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Wine tours from Picton

Guided minivan tours to the Wairau Valley cellar doors, with pick-up in Picton.

Photo: Jonathan Harker / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0

Four Picton-based operators run guided wine tours into the Marlborough region, half a day or a full day; Beachcomber pairs a Sounds cruise with tastings.

Rainy-day option
No car needed
Food & wine
Day trip

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At a glance

Cost: See operators
Departs from: Pick-up in Picton (and Blenheim)

The landscaped entrance and main doors of Cloudy Bay's Marlborough cellar door. edwin.11 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

About Wine tours from Picton

The wineries are half an hour away and nobody should drive a tasting route, so the tour van is the sensible format. All of these pick up in Picton; the differences are length, group size and which cellar doors they call at, all of which change with the season — read the operator's current itinerary rather than a summary here.

Operators

Listed alphabetically by category, with no ranking implied. Each was confirmed as trading from its own website on the date shown at the foot of this page; prices, departure times and seasons change, so follow the link for current detail.

Marlborough Wine Tours — 25 years of operation, Qualmark Gold; half- and full-day tours departing Picton, and cruise-ship excursions. marlboroughwinetours.co.nz/picton-wine-tours
Sounds Connection — Wine tours of several lengths, private tours and transfers, from 1 London Quay. soundsconnection.com/tours/wine-tours
Marlborough Tour Company — Half- and full-day winery tours and the Marlborough Icons wine-and-seafood tour; departs Picton and Blenheim. marlboroughtourcompany.co.nz/tours-and-cruises
Hop On Hop Off Wine Tours — Guided minivan wine (and beer) tasting tours. hoponhopoffwinetours.com
Beachcomber Cruises — The Ultimate Marlborough Day Out: a cruise combined with boutique-winery tasting and a chocolate-factory visit. beachcombercruises.co.nz