Quintessential Scenic Auckland Wine Tour (West Auckland)

you’re looking for a world-class experience close to Auckland, look no further than Auckland Wine Tours Ltd. We take you into the cellar door, guaranteed booked tastings with our vineyard partners.

Indulge in a beautiful scenic wine tour to visit the best vineyards in West Auckland. In the first decades of the 20th century, West Auckland became the center of New Zealand's wine industry. Most of the vineyards were small and owned by families of Dalmatian (Croatian) origin. These vineyards are still family-owned, with some of them being on their 5th generation. So you could say wine is in their veins.

• Visit 4 of West Auckland's  Kumeu Valley world-renowned vineyards for wine tastings and lunch with a glass of wine, you will be tasting at three vineyards and the fourth vineyard is the lunch stop with gourmet lunch and a glass of wine.
• Sample a wide range of artisan wines;
• Learn about the landscape from your local guide’s engaging commentary!
• Sightseeing beautiful landscapes, beaches, Auckland Harbour Bridge, Riverhead Forrest and cute little townships like Huapai and Kumeu.

Discover the flavours of Auckland on our Quintessential Wine Tour Be picked up from Fanshaw Street  downtown Auckland, and travel through the scenic beauty of the Auckland vineyards. Relax in a modern vehicle as your guide shares insight into the island’s history and world-famous wines. You will visit four cellar doors on this tour and sample award-winning wines. Learn about the island’s unique conditions and the challenges winemakers must overcome.

10am pick up at Movenpick Hotel outside bus stop for a scenic tour over the Auckland Harbour Bridge out to West Auckland

11am Westbrook Winery for wine tastings (Westbrook is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected boutique wineries. Our skilled winemaker James Rowan combines time-honoured traditional and innovative techniques to produce hand-crafted multi-award-winning wines including outstanding Chardonnays and Rieslings)

12pm Hunting Lodge Wine Tastings and Lunch (Home of New Zealand's original Sauvignon Blanc vines and once a real hunting lodge for the Kerr-Taylor family)

130pm Kumeu River Estate Tour and Tastings (Kumeu River Estate is unequivocally one of the very best wineries in New Zealand, famed for making wines that are widely acknowledged as world class)

3pm Soljans Estate Wine Tastings  (Soljans Estate Winery has been Family Owned for three generations, since 1937, making us the third oldest family-run winery that is still family-run)

430pm transferred back to Auckland CBD