Private Marlborough Winery Tour
Overview
You can get behind the scenes for a private tasting, or take a drive through the Awatere Valley and soak up Marlborough’s stunning scenery. We can focus on boutique, or organic wineries, breweries, combine fine wine and food… anything is possible with a private tour.
This option is recommended for larger groups or families with children under the age of 12. We can visit wineries more suited to young families to keep everyone happy.
If you are arriving on a cruise ship into Picton we can arrange a tour that works around your ship’s schedule.
For larger groups, or to find out more about our Private Tour options please check out our website and contact us for a quote on 021 157 4094.
Inclusions
- All wine tasting fees
- Lunch stop during the tour - at your own cost
- Free door-to-door collection and drop off from Blenheim/Renwick areas
- Picton, Havelock, Rarangi transfers may be available with additional charge.
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission - Makana Confections
- Entry/Admission - Moa Brewing Company
- Entry/Admission - Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen
- Entry/Admission - Mount Riley Wines
- Entry/Admission - Cloudy Bay
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mount Riley Wines, 10 Malthouse Road, Riverlands 7274, New Zealand
We begin the day by going behind the scenes on this exclusive tour of a modern working winery, with informative vineyard stroll.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Wairau River Wines Cellar Door, 11 Rapaura Rd, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand
This is one of our favourite winery restaurants that we often stop at to enjoy a relaxed gourmet lunch.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Moa Brewing Company, 258 Jacksons Road, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand
If you like beer and cider, we often finish the tour relaxing at our favourite local brewery. It is an opportunity to taste local hand-crafted, and award winning beers and ciders!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Cloudy Bay, Jacksons Road, Rapaura, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand
Cloudy bay wine tasting can be included in this Marlborough wine tour
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Saint Clair Family Estate Vineyard Kitchen, 13 Selmes Road Rd3, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand
Saint Clair is also one of our preferred lunch stops depending on the weather and the size of your group.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Makana Confections, Corner of Rapaura Road and O'Dwyer's Road, Blenheim 7273 New Zealand
Chocolate tasting at Makana does not take long but is worth the stop for the smell of the chocolate being made my hand
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional information
- Most travelers can participate
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Wine tours during Alert Level 1: If one of our guides is unwell they stay home. If you are unwell please be considerate of other guests, and postpone or cancel your tour. If you need to self-isolate but want to reschedule your tour, we will do our best to accommodate you.
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 2 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
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We had our lovely tour guide Darlene who made our friend’s birthday celebration, extra special and fun! Not only we enjoyed tasting 30 different bottles of wine, but also learned a lot of history and fun facts about the process of wine making through out the tour. Darlene also made sure we weren’...
We had our lovely tour guide Darlene who made our friend’s birthday celebration, extra special and fun! Not only we enjoyed tasting 30 different bottles of wine, but also learned a lot of history and fun facts about the process of wine making through out the tour. Darlene also made sure we weren’t drinking on an empty stomach, and brought us to Wairau River for lunch, where I devoured the best prawn dish I have ever tasted. I had so much fun! Definitely recommending this trip others :)We hadn’t planned on getting a private tour, however, circumstances were such that we ended up having a private tour. We felt very special to have access to Mount Riley, our tour guide Darlene is very knowledgeable in the area and about the processes, as she is a winemaker by trade. We learnt som...
We hadn’t planned on getting a private tour, however, circumstances were such that we ended up having a private tour. We felt very special to have access to Mount Riley, our tour guide Darlene is very knowledgeable in the area and about the processes, as she is a winemaker by trade. We learnt some interesting facts along the journey to experiencing some fabulous Marlborough product. Highly recommend this company, it’s now the second time I’ve been on a Hop N Grape tour, epic experiences both times!! 🍇🍾🥂🍷We had a family group of 8 and did a full-day tour including 5 fantastic wineries and a beaut lunch at Saint Clair which was a great recommendation. Our guide, Cam, was amazing - loads of knowledge on wine and the local vineyards and we learnt heaps while tasting a lot of the tasty wines along th...
We had a family group of 8 and did a full-day tour including 5 fantastic wineries and a beaut lunch at Saint Clair which was a great recommendation. Our guide, Cam, was amazing - loads of knowledge on wine and the local vineyards and we learnt heaps while tasting a lot of the tasty wines along the way. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting the area - a fab day out!!!We had a fantastic time tasting wine and gin. Had a lovely lunch at a vineyard. Our tour guide Darlene was very knowledgeable.
We had a fantastic time tasting wine and gin. Had a lovely lunch at a vineyard. Our tour guide Darlene was very knowledgeable.We had an excellent afternoon with Darlene yesterday. She was was very knowledgeable and we learnt a lot. She was also a lot of fun an we really enjoyed her company. The wines and lunch were amazing too. Thank you very much, we will recommend your tour to others.
We had an excellent afternoon with Darlene yesterday. She was was very knowledgeable and we learnt a lot. She was also a lot of fun an we really enjoyed her company. The wines and lunch were amazing too. Thank you very much, we will recommend your tour to others.Cam, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the Malborough wine industry, and matched our visits to suit our interested. Great banter and kept us well informed of any changes necessary for the tour to suit current COVID requirements. Great service
Cam, our guide, was very knowledgeable about the Malborough wine industry, and matched our visits to suit our interested. Great banter and kept us well informed of any changes necessary for the tour to suit current COVID requirements. Great service