    Having visited Barossa Valley and Marlborough for 4 days of wine tours in the previous week, we were looking forward to seeing what Central Otago had to offer and booked a private 2 day tour with Queenstown Wine Trail. We were hosted by Lance who...More

    Thank Marc F
    qwinetrail, Manager at Queenstown Wine Trail, responded to this reviewResponded 2 weeks ago

    Hi Marc, Thanks for the glowing review, I'll make sure Lance see's it! We're glad you were able to enjoy the wineries on our private tour and explore the Central Otago region. You were very lucky to get amazing weather too!

    Reviewed 3 May 2017
    Highlights - the guide, the matched wine & food, wine cave tour.

    If you're traveling with friends or by yourself this is a great day out. The local guide was a wonderful host and very knowledgeable on both the wines and the Central Otago Region including the history. We experienced beautiful wines and gained an understanding of...More

    Thank amhailes
    qwinetrail, Manager at Queenstown Wine Trail, responded to this reviewResponded 5 May 2017

    Thanks for your wonderful review - We're very pleased that you enjoyed our Wine & Food Tour. It's a great activity to do when the climate gets a little cooler!

    Reviewed 25 April 2017
    Poor value

    Unfortunately, not good value. Unexpectedly poor. Visited two wineries (one which was really a beautiful wedding reception venue - Stoneridge Estate and Gibbston Valley winery) Wine tasting was offered at each winery, cheese tasting at one venue and a "gourmet lunch" was on offer -...More

    Thank FranGol
    qwinetrail, Owner at Queenstown Wine Trail, responded to this reviewResponded 27 April 2017

    Reading your description you must have been on a Summer Sampler Tour which runs on requested days over summer to accommodate people coming to Queenstown via a tour company. We are asked to create a tour getting back to town early, but sadly you felt...More

    Reviewed 21 April 2017 via mobile
    Original Wine Tour

    We thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon. We learn a little about the different types of grapes and wine and tasted lots as we visited 4 different wineries. Lunch was great at the restaurant at Gibson Valley Winery too. Grant our tour guide was fabulous. Would recommend.

    Thank jenwegen
    Reviewed 12 April 2017
    Exceeded expectations. Great wine, food and guide.

    Excellent wine tour through breathtaking scenery. Wild Earth winery lunch and matched wines were fab. Try the 2014 award-winning Pinot Noir. Gibbston Valley wine tour very informative. Entertaining tour guide Peter made the drive very enjoyable and he kindly dropped us back at our hotel....More

    Thank swissmrs2016
    Reviewed 11 April 2017 via mobile
    Amazing

    This tour was amazing! Our expectations were high but our guide Pete took it to the next level of excellence. Thank you for an unforgettable experience.

    Thank Hannah P
    Reviewed 10 April 2017
    Perfect way to spend an afternoon!

    Myself and a friend went on this tour on Saturday and had a wonderful time. Our tour guide Phil was very knowledgeable and took us to a range of wineries from boutique to the slightly larger ones. The lunch at the Gibbston Valley winery was...More

    Thank Ruth G
    Reviewed 6 March 2017
    half day winetasting tour

    Some good aspects of this tour were the good foods and 2 interesting wineries we visited. However, the tour guide didn't seem that interested in us, but more in his own meal and tasting. This tour could be improved. 4 hours was not enough for...More

    Thank solotraveler94
    qwinetrail, Manager at Queenstown Wine Trail, responded to this reviewResponded 8 March 2017

    Thank you for your review and we are pleased you enjoyed the wineries visited and food. We are however sorry you felt rushed on this particular day as this is the last thing we want you to feel on our wine tours. We normally allow...More

    Reviewed 2 March 2017 via mobile
    Highly Recommend

    Lance, our guide, was great. Very knowledgeable and funny. The 4 wineries visited were great. Learned a lot about NZ wines and the issues they face. We did make purchases from the wineries. Mini-Van karaoke was the best. Heather worked her magic behind the scenes....More

    Thank GoesBoom
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    MChrisp
    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!!
    4 July 2017|
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    Response from qwinetrail | Property representative |
    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... More
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    mcmillanlois
    23 August 2016|
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    Response from howard_dorothy | Reviewed this property |
    Many are small vineyard independent owners. Websites should answer your questions
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