Canterbury Trails · Private Queenstown tours
Three Vines Wine Tour
Central Otago, three cellar doors, beautifully unhurried.
The experience
Central Otago is the southernmost wine region in the world, and its Pinot Noir is celebrated wherever it is poured.
This half day visits three handpicked boutique cellar doors in the Gibbston Valley and around Arrowtown, chosen around the styles you most enjoy. With your own driver-guide, no one in the party misses a glass, and a shared platter lunch among the vines sits at the heart of the day.
The day
Three cellar doors, unhurried
Your guide sets the route through the heart of the region’s wine country: a first hosted tasting of Pinot Noir and aromatic whites, a second in a different style and setting, and a third to finish, with a shared platter of regional produce matched to the wines along the way. Tastings are shaped around your preferences, and because the driving is taken care of, the day is purely about the wine, the food and the country.
Along the way
The day in pictures
Gibbston vineyard rowsbeneath the schist mountains
A cellar-door tastingglasses of Pinot Noir
A shared platteron a vineyard table
Hands pouringa glass
A boutique cellar dooramong the vines
The Kawarau Gorgethe river below
What to expect
Relaxed, from first glass to last
The day is entirely private: a premium vehicle and one dedicated guide, door-to-door from Queenstown, three hosted tastings and a shared platter lunch, at a pace that stays relaxed from start to finish. Tell us your preferred styles and we will shape the cellar doors to suit. All tastings are for guests of legal drinking age, 18 and over.
Private half-day journeys from NZD $360 per person.A half day from Queenstown, three tastings and a shared platter lunch included.
What our guests say
“A fantastic guide, the exact combination of informative, entertaining and patient.”Nick H, April 2026
Rated 4.9 out of 5 on Google & TripAdvisor
Good to know
A few questions answered
Which wineries do we visit?
Three boutique Central Otago cellar doors, chosen by your guide for the styles you enjoy and the welcome they give small parties. Central Otago is celebrated for Pinot Noir and aromatic whites.
Is lunch included?
Yes. A shared platter lunch at a winery, with regional produce matched to the wines, plus bottled water.
I do not drink much wine. Will I still enjoy the day?
Yes. The day is as much about the landscape, the people and the long platter lunch as the tastings, and your guide will happily tailor the pace.
Is there a minimum age?
Tastings are for guests aged 18 and over. Younger guests are welcome on the tour.
Plan your journey
Travel the wine country in style
Tell us your dates and your party, and we will shape the day around you.
Email info@trails.co.nz · Phone +64 3 384 6148
