Full Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough
With a winemaker as your guide; your tour starts with an informative vineyard stroll. You can ask all those curly questions, and capture some great vineyard photos.
During your full day tour you visit 4-6 wineries which could include a local brewery (depending on the preferences of the group), with over 40 cellar doors to choose from, if you’ve got a favorite we’ll do our best to get you there. We generally focus on a new Zealand family owned vineyards and wineries but can also visit the small boutique and organic vineyards.
This tour does not include a visit to Cloudy Bay, Fromm and Hans Herzog. If Cloudy Bay is a must see then please book our Gourmet Gold Tour or a Private Wine tour
Lunch at a vineyard restaurant is always a highlight and is at your own cost. There is opportunity to visit the Makana Chocolate Shop.
Visit 4-6 wineries.
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Full Day Winemaker's Tour in Marlborough
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What's included in Full Day Winemakers Tour in Marlborough
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Lawson’s Dry Hills
We begin the day by talking about the Marlborough wine industry, with informative vineyard stroll tasting the grapes and an ultra premium wine tasting at a boutique winery. Lawson's Dry Hills Wines showcases the unique characteristics of the region's terroir through their elegant and expressive wines. Their commitment to sustainable practices and innovation further contributes to their reputation as a respected and sought-after winery.
Allan Scott Family Winemakers
This is one of our favourite winery restaurants that we often stop at to enjoy a relaxed gourmet lunch.
If you enjoy beer, cider or wine, we can finish the tour relaxing at our favourite local DNA brewery. It is an opportunity to taste local hand-crafted, and award winning beers! If you don't want to taste the beer, they also have award-winning Ant Moore wines.
Inclusions
- Vineyard Lunch stop during the tour - lunch at your own cost
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Free door-to-door collection and drop off from Blenheim/Renwick areas
- All wine tasting fees
- Lunch - at your own cost on the day
- Note: We encourage our guests to have a good breakfast before the wine tour.
- Picton, Havelock, Rarangi, Hawkesbury & Waihopai transfers may be available with additional charge
- Cloudy Bay wine tasting. Cloudy Bay experience is included in both our Gourmet Gold, Private Tours.
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Free pick-up from all central Blenheim and Renwick accommodation, or from the Blenheim "I Site" If you are staying in Picton or further than 15km from Blenheim, there may be a small additional cost of NZ$20-40 per person, to cover additional travel time. This can be paid on the day. We will message you to inform you or you can use Google maps to check how far your accommodation is from Blenheim.
