Join Altitude Tours on this classic Queenstown wine tour to explore, taste, and savour wines across four of the finest and boutique cellar doors in the region.

Throughout the day, you can enjoy tasting over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, with the option of a scrumptious lunch (additional cost ordered on the day). You will be well looked after and hosted by an Altitude wine guide and cellar staff, and be educated and entertained with local winemaking facts and stories.

• Visit four cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region
• Taste over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, both reds and whites
• Take a look into the Gibbston Valley Winery underground wine cave
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine lovers
• Choose to indulge in a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide

Your Wine Sampler Day:

Start your day being met by your wine-certified guide at or near your Queenstown accommodation. From there, we'll travel a short distance to the Gibbston wine region, home to top-rated wineries, award-winning winemakers, and, of course, delicious Pinot Noir.

Gibbston Valley Winery

Our first location is the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery. Gibbston Valley is one of the region's founding wineries and it's here that we will join a guided tour through New Zealand's largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of some of their world-famous wines.

Kinross

Kinross is our second stop and a fantastic location to try a range of different wines across multiple labels. Along with producing their own wines, their cellar door host will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories of how they came to be. After your wine tasting, we allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

Mt Rosa Wines

Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

Ayrburn

Finish your day at Ayrburn, one of Queenstown’s most vibrant precincts. Known for its welcoming hospitality and stunning surroundings, it’s the perfect place to enjoy your final tasting. Nestled in a beautifully restored farm building, Ayrburn Wines are crafted from Central Otago’s finest vineyards, offering nuanced flavours that truly showcase the region.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a top-rated wine-tasting journey and experience more with Altitude Tours. The Wine Tour departs Queenstown at 10am and returns at approximately 4pm.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

It's always 5 o'clock at Altitude Tours. Join the Twilight Wine & Craft Beer Tour for an entertaining late afternoon, taste bud-tingling adventure.

Visit three unique locations around Queenstown and Gibbston for tastings of either local wine or craft beers, and tuck into shared antipasto platters before continuing your evening in town.

• Visit three tasting rooms around Gibbston and Queenstown
• Taste over 12 different locally produced wines or beers
• Choose between local wines or local craft beers at each spot
• Tuck into an included shared antipasto platter
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine and beer lovers
• A late afternoon departure allows you to do more in Queenstown

Your Taste-bud Tingling Afternoon

Meet your friendly local guide in the Queenstown town centre outside The Station Building on Camp Street. From here we travel out and enjoy exploring the Gibbston wine region and Queenstown, visiting a diverse range of cellar doors offering unique collections of both local wines and craft beers.

Location One – GT Tasting

Our first stop is the GT Tasting Room at the historic Gibbston Tavern. Here, you can sample either local wine or craft beer — both options are spectacular. The wine is locally grown and produced, as well as the beer coming from a small brewery just down the road. This spot is a great introduction to the flavours of the Gibbston region, whether you’re sipping a crisp wine or a refreshing local beer.

Location Two – Kinross

Next, we’ll head to Kinross Cellar Door, where things start to get really fun (and flavourful). If you’re here for beer, you’ll love the selection from a local small-batch brewery. For wine lovers, Kinross represents five boutique wineries, offering a selection of some of the best Pinot Noirs in the world. At this stop everyone the Kinross team will also deliver to the antipasto platters for all to share.

Location Three: Altitude Brewing 

Altitude Brewing is a laid-back craft brewery and taproom located at Frankton Marina in Queenstown, right on the shores of Lake Wakatipu with views of the Remarkables. Founded in 2013 by local brewer Eliott Menzies, it’s known for approachable, flavour-driven beers like the Mischievous Kea IPA and for supporting local charities through every sale. The red-shed taproom offers 12 rotating taps, food trucks, and a relaxed, community-minded vibe that has made Altitude a favourite stop for both locals and visitors exploring Queenstown’s growing craft-beer scene.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

Enjoy a scenic flight with mountaintop bubbles, before landing in the Gibbston wine region for tastings across four of the finest and off-the-beaten-track cellar doors.

• Take a scenic helicopter flight with a mountaintop landing
• Enjoy a glass of bubbles on the mountain while taking the views
• Visit four cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region
• Taste over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, both reds and whites
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine lovers
• Choose to indulge in a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide

Your Heli Wine Sampler Day:

The Helicopter Line

Start your day being met by the helicopter company at your Queenstown accommodation and enjoy a scenic helicopter flight, landing on a mountaintop for a glass of bubbles. From here we land in the Gibbston wine region, home to award-winning winemakers, stunning scenery, and, of course, delicious Pinot Noir.

Gibbston Valley Winery

After your helicopter flight, meet your guide at our first tasting location, the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery. Gibbston Valley is one of the region's founding wineries and it's here that we will join a guided tour through New Zealand's largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of some of their world-famous wines.

Kinross

Kinross is our second stop and a fantastic location to try a range of different wines across multiple labels. Along with producing their own wines, their cellar door host will also showcase wines from smaller producers and share their incredible stories of how they came to be. 

After your wine tasting, we allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

Mt Rosa Wines

Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

Ayrburn

Finish your day at Ayrburn, one of Queenstown’s most vibrant precincts. Known for its welcoming hospitality and stunning surroundings, it’s the perfect place to enjoy your final tasting. Nestled in a beautifully restored farm building, Ayrburn Wines are crafted from Central Otago’s finest vineyards, offering nuanced flavours that truly showcase the region.

Experience the Unforgettable

Let us take you on a top-rated wine-tasting journey and experience more with Altitude Tours. The Helicopter Wine Tour departs Queenstown at 9:15am and returns at approximately 4pm.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

Private Queenstown Wine Tour

Enjoy an exclusive Queenstown wine experience with Altitude Tours, created just for you and your group. Explore, taste, and savour exceptional wines at four of the region’s finest boutique cellar doors — all at a relaxed pace tailored to your day.

Throughout your private tour, enjoy tastings of many spectacular cool-climate wines, with the option to indulge in a delicious winery lunch (additional cost, ordered on the day). You’ll be personally hosted by your own Altitude wine-certified guide and welcomed by knowledgeable cellar door staff, who will share fascinating local winemaking stories and insights.

Your Private Experience Includes:

• Visits to four premium cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region

• Tastings of over 18 outstanding cool-climate wines, both reds and whites

• A guided look inside the Gibbston Valley Winery underground wine cave
  
  

• A fully private tour exclusively for you and your group

• The option to enjoy a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)

• A fun, knowledgeable, wine-certified private guide
  
  

*At the time of submitting your booking request, you will be required to provide valid credit card details. Your card will not be charged at the time of request. Once availability has been confirmed by Altitude Tours, your booking will be confirmed and the full payment will be processed using the card details provided. You will receive a confirmation email once the booking has been confirmed and payment has been successfully processed. If we are unable to confirm availability for your requested date or experience, your card will not be charged and you will be notified accordingly.