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Queenstown Wine Tour with Ruby the Wine Dog - Adults Only

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Experience a unique wine tour with Ruby the wine tour dog and a Kiwi local guide as you journey through the 'Valley of the Vines' to swirl, smell and sip wines from 4 wineries/vineyards!

Experience a unique wine tour with Ruby the wine tour dog and a Kiwi local guide as you journey through the 'Valley of the Vines' to swirl, smell and sip wines from 4 wineries/vineyards!

Highlights

  • Experience Ruby the wine tour dog
  • Savor 15 wine tastings at 4 different wineries
  • Exclusively for adults only (18 years and over)
  • Lunch at a winery restaurant is at your own expense
  • Luxurious Mercedes Sprinter van
  • Return transport from central Queenstown and select hotels

Indulge in the excellence of Central Otago wines through our boutique Queenstown Wine Tour, tailored for adults only in a small group of up to 10 wine enthusiasts!

This world-class tour takes you on an unforgettable journey to Gibbston, well-known as as the 'Valley of the Vines' within the Central Otago wine region.

Relax as you travel in luxury by a Mercedes Sprinter with a local Kiwi wine guide and Ruby the wine tour dog (schnauzer) to explore four renowned vineyards.

Delighting in the aromas and flavors of over 15 wines, including the famed Pinot Noir and other varietals in the world's southernmost wine region. Savor a seasonal lunch at your expense in a winery restaurant.

Truly a lavish adventure of taste and sensory delights!

Time: 10am to 3pm (5 hours)

Adult $229.00

What's included

  • Visit 4 wineries/cellar doors
  • Wine tastings
  • Return transport to central Queenstown or selected hotels

Duration

  • Approximately 5 hours

Location

  • 10am - Meet at 43 Camp Street bus stop, the Corner of Shotover & Camp Streets (it's the bus stop where tour operators depart from)
  • Choose to meet here or enter central Queenstown accommodation address at checkout as selected hotels offered for pick up.

Restrictions

  • Minimum age: 18

Legal Drinking Age Enforced

  • To consume Alcohol you must be over the legal drinking age. You may be asked to produce Government Issued ID to prove your age.

Notes

  • Minimum numbers apply.

    The legal drinking age in New Zealand is 18 years.

    Please note: Cancellations with less than 48 hours notice will not be refunded.

Available Bookings from 24 Dec to 6 Jan 2025

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ellanab from New Zealand wrote on 19 November 2024

Amazing!

Such a good wine tour with great people. Highly recommend this

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katiew30 from Australia wrote on 27 March 2024

No regrets!!!

I don’t often review things but I know how much the reviews for this helped me make my decision at 10pm the night before to do this tour! Em was exceptionally friendly, informative and fun and Ruby the wine dog was great to have apart of the team. Definitely the best experience we had in Queenstown. It was great to have a smaller group of people, by the first wine stop it felt like I was just with a few friends hopping around vineyards! If you pick any wine tour make sure you pick this one!

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From Queenstown Wine Tour with Ruby the Wine Dog - Adults Only

Hi Katie, Thanks so much for leaving such an amazing review, we really appreciate it as people like to see reviews before going ahead and experiencing a wine tour with us! We love hearing you have no regrets and enjoyed the smaller group size plus having Ruby the wine dog is a great point of difference and for those missing their dogs back home. Cheers, Emma and Ruby

Verity from Australia wrote on 10 March 2024

Great Day

Small group, engaging host (Emma), easy directions and guidance over the day, great to have pre-set tables (no waiting or dealing with crowded gatherings at the tasting bench), good variety in wine tasting, on the money (very fair for what you get) and a super cute doggo. The weather was also in our favour and it was a glorious day. Couldn't ask for more.

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Thanks Verity for the great review and we love hearing you enjoyed the wine tour with us!

Ian Zhu from New Zealand wrote on 20 November 2023

Great tour

Great tour. This is my third time to do the wine tour. Great job done by Emma and Ruby the wine dog :)

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Hi Ian, Thanks so much for the amazing review, love hearing you had a great tour and enjoyed having Ruby the wine dog join! Cheers, Emma

Paul Wittwer from Australia wrote on 27 October 2023

premium wines

Initially the tour seemed quite overpriced but being on holiday and being Queenstown we booked anyway. We were very pleased with the pickup from our accommodation and then the high quality of the wine. There were some unique and uncommon varietals amongst the well known ones but they were all really nice. Emm the host was very attentive and we thought that it was a bonus that it was her business, not part of a larger operation. The wines we tasted were premium wines, some of which we would never get the chance to enjoy again so that was a real privilege. Thanks Emm.

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From Queenstown Wine Tour with Ruby the Wine Dog - Adults Only

Hi Paul, Thanks for the great 4 star review and I'm happy you enjoyed the wine tour with me, always nice to have the owner and be a family owned and operated wine tour company. Love to hear you enjoyed the premium wines of Central Otago and thank you for joining us. Thanks, Emma

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