Gibbston Valley Wines - Wine & Cheese Experience
Description
Explore the incredible intricacies of wine and cheese pairings. Fresh, artisan cuts of cheese, handmade in Oamaru await you in the private cheese room, adjoined to our Cheesery & Deli. This 45-minute experience allows you to settle into our rustic & refined tasting space as you are guided through the intricacies of 4 cheese and wine pairings. If you would rather leave the car at home, we offer return transport from Queenstown (the Station Building) to Gibbston Valley. Select the 'with transport' option below when booking. Under 16’s are not permitted on our tours or tastings.
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Itinerary
Our guides will meet you at the Cellar Door before taking you on your tour
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(23)
Lovely way to spend an afternoon, the wines were delicious and so was the local cheese.
Melissa was excellent. You could tell she loved sharing her expertise with the group. She went above and beyond to make it special.
We had the most incredible cheese and wine tasting experience at Gibbston Valley Wines, thanks to Melissa! She was absolutely amazing—warm, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate about the wines and cheeses she presented. Melissa took the time to explain each pairing in a way that was both engaging and easy to follow. Her recommendations were spot on, and you could really feel her enthusiasm for making the experience special. Every wine was beautifully matched with its cheese, and she made the whole tasting feel personal and memorable. This was truly a standout experience and one I’d highly recommend to anyone visiting Gibbston Valley. Thank you, Melissa, for making it exceptional!
A wonderful experience, Sally our guide was wonderful and the cheeses and wine divine. The facilities are amazing. Highly recommended
We had an absolutely lovely time at the winery. Loved the wines and the platters and the atmosphere is something else: beautiful well-maintained gardens, lovely trees, friendly staff. Will definitely be back
Amazing cheese and wine pairing... would have smashed way more if it was available :) Winery region was beautiful and even rented an e-bike for 30 mins before our tasting
Absolutely amazing!! Sally and the team were so knowledgeable same with Jorge the shuttle driver giving us a tour while on the way to Gibbston Valley 10/10 recommend
Good food, nice local, medium high prices. The staff was kind and attentive towards us, you can go back.
I was not expecting much, but this wine tasting gives me more than I expected! The wine and cheese tasting was one on one as the other person did not show up. The instructor gave me clear explanation on each wine of how to smell it and taste wine first and then cheese. Overall, it is fun experience. They also have transport from central Queenstown, and you can book it directly from their website, which save me a lot of time. If you have special needs, you can discuss it with the driver to see how to meet it. Perfect place to relax before my evening flight back to Wellington. I would definitely go back to visit when I'm in Queenstown next time. Keep up the good work 👏 🙌
Thank you for your great review and we hope to see you again in the future.
We did the wine tour. Four wines and cheese pairing. This is new world wine. It is very good but don’t expect the depth and complexity of wines from established wine countries like France and Italy. The cheese is from their cheesery where you can buy it as well as chocolate truffle, honey, and much more. We ended up buying bottle and and one of the excellent cheese we tasted. The tour was also excellent mostly due to our guide, Hippolyte who was very knowledgeable and friendly - he is from Bordeaux, France where he worked as a wine tour guide for top wineries with Grand Cru. We visited their cave, the largest of NZ. From what we experienced, this would be the best tour on this area of NZ. Definitely recommended.
