Boutique Wine Tour, Central Otago | Appellation Wine Tours | Shaara Deals

A shorter, more boutique-focused alternative to a full gourmet food day — Appellation Wine Tours' Boutique Wine Tour, listed on Shaara Deals from $279, spends 6 hours visiting four small Central Otago vineyards without the underground cave tour or barrel-cooked lunch of its sister tour.

Four boutique vineyards, three sub-regions

The tour takes in a tasting journey through three of Central Otago's scenic and varying wine sub-regions — Gibbston, Bannockburn and Cromwell — visiting four boutique vineyards along the way and tasting their unique cool climate wines, the kind that have made Central Otago world-renowned as a wine region in its own right.

Lunch at Carrick Winery & Restaurant

Lunch is a platter-style meal made with locally sourced produce, served at the renowned Carrick Winery & Restaurant and accompanied by a flight of wines — a relaxed midpoint to the day rather than the elaborate barrel-cooked lunch of the Gourmet Food and Wine Tour.

A stroll through Old Cromwell

Where time and weather permit, there's also the opportunity to retrace the region's pioneering history with a stroll through the charming historical settlement of Old Cromwell, with your wine guide sharing fun facts and stories about how the wine region came to be.

Tour details

• Price: From NZD $279.00

• Duration: Approximately 6 hours (10:00am–4:00pm or 11:00am–5:00pm)

• Location: Queenstown, Central Otago

• Sub-regions visited: Gibbston, Bannockburn, Cromwell

• Operator: Appellation Wine Tours - Queenstown

What's included

• Return hotel transfers

• Tastings at four premium boutique vineyards

• Platter-style lunch with a wine flight at Carrick Winery & Restaurant

• Stroll through Old Cromwell town (weather permitting)

• Full commentary on the sights, wine and history of the region

FAQ: Boutique Wine Tour

How is this different from the Gourmet Food and Wine Tour? It's shorter (6 hours vs 7), doesn't include the underground wine cave tour, and lunch is a platter-style meal at Carrick Winery rather than a wine barrel-cooked lunch.

What time does the tour run? Either 10:00am–4:00pm or 11:00am–5:00pm.

Is lunch included? Yes, a platter-style lunch with a matching flight of wines at Carrick Winery & Restaurant.

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