Blenheim Wine Tour Afternoon: 3 Cellar Doors & Lunch Included

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Duration4h

GroupUp to 13

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Lunch at a working vineyard, then two more tastings

You get picked up from your Blenheim hotel, visit an award-winning winery restaurant for lunch with a wine tasting, then stop at two more cellar doors to taste Marlborough's best wines. All tasting fees are included, the guide shares local vineyard knowledge, and the whole thing takes about four hours without you having to drive or plan the stops.

Step-by-step itinerary

Marlborough wine tasting and lunch

Pickup from Blenheim accommodation
Visit award-winning winery restaurant
Guided wine tasting at winery
Enjoy lunch among the vines
Visit second cellar door for tasting
Visit third cellar door for tasting
Learn about vineyard management and wine industry

The Experience

You've got an afternoon free in Blenheim and you're thinking about wine, but the idea of renting a car and navigating between vineyards feels like work. The pickup arrives at your accommodation about 15 minutes before the tour leaves, so there's no scrambling — you just step in and the Marlborough wine country opens up from there. Over the next four hours, you'll move through three cellar doors, starting with an award-winning winery restaurant where you order lunch from the menu and pair it with their Reserve Tasting or a glass of something you want to try. The vines are right there while you eat, and the pace is slow enough that you're not rushing between tastings.

After lunch, the guide takes you to two more cellar doors — the kind of places that pour Marlborough's signature Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs without the tourist rush. All the standard tasting fees are already covered, which means you're not doing the math at each stop. The guide knows the local wine story and the vineyards themselves, and if there's time, you'll hear about how the vines are managed and why this particular region became what it is. It's not a lecture — it's the kind of thing that comes up naturally when you're standing in front of the rows and someone who lives here is talking.

The vehicle is air-conditioned, which matters on a warm afternoon in the Marlborough District, and the groups stay small enough that you're not herded through. Lunch is your own cost — you order what you want at the restaurant — but everything else, the transport from your hotel, the tastings at all three doors, the time with someone who actually knows the region, that's all arranged. You leave your accommodation, you taste wine, you eat, you taste more wine, and you're back before evening.

What’s included

Your afternoon includes hotel pickup from central Blenheim, transport in an air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable local guide, wine tastings at three Marlborough cellar doors, and lunch at an award-winning winery restaurant (food and drink ordered separately). All standard cellar door tasting fees are covered, and the guide shares insights into vineyard management and the local wine region.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Discovery Wine Tours - Marlborough, Blenheim, Havelock, Picton, Renwick

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste Marlborough's best wines without driving yourself or planning which wineries to visit — the guide handles the route and the tastings, and you just show up at your hotel.