New Zealand Wine Tours

You have heard a lot about New Zealand wines and our wonderful scenery, so here’s a way to kill two birds with one stone.  Let Archer Tours take you on a wine tour around New Zealand and enjoy a wonderful sightseeing trip at the same time.  You will visit many of New Zealand’s wineries as you travel from North to South or vice versa, you choose.  A picturesque sightseeing tour and wine tour all in one.  Enquire now for an itinerary to suit you and enjoy a New Zealand wine tour without worrying about having to drive or follow maps on foreign roads.  Talk to your family and/or friends and enquire about an itinerary to suit you now.

Auckland has around 100 vineyards and wineries. The region is home to some of New Zealand’s oldest established vineyards, with vines first planted in Northland in 1819, and is best known for its Bordeaux style wines - mouth-filling Cabernet Sauvignons and complex Chardonnays.

Gisborne is New Zealand’s 4th largest grape growing region. Gisborne vineyards concentrate on Chardonnay, with other white varies including Chenin Blanc, Gewürztraminer and Riesling widely planted.

Hawke's Bay is New Zealand's second largest wine growing region and one of its oldest. Wineries have been produced in the Bay since the 19th century.  Chardonnay is the most widely planted grape variety, but the warm weather is also ideal for some red grape varieties including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah.

Wairarapa has a climate similar to Marlborough, with low rainfall, high sunshine hours and cool nights.  Their boutique wineries have a big reputation for the quality of their Pinot Noir wines.

Marlborough is New Zealand’s largest wine growing region. It has an international reputation for producing the best Sauvignon Blanc in the world. It also makes very good Chardonnay and Riesling and is fast developing a reputation for high quality Pinot Noir. There are approximately ten thousand hectares of grapes growing in Marlborough and one third are planted in Sauvignon Blanc.

Nelson is one of the country’s smaller wine regions, with very picturesque vineyards.  . Nelson vineyards concentrate mostly on producing Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Noir.

Canterbury, well known for its lamb, is also becoming well known and appreciated for its Riesling and Pinot Noir wines.

Central Otago is the world’s southern most wine-producing region and I believe it is New Zealand's most picturesque region.  The summers are hot and dry, and the winters crisp and snowy so it is a great place to produce some of New Zealand’s very best Pinot Noir.

Tell me how many days you have to spend in New Zealand and I will make an itinerary to suit you.  North Island, South Island or both.

Enquire now about a NZ Wine Tour