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Queenstown Wine Tour: Exclusive Adults-Only Experience with Ruby the Wine Dog

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185 Ratings

Queenstown

Embark on an exclusive adults-only wine tour in Queenstown, New Zealand, with Ruby the Wine Dog. Discover world-class wines, visit scenic vineyards, and indulge in a luxurious experience.

Duration: 5 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Alpine Wine Tours - Join us as we transport wine-lovers to Gibbston, also known as the
Valley of the Vines. It’s part of the greater Central Otago wine region and well-known as one of the world’s most scenic vineyard journeys.

Discover how the unique flavours of our Central Otago wines are created as you visit three wineries to enjoy over 16 tastings in the world’s southernmost wine region.

Immerse your senses in New Zealand’s largest wine cave, and beyond the grape enjoy a seasonal lunch at renowned winery restaurant, Akarua Wines & Kitchen by Artisan or another winery restaurant.

What's Included

Wine Cave Tour
In-vehicle air conditioning
Live commentary on board
Local Guide
Wine Tastings

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Lunch

Additional Information

Enthusiasts of wine and dogs will enjoy a unique and tailored wine journey with Ruby, the canine wine tour guide, and your New Zealander (NZ) wine expert in the vine-filled valley.

Embark on an exploration and indulgence of our exceptional Central Otago wines on the Queenstown Wine Tour that is strictly for adults and accommodates a small audience of a maximum of 11 wine aficionados

Come with us as we take wine aficionados to Gibbston, also referred to as the ‘Valley of the Vines’. It is a segment of the larger Central Otago wine area and is recognized as one of the most picturesque vineyard travels globally.

Sit back and relax as you explore four esteemed vineyards and wineries where you’ll get the chance to swirl, sniff and taste more than 15 wines including our famous Pinot Noir and other varieties in the world’s most southerly wine region.

Engage your senses in New Zealand’s biggest wine cave, and outside of the grape sampling, relish in a seasonal lunch at your own cost at a vineyard eatery.

Journey in a plush Mercedes Sprinter with your local Kiwi wine specialist and Ruby the wine dog.

Minimum of 3 guests booked to operate the tour
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Small-group tour (maximum of 10 guests per tour)
Exclusively for adults (18 and over)

Location

43 Camp Street

Camp Street

Station Building bus stop at 43 Camp Street (corner of Camp & Shotover Streets). Bus stop is used by multiple tour companies.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Shb_dcrw

Mar 27, 2024

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 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

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Cynthia_c

Mar 24, 2024

Great day trip! - Grant was a great guide - informative and fun to chat with….pours were generous and the venue selections varied - great day trip!

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Robert_l

Mar 7, 2024

Great Wine, Great Dog, Great Tour! - Emma and Ruby were excellent guides, and the wine was outstanding. We got around safely and stopped for tastings/lunch at 4 locations. The guide was flexible and accommodated everyone. Thanks Emma!

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Adventure28381669622

Feb 23, 2024

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 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!

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Leeanne_c

Feb 23, 2024

Winery tour was fantastic!! - Had a wonderful time on this winery tour. Emma was so friendly and knowledgeable and Ruby the dog was beautiful. Highly recommend this tour to anyone while in Queenstown.

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Yooseob_s

Feb 14, 2024

Recommend - Wonderful host and enjoyable wine and landscape. I deeply recommend this tour to wine lovers. You will never regret.

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James_a

Dec 19, 2023

This was a fantastic tour... - This was a fantastic tour of some of the regions wineries and Emma the guide was amazing! Perfect number of vineyards and tastings, with each vinyard taking a slightly different approach. Couldn't recommend highly enough

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Jen22andjohn

Dec 9, 2023

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) 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!!!

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Marcus_l

Jan 1, 2024

31st Dec 2023 family tour - Lunch was not included in the cost of the package. The tour was quite rushed as well - granted, it was on new year's eve so the traffic was worse than usual. Visited Gibson Valley Winery, Rockburn, Kinross, and Brennan.

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Stephkau247

Mar 15, 2024

Great vineyards, terrible host - The day started out wonderfully and we visited a couple of vineyards not normally on the wine tour schedule. Ruby the wine dog was lovely as an addition to the group. However the day turned sour after lunchtime when our host became angry at us for not having paid by the time she brought the van around to pick us up. None of us in the group had heard that this was what was happening so we were surprised at the mood change. She also made a scene about the fact we ordered an extra 2 glasses (between 4 people) because the wine we wanted wasn’t being offered as a tasting. Most annoyingly, the host asked us what our favourite wines were as soon as we got on the bus; she then used this as a means of directing every cellar door on what to give us (rather than letting the cellar door staff give us what they wanted to). As wine collectors we were annoyed by a this, as our money was wasted by the tour driver’s opinion dictating what we were able to try. Just let the bloody wine cellar staff tell us what they’re good at! I’ll go back to all the vineyards again but not with this tour group or host. 2/5 mainly for the quality of the vineyards

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