Gourmet Food and Wine Tour Queenstown All-Inclusive Tour
Overview
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6 hours 30 minutes
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Experience an indulgent and diverse full day tour showcasing the very best sights and tastes from the Central Otago region. Let your experienced wine guide lead you on a tasting journey through three contrasting Central Otago wine sub-regions; Gibbston, Bannockburn and Cromwell.
Enjoy a guided tour through New Zealand’s largest underground wine cave and savour a unique lunch with 5 dishes cooked in retired oak barrels and perfectly matched with 5 wines.
You will also have an opportunity to retrace history with a visit to the historical settlements of Arrowtown, and Old Cromwell (when time permits). Learn about the early pioneering history and how the wine region was formed through an array of fun facts and interesting stories from your knowledgeable wine guide.
At the end of your tour you will be returned to your accommodation.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
A minimum of 2 people is required for the tour to run
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Minimum age is 18 years
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Lake Hayes
Take in the incredible views of Lake Hayes on a good day.
Kawarau Suspension Bridge
View the historic Kawarau Suspension Bridge and home of the AJ Hackett Bungy
What‘s Included
Knowledgeable Wine Guide with fascinating commentary
Enjoy a lovely cheese platter which accompanies one of the wine tastings
Transport by luxury vehicle
An exquisite lunch consisting of 5 dishes cooked in retired oak barrels and matched with wines.
Wine tastings at 4 vineyards over 3 contrasting wine sub-regions
Gratuities
Alcoholic drinks or wine purchases (available to purchase)
Options
Gourmet Food and Wine Tour Queenstown All-Inclusive Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
333 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Must Do Tour👌
Kerri j,,Jan 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Great day tasting the local wines and delicious food….small group is the way to go. John the tour guide had excellent knowledge of the area and was good fun. Would definitely recommend.
Fab tour, great guide & wine!
StefAH59,,Jan 17, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Ben was amazing. He was a font of knowledge concerning not only the wine business but history, locality and had good stories to tell of place naming etc. He really made the tour today as did the great other people on our minibus! Americans, Aussies and Bristol combined to have a fun day filled with jokes and laughs! We visited some fantastic vineyards, Gibbston, Carrick and Kiwi owned Bannockburn. Great mountain & river views on our journey. We had great guides who taked us through the wine making process and their particular specialist produce. The wine tastings were delicious and varied! In between each tasting Benn regaled us with interesting facts of the area and its history & characters. We had a fabulous lunch at Stoakers- where a 5 course tasting menu including venison, pork, duck & salmon was accompanied by appropriate wines. Great food cooked in wine barrels! Served beautifully 😍 there was plenty! The last visit provided a lovely charcuterie and some very different wines from their vines. Ginger the dog was a big attraction too! Throughly enjoyed the company, wine and food today and very much appreciated Ben's commentary 👌 learnt lots today but had a memorable day! Definitely a tour to be done if you enjoy wine 🍷 😌
Sensational tour
Guide65036758080,,Jan 16, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Ben was an excellent driver full of fascinating information with a great sense of humour too. Super professional and thoroughly enjoyable tour. Ben is an asset to the company!
Worth it!
Martina B,,Jan 3, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic excursion! We stayed at four winemakers in Gibbson Valley, Bannockburn and Cromwell including lunch (sensational in the Stoaker Room) and cheese plate. Evie was a very good tour guide. Worth it!
Excellent indulgent tour
cjandjo,,Dec 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our driver guide John, was absolutely brilliant. He chatted whilst we were driving from one location to the next. Always interesting and able to answer questions. The stops for wine tasting were excellent and well planned. The meal at the Stoker was plentiful with 5 foods and matching paired wines. Overall I think we all rather overindulged. On the way back to Queenstown we stopped at Arrowtown which was quaint. 5* rating – especially for John
Food and wine tour done right
Kerry C,,Dec 30, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fantastic day on this food and wine tour. Our driver, Phil, was great—really fun, knowledgeable, and struck the perfect balance between being informative and relaxed. The wineries we visited were all excellent, with a good mix of styles and atmospheres. Lunch at Stoaker House was a real highlight—outstanding food and a genuinely unique experience that set it apart from a standard winery lunch. Overall, a very well-run tour and an easy recommendation for anyone looking to explore the region’s food and wine scene.
Great wine tour
Alexander P,,Dec 10, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00It was full of information and tasting different wines from the Otago region. Most of it is Pinot Noir. We had John as our guide, who did a superb job.
Great wineries
Traveller376,,Nov 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful region to do a wine tour. We really enjoyed the wineries we visited and the wines were very good. Our guide was wonderful. We would have preferred a more traditional winery lunch where you choose your own meal from a menu rather than a community platter to be shared with the group.
Excellent tricks.
matthieur520,,Nov 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tricks. Many thanks to John for his kindness and good humor. We recommend and will be back very soon.
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Louise L,,Nov 27, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Great communication from the company. Pick up was as planned. The tour guide was friendly, well informed with great knowledge of the area as well as the vineyards and wineries. It was really interesting to learn about the history of the area as we were driven through the countryside and how wine making has evolved in the Queenstown area. Visiting 4 wineries gave us a variety of wines to taste and the meal at The Stoaker Room was excellent. It was also a great opportunity to talk with everyone else on the tour as we shared platters of delicious meats and vegetables with accompanying wine tasters for each course. We had shared cheese boards at the final winery to go with our last tasting session. Again we all chatted as a group and this enhanced the experience for me as I met people from all over the world despite the small group number. I would recommend this tour. The fact it is only for a small number of people is a definite positive in my opinion. A great tour if you love wine, some good food, want to get some knowledge of the area and enjoy meeting a small group of people who could be from anywhere in the world.
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