Queenstown Wine Tour Reviews

  Emma is amazing! Such a great host and Bella the dog seals the deal. Kinross is such a great winery with lots of different wines and beautiful views.

  Excellent! - My sister, mom and I had the best time on this tour!! Emma was kind and taught us so much about the area and New Zealand wine in general. We... read more got to experience a few larger wineries for the area, as well as smaller more “mom and pop” wineries and all were excellent! Emma specifically really made the tour, she felt like a friend by the end and we all wished she could accompany us throughout our travels. If you’re considering this tour, definitely book it! Cheers!

  Just amazing, everyone had such a good day and sore some beautiful sights with some yummy wine - Definitely recommend this tour with Emma, Jess and Ruby, everyone had such an amazing day and the wine was amazing at each stop, also learnt a bit about the wine... read more and the history. Can’t recommend this enough 10/10

  Fun, New Friends and Fancy Wine. - Wow - what a fantastic day. Met some amazing people and made many new friends. Do our guide was so generous and went out of her way to make this... read more a special experience. The wines were amazing too. Thanks for an incredible experience.

  World class wine a stone’s throw from Queenstown - Just wow! We travelled through the Gibbston Valley with Emma and her furry sidekick Ruby and their knowledge of the wine industry and the Central Otago region is second to... read more none. We visited four of the best wineries in the valley, sampled a large number, purchased a few, and then ran back two days later to buy more because we couldn’t stop thinking about them! Great value for money tour with the friendliest guides (human and dog).

  Great Wine Tasting with Dogs - We had an excellent time with Rudy the wine dog and even met some other dogs along the way. Emma was a ver knowledgeable guide, explaining the history of... read more the region and grape-growing. In addition the wines were top notch.

  Great transport, great tour guide. Great time was had by all. Very informative, relaxing and money well spent. We were comfortable during our trip and were made very... read more welcome at all of our stops. Emma our guide was also very knowledgeable and good fun

  Relaxing tasting afternoon - We had a lovely tour yesterday with Emma in her super comfortable van. It was great to have a mix of beer, gin and wine and the venues were awesome... read more on a lovely April afternoon. Emma was a super tour guide and the people at each venue were welcoming and very knowledgeable!

  You had me at wine dog! - Emma and Ruby were fantastic hosts and guides through some Gibbston Valley wineries! It's clear that Emma has long standing relationships with everyone at the vineyards and we reaped... read more the benefits of those relationships. The van was clean and comfortable, we were picked up and dropped off in a timely manner. Lunch at the 2nd (or was it the 3rd? ) stop was delicious, with plenty of options for all palates. The only downside was we didn't get to meet Ruby's best friend at the last stop

  Great wine tasting trip! - I booked my tour fairly last minute and Emma was on top of it. I received a warm welcome upon pickup. Our group was fun and 5 were... read more repeat customers! Ruby the wine do was also with us and I absolutely love that Alpine does this as it makes the experience unique. Emma was very organized and fun to spend the day with. She has a good relationship with all of the wineries we went to. The selection of wineries was great as each offered a different kind of experience. The hotel pickup and drop off were nice too. Fantastic day!

  Valley of the Vines - Fantastic cycle with amazing scenery and thrilling bridges to cross. Great E bikes and great service. Thank you. Definitely recommend this!

  Got to taste a variety of great tasting gin and wine. We had dinner at a Winery that just opened- it was a stunning location with amazing lamb. Desert back... read more down by the waterfront was a great way to end the evening. Our tour guide was super kind and made sure it was a great experience for all of us.

  Best tour in Queenstown! - This was the highlight of our trip to Queenstown!
Emma, our host, was so accommodating. Communication was great from booking, amending the date, and adding a person. Se took... read more such wonderful care of all of us, but my grandmother especially which my family greatly appreciated.
The brewery was nice, with a spectacular view and very generous pouts.
The Broken Hearts gin garden was definitely a crowd favorite, with lots if spirits on offer and extremely knowledgeable staff. Katherine was our host and she took such good care of us, her mixer recommendations were spot on! There wasn't an option anyone disliked, which is saying a lot for out group!
We went to the Ayrburn winery, which despite being very new had great atmosphere with a lot of history and pizzazz. Ruth was our host and she was so informative and engaging.

100% would recommend to everyone we meet!

  A must do wine tour when visiting Queenstown.  - A must do when in Queenstown is a visit to a few of the boutique, family owned wineries in the valley. Emma and her sidekick, Ruby (her very cute dog)... read more took us to 4 excellent wineries where we tasted a number of great wines and had a delicious lunch. A very gracious and knowledgeable host. Highly recommended!!!

  Great tour with great wine dog!! - We had a lovely wine tour with Emma and her wine dog Ruby ! Emma was extremely knowledgeable about the region and the wines. Would highly recommend !

  Great tour! - One of our favourite activities in Queenstown and Emma was a great host. Visiting four different Wineries we certainly got our moneys worth and Ruby the wine dog topped it... read more off.

  Excellent wine tour - Emma was an EXCELLENT guide and Ruby was so well behaved (her 🐕).we had a GREAT TIME and excellent lunch.

  Had such a good time. Wine, food and good company. Plus friendly people and beautiful scenery. Now that is what makes an enjoyable holiday

  This wine tour was a great experience from the very start. An interesting and informative commentary on the region and our guide, Emma has excellent knowledge of wines. Thoroughly enjoyed... read more the trip and would highly recommend this company.

  This was our 3rd attempt to book our Valley of the Vines wine tour with lunch trip due to the various lockdowns but it was well worth the wait, so... read more much so we are already considering our next trip.

Emma arrived right on time and was professional, friendly and impressively knowledgable on both wines and vineyards. The transport was excellent being clean and in excellent condition. The planning of the tour was clearly well considered. You can always tell you've enjoyed something when you're engaged and time passes quickly.

Overall, I would classify this tour as a 5 star executive experience and I look forward to another tour in the future.

  Was a great afternoon, if you love wine and your in Queenstown, I definitely recommend doing this tour. Wineries were great and Emma was friendly and informative.

  This tour makes for a fabulous ladies long lunch. We were a group of three & Emma was the perfect host. Very knowledgeable, professional & fun! Wine & food was... read more on point. The dinner tour is next on my list. I highly recommend Alpine Wine Tours.

  We had an incredible day on our tour, with Andy as our guide. The company was friendly and professional to liaise with and the tour itself exceptionally well thought through... read more and arranged. Andy was friendly, knowledgeable and honestly went above and beyond any expectations we could have held for the day! The vineyards were wonderful (incredible scenery, amazing hosts and of course exquisite wine). A highly recommended day out!

  This tour blew our expectations out of the water. From the driver, Vicki, who kept us laughing between stops, to the divine and knowledgeable staff at each vineyard. This tour... read more is a ‘must do’ when you visit Queenstown. Will be a tradition with our group now.