Day Of Wine, Hotel Pickup

Overview

Jade Tours runs this six-hour wine day out of Blenheim, collecting guests at their hotels and returning them there at the end. The van is air conditioned, with bottled water and snacks on board, and a local guide drives and talks the group through the Marlborough wine scene between stops. Every tasting fee is covered by the tour price.

Lunch is bought separately, as is any wine travellers take home. Reviews describe a mix of operations, from larger estates to smaller rooms, and one traveller noted the drives between stops were short.

It suits adults who want to taste widely without driving, learn how the wines are made, and do it in a group small enough to ask questions. The cap is eleven travellers, and reviewers mention groups of six and nine on their days. Anyone under eighteen cannot join, and the listing flags the tour as not recommended for pregnant travellers.

Itinerary

1. Hotel pickupThe guide collects guests from their Blenheim accommodation to start the six-hour tour.
2. Winery tastingsThe group visits a series of Marlborough wineries for tastings, with all tasting fees covered by the tour.
3. Lunch stopThere is a break for lunch during the day. Lunch is not included in the tour price and is paid for separately.
4. More tastingsThe afternoon continues with further winery visits, sometimes including a stop at a local confectioner, as reviewers describe.
5. Hotel drop offThe van returns everyone to their hotel at the end of the day.

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