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Fine Wine Tours Auckland

Join expert tour guide and wine writer, Phil Parker on a relaxed NZ wine & food adventure, to sample Gold Medal wines and explore Auckland’s ravishing rural wine regions.

‘Recommended’ by Frommers, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides & Fodor’s.

Limited numbers (maximum of nine persons) ensure a memorable personal experience.

Activity Options

Kumeu Half Day Tour

  • Three premium Kumeu region winery tastings. Enjoy lunch at Country Cafe, plus sightseeing of green rolling farmland and breathtaking West Coast Muriwai ‘black sand’ beach.

All included: complimentary cheese board to accompany wine tastings, tasting and entry fees, a la carte café lunch, detailed wine tasting notes, mineral water, information pack per guest and free hotel pick-up/drop-off (Inner City) in climate controlled 9-seater coach.

Half Day Gourmet Wine & Cheese Tour

  • Sample a premium cheese board of NZ’s finest cheeses such as Kapiti & Whitestone, while taking in a leisurely ‘West Auckland Wine Tour’, including 3 premium Auckland winery tastings, a superb country Café lunch & ‘black sand’ West Coast beach sightseeing.
  • Option of free Honey Centre tasting.

All included: tasting and entry fees, a la carte café lunch, detailed wine tasting notes, cheese board, mineral water, and information pack per guest.

West Auckland Full Day Tour

  • A full day of fantastic wine, food and stunning coastal scenery. Visit four to five selected wineries from the historic Kumeu wine region, just 20 minutes from downtown Auckland.
  • Includes premium cheese tasting, and superb ‘open menu’ vineyard restaurant lunch including fine wines, desserts, coffee/tea etc in the heart of Kumeu’s green wine country.
  • Plus stunning West Coast countryside and ‘black sand beach’ scenery.
  • After lunch option of Honey Centre – honey tastings.
  • Free door-to-door service from Inner City in a climate controlled 7-seater coach.

All included: lunch, entry fees, wine and cheese tastings, plus detailed tasting notes and complimentary mineral water. No added fees or costs. Duration – Approx 6 hours.

Food & Wine Lovers Full Day

  • Start with a visit to Sanfords Seafood Market near Auckland’s busy waterfront – fresh local seafood, sushi, deli, fresh vegetables, organic meats, charcuterie…
  • Next sample and browse at Sabato Deli – imported Italian, Spanish and local gourmet goods – vinegars, oils, olives, cheeses, preserves, pasta, chocolate, sauces, sweets, nuts, kitchenware.
  • Then Elliott Stables Food Quarter: Kapiti Cheeses and Ice Creams, Chocolate Cake Company, Sushi Bar, Imported Fine Wine shop, Scotch Whisky boutique, Würstbude European Sausage Boutique, Prenzel Liqueurs and Schnapps and Suri Designer Florist.
  • Country Café Lunch in rural Kumeu, with wine, coffee etc.
  • West Brook Winery tastings with a NZ Fine Cheese Platter.
  • Bees Online Honey Centre (tastings of Manuka and other famous honeys).

All included: Waiwera mineral water, goodies bag & tasting notes.

Duration

4 hours to 8 hours – depending on your tour option.

Other Information

  • Free City pick-up and drop-off from/to accommodation is included
  • Child rates and applicable ages: legal drinking age of 18 applies, children under 18 half price
  • Days of operation 7 Days a week
  • DO NOT operate Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, day after New Years, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Anzac Day
  • Minimum number of passengers applies for all tours
  • Maximum numbers: Max of 7 pax normally, but can accommodate larger groups by prior arrangement

Location

Tours take place in north Auckland’s Kumeu wine region.

 
Price/Date

Kumeu Half Day Tour $179

10 am – 2pm approx, minimum 2 guests

Half Day Gourmet Wine & Cheese Tour $199

10 am – 2 pm approx, minimum 2 guests

West Auckland Full Day Tour $299

10 am – 4 pm approx, minimum 2 guests

Food & Wine Lover’s Full Day $199

9.30 am – 3 pm approx, minimum 2 guests

 

 
             

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