I was in Auckland for the rugby world cup back in October, and me and a friend decided to do a wine tour. We like our wine (let's say we are well versed). We chose the waterfalls and wine tour, and had the best day! Our tour guide, John, took us through rain forests, waterfalls, a super cool black sand... More

Our group of 5 friends from Canada only had 3 days in Auckland at the end of a 3 week trip to the Idyllic Islands and knew that tasting of the fabulous wines from New Zealand was first on the list of must do's! We prefer smaller tour groups and the tourism office at the SkyTower highly recommended this tour... More

We had a full day tour of not only five very excellent and different winerys, but we also got a special tour of the gannet sancturary and glorious countryside. My 91 year old mother had a great time - John was a fabulous and thoughtful guide! While we were having a wonderful lunch, John traveled back to Auckland and picked... More

Had a great morning tour taking in two wineries and the gannet colony .John was very knowledgeable and gave us a good insight into the New Zealand wine industry. Had a great tasting at Nobilo and the gannet colony w as amazing. We wished we had booked the full day!!! thank you and hope to come back soon . John... More

Waht a fab way to start out trip from Sydney. We were a group of six and it was our first day in Auckland. The tour was informative but lots of fun with many nice wines and a lovely lunch. Thanks John it was a pleasure. More

Visited recently from San Francisco, USA. As you might know we are known for our wonderful wine but NZ wine is right up there! John was great on this tour and very informative. It was relaxing and there was no pushiness to buy anything. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone. Its affordable, fun, and a great way to... More

Our cruise ship was scheduled to dock in Auckland at mid morning on Easter Sunday. Knowing that most of the city would be closed I chose to book with John's tour company for a wine visit. John promptly met us at the scheduled time and ushered us off to our first stop. However, this winery was jam packed to a... More

We were two couples in the van with John Meadows driving and commenting. He took us around Auckland, then to the One Tree Hill park, which is really beautiful with a good view and lots of awesome photo opportunities. After that, we went to Villa Maria winery where we made a tour through the modern installations which was very insteresting... More

Such an enjoyable day! Would reccomend this tour to everyone! John is a fantastic guide who knows his wine! We also had a delicious lunch! Perfect day trip! Thank you! More