Private Wine Tours - Marlborough

While Marlborough Wine Tours is well known for the fun and informative group tours we provide of the Marlborough vineyards, we also offer more intimate private wine tours, designed for those who prefer a more exclusive and relaxed experience with time to savour each stop.

With a private wine tasting tour, you set your own pace, allowing you to make the most of your time in this stunning region we call home and visit the wineries you most want to see. Our private wine tours in Marlborough are a perfect excursion for couples, as well as for small and medium-sized groups. Whether you prefer a personalised tour of cellar doors or exclusive private tastings of premium wines, we can craft the perfect day tailored just for you.

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Raise Your Standards (and Your Glass) With a Private Wine Tour

Experience Marlborough like never before with a private wine tour designed entirely around you. From traversing the rolling hills of Picton to exploring the sun-drenched valleys of Blenheim, our private wine tours guide you on an unforgettable journey through the country’s premier wine region. Savour the crisp, aromatic flavours of Marlborough’s flagship varietal, Sauvignon Blanc, indulge in exclusive tastings of boutique Pinot Noir, and enjoy the personalised attention of a knowledgeable guide who brings each vineyard and vintage to life. Whether lingering over a perfectly paired lunch at a scenic cellar door or discovering hidden gems off the beaten path, every moment is tailored to your pace, your tastes, and your desire for a truly memorable day.

What to Expect

Here’s what your day in wine country will look like: sipping, exploring, and soaking up the best of Marlborough with comfort and ease.

  • Standard wine tastings (up to five wineries)
  • Relaxed two-course lunch with wine (optional)
  • Pick up/drop off from your accommodation (in Picton or Blenheim) in one of our luxury Mercedes vehicles.
  • A knowledgeable and friendly guide to answer your questions and make your wine adventure one you’ll remember long after the last sip.

Benefits of a Private Wine Tour from Marlborough Wine Tours

All our private wine tours offer a fun and informative exploration of the Marlborough area and its many wineries, but a private tour comes with a few extra benefits that make the trip exceptional. Some of them include:

  • The intimate nature of a private tour puts you and your guests in complete control of the day.
  • Transport for private tours is a Mercedes E320 sedan or our Mercedes Velante. Both are well-appointed with air conditioning for your comfort.
  • We always like to accommodate special requests, and this is much easier on a private tour. Just let us know beforehand, and we will do our best to ensure we provide the tour you want.
  • Enjoy the convenience of having your very own private tour guide of the Marlborough wine region. Marlborough is our home, and we genuinely love showing it off to anyone eager enough to explore it.
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Additional Info

Having provided tours of the Marlborough wine region for over 25 years, our tour guides have learned a great deal about the area’s vineyards and wineries. With that knowledge, they can help guide your private tour to the cellars you will find the most interesting and with the best wines for you to sample. Here are a few of the things that set our private tours apart:
  • Our private tours are door-to-door. We will pick you up from your accommodation in Picton or Blenheim and drop you off after the tour. With this, you can fully enjoy and participate in any wine tasting without worrying about your drive back.
  • While we always let our customers set the pace, with a private tour, we can customise it to your wine preferences. Make sure to let us know beforehand so we can plan visits to the wineries you will enjoy most.
  • All standard tasting fees for up to five cellars are included, and we can even provide a two-course lunch with wine. However, most guests prefer to have their lunch at one of the vineyards we visit during the day.
Our family-run business was one of the first to offer tours of the Marlborough wine region in 1999. Since that time, we have continued to grow in the area and keep up with all the exciting changes so that our customers get the best tour possible while sampling the world-renowned wines made here. Our tour guide’s dedication to providing an entertaining and informative time is equally applicable to our private tours as our standard offerings. If you are interested in learning more about our private wine tours, contact us today.
Yes! If there’s somewhere you’d like to go, just let us know when you book. We don’t have a fixed list of wineries set in stone; we do, however, plan our routes a few weeks ahead. So please let us know your preferences, and we’ll do our best to accommodate them.

Had a great time, enjoyed our day and our guide was amazing.

Suzanne Beenen

Great experience would highly recommend. Didn’t know anything about wines and met some lovely people!

J Campbell

Wonderful experience with this professional tour group, and the wineries they selected were fantastic! Can’t recommend this tour enough!

Megan Graff

Wow, what excellent customer service and what an excellent tour! Thanks.

Hannah Nort