Private Marlborough Wine Tour from Blenheim: 4+ Wineries

Your guide drives the route so you taste without stopping.

A private full-day wine tour of the Marlborough region starting with hotel pickup in Blenheim, visiting four or more wineries with professional tastings and a winery tour or food pairing at one stop. Lunch is at your own cost at one of the wineries. The guide plans the day and drives between cellar doors while you focus on the wines.

Step-by-step itinerary

Private Marlborough Wine Tour

• Pickup from Blenheim or Renwick
• Meet your guide and discuss plan
• Visit first winery
• Visit second winery
• Lunch at winery (own cost)
• Visit third winery with tasting or tour
• Visit fourth winery

The experience

The Marlborough wine region spreads across the South Island around Blenheim, and a private guide who knows the wineries handles both the route and the stops so you don't have to navigate or drive between tastings. You're picked up from your Blenheim or Renwick accommodation in the morning and dropped back there at the end of the day. The guide talks through the plan before you leave, so you know what's coming and can ask about the region as you go.

You'll visit four or more wineries across the day. At one of them, the experience goes deeper: a winery tour of the production side, a private tasting led by the cellar door staff, a blind tasting where you guess the wines before the reveal, or a food and wine match where dishes are paired with the vineyard's bottles. Lunch happens at one of the wineries and is at your own cost, so you can choose what suits your appetite and budget. The rest of the stops are tastings where you sample the current releases.

The tour runs for 6.5 hours, which gives you time at each winery without the day feeling rushed. Explore Marlborough Wine Tours operates from the Vines Village in the heart of the region, so the wineries are close enough that the driving between them doesn't eat up the afternoon.

What’s included

• Professional guide for the day.
• wine tastings at four or more wineries.
• one deeper wine experience (winery tour, private tasting, blind tasting or food and wine match).
• accommodation pickup and drop-off in Blenheim or Renwick.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 09:45

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Under 13: can't be booked

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 32 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortInfant seats available

Operated by Explore Marlborough Wine Tours

Is this one for you?If you're staying in Blenheim or Renwick without a car, this tour picks you up from your accommodation and handles the driving between wineries, so you can taste freely without managing the route or worrying about who's driving home.

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Top questions

How many wineries will I visit on this tour?

You'll visit four or more wineries across the day, with tastings at each stop and one deeper experience (a winery tour, private tasting, blind tasting or food and wine match) at one of them.

What's included in the price and what do I pay for separately?

The guide, wine tastings, accommodation pickup and drop-off, and the wine experience at one winery are included. Lunch at one of the wineries is at your own cost.

Will I be driving between the wineries myself?

No. Your guide drives the full route, so you can taste at each stop without worrying about the road or navigation.

Can I do this tour if I'm under 18?

Children under 18 can be accommodated with prior notice, though the tour is built around wine tastings for adults of legal drinking age.

How long is the tour and when does it start?

The tour runs for 6.5 hours and starts with pickup from your Blenheim or Renwick accommodation in the morning, ending with drop-off at the same location.