The Best Wine Tasting Tours In Auckland, New Zealand

If one does happen to visit New Zealand, one should not miss the wine-tasting tours in Auckland. Wine tasting is an experience in itself and one need not be a wine connoisseur to enjoy it. Auckland in New Zealand has one of the best wine tasting tours in the world, as attested by reviews by reputable tour advisors online. Here are some recommended wine tours in Auckland:

Food and Wine-Tasting Tour of Waiheke Island from Auckland - Taste the bounty of local produce on a 4-hour Waiheke Island wine tour from Auckland. According to Viator site , a ferry brings you to Waikeke, located in the Hauraki Gulf, with its ideal micro-climate producing acclaimed artisan wines. A driver-guide accompanies you by coach to Stonyridge Vineyard for lunch and wine-tasting, before you visit Rangihoua Estate to sample olive oil. Sip wine at Casita Miro before finishing at Mudbrick Vineyard. Use the included all-day bus pass to explore Waiheke Island further on your own.

Ziplining, Wine Tasting and Vineyard Lunch - See the best of Waiheke Island in one day, composed of wine tasting, a zipline adventure with lunch, and sampling the island's craft beer and olive oil. Excellent guides show your small group, limited to 12, how to soar among the treetops. Then join a maximum of 33 for lunch and a wine tour at Stonyridge Vineyard, followed by two additional wine tastings and visits to Rangihoua Estate and Wild on Waiheke microbrewery. Explore the island on your own with a complimentary bus pass, or return together by ferry to Auckland.

Full-Day Waiheke Island Food and Wine Tour - Indulge in the luscious tastes of Waiheke Island on a 5 and a half hour food and wine tour. An expert guide picks you up from your island accommodation or the wharf - if you've taken the ferry from Auckland - and takes you to boutique wineries. Taste wine accompanied by locally produced specialties such as artisan cheese, fresh-shucked oysters, and award-winning olive oil. Then settle in lunch at a vineyard restaurant. If you like, you can stay longer and make your own way back to Auckland at your time and leisure. Trip Advisor provides you with reviews/comments and tips from people who have experienced the tours.