Wine and dog lovers will experience a unique and personalised wine tour with Ruby the wine tour dog and your Kiwi (NZ) wine guide in the valley of the vines.
Discover and savour our world-class Central Otago wines on the Queenstown Wine Tour exclusively for adults only and a boutique group of up to 10 wine lovers
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.
Relax and unwind as you visit four renowned vineyards and wineries where you will swirl, smell and savour over 14 wines including our famed Pinot Noir and other varietals in the world’s southernmost wine region.
Beyond the grape enjoy a seasonal lunch at your own expense at a winery restaurant.
Travel in a luxurious Mercedes Sprinter with your local Kiwi wine guide and Ruby the wine dog.
Posted By : Explore43735873767
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 and the history. Can’t recommend this enough 10/10
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Posted On : 2024-06-30 22:22:32 
Posted By : Tour51458429151
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 a special experience. The wines were amazing too. Thanks for an incredible experience.
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Posted On : 2024-06-09 16:37:24
Posted By : J7288MAnathant
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 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).
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Posted On : 2024-06-08 05:05:17
Posted By : NancyG2588
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 the region and grape-growing. In addition the wines were top notch.
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Posted On : 2024-06-07 17:08:20
Posted By : Elisa_S
This was an amazing and perfect end to our time in Queenstown! Emma and her dog Ruby were the perfect and knowledgeable guides that took us to 4 great wineries in Queensyown, Otago…including the wine cave at Gibbston Valley wines — my husband and I also take pictures and we had great views on top of lovely wine, 10/10!
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 04:18:35 
Posted By : SHB_DCRW
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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Posted On : 2024-03-27 13:40:28
Posted By : Cynthia_C
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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Posted On : 2024-03-24 18:52:47
Posted By : Stephkau247
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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Posted On : 2024-03-15 21:49:06
Posted By : robert_l
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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Posted On : 2024-03-07 20:56:45
Posted By : Adventure28381669622
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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Posted On : 2024-02-23 15:43:23
