Taste of Marlborough Wine Tour

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Wine Tour

PICK UP DETAILS

We will collect you from Picton isite.
If you're visiting Picton via Cruise Ship, you must take the free shuttle from the port to the Picton isite Visitor Information Centre when you disembark. Once you arrive, please go to the courtyard to meet our driver.

Picton isite

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+64 3 573 8843

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     Excellent  
     Based on 82 reviews 
    
 
 
   
 
 
        
   Cameryn Mitchell 
 2025-05-07
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Booked the half day wine tour via Get Your Guide and we had a really great time! Sam was our tour guide who was very informative and funny. We visited 4 wineries where the various staff were welcoming and passionate about their wine/ vineyards. Would definitely do again to try some different spots :)
  
 
       
   Glen P 
 2025-04-11
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We visited Picton while cruising on Royal Caribbean.
We chose Sounds Connection for a tast of Marlborough tour. Andy was our guide and we loved him.
He was very knowledgeable and humorous.
We would highly recommend this tour to others.
  
 
       
   Paula Teas 
 2025-04-09
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The half day wine tasting tour was excellent.  The host/driver brought the small group of five to excellent wine tasting rooms that were off the beaten track.  It was a fun day half  day
  
 
       
   Emma Powell 
 2025-03-27
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Driver + Guide: Mr. Andy (the BEST)
We elected to join the half-day wine tour (Marlborough Sounds).
We had Mr. Andy as our trip driver and guide.
He is one of the most professional and ethical human being we have met in all of our travels.
Very sharp and safe driver.

He is professional, knowledgeable of his region and country, kind, helpful and most importantly, full of insights and surprise tid-bits of the vineyards, the people at the vineyards and the surrounding areas. He knows how to adapt and customize the commentary according to our personalities and preferences. My partner and I, were glad it was Mr. Andy that accompanied us around Marlborough Sounds. We felt safe and had a great time at the wineries knowing that we are safe with him.

We went to 4 wineries and a surprise stop at Makana Confections chocolate boutique. It was a pleasant surprise for us chocolate lovers, and their chocolate is authentic and good.

4 Wineries visited: Villa Maria (3/5), Framingham (4/5), No.1 Family Estate (4/5), Whitehaven (5/5). We had a great time at each vineyard, the ratings attached are more the chemistry/sentiment we experienced at the relevant vineyards, and the range of wine we tried at each of them. My partner and I felt most comfortable and learned the most at Whitehaven (Katie at Whitehaven knows a lot about the grapes, the process, the history, and she had a lot to share to us laymen wine consumers, full of stories and anecdotes).

Once again, a must do tour and recommend doing it with Sounds Connection. Their office is near the town center close to the waterfront.

Enjoy.
  
 
       
   Richard Jasso 
 2025-03-21
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Marcella was a super nice tour leader, chauffeur, lot stories, good sense of humour and powerful, positive vibes. 🤗
Visited 4 wineries, small, mostly family run business and not the big ones. Amazing places and wines. 😋
Our last stop was a surprise, so don't spoiler, you need to book and you'll see 😉
  
 
       
   Nici Ka 
 2025-03-17
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had a wonderful day sampling wines at different vineyards in the Marlborough region! Andy was a fantastic driver and guide - super helpful, friendly and a great sense of humor :)
I would highly recommend this activity to anyone interested in wine, we learned a lot !
  
 
       
   Caroline Harvey 
 2025-03-11
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The tour guide was very helpful and friendly,  we visited some lovely wineries and tried our favourite wines, as well as some new ones, and thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon!
  
 
       
   Gerald Murphy 
 2025-03-02
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. WOW…This wine tour was fantastic; Simply one of the best I have ever done.
All six wineries were excellent.  The staff, properties and of course the wines were superb. It is a pleasure to go to family-run boutique places which focus on quality rather than quantity.
Our lunch at Allan Scott was amazing. My entire group raved about their meals. Simply world class dining.
And last, but certainly not least, was  Sam.  He was not simply the driver; he was the conductor, our maestro for the day.   He made the trip five stars with his knowledge and guidance  during every aspect of the tour.
Thank you to Sounds Connection for putting this all together. If you are planning to do a wine tour in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, I 100% recommend using the Sound Connect team.  It will turn out to be one of the highlights of your visit to New Zealand.
  
 
       
   Gator Tex 
 2025-02-25
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The tour and guide was very nice. They picked us up on time and ran a very friendly and fun afternoon.  If you're new to the area a like white wines it's a great way to spend the afternoon.
  
 
       
   Alicia Barnett 
 2025-02-16
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Stuart was a great guide, very funny and friendly. The tour was good fun, the wineries were lovely and had a suprise extra stop off on the way back.

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