Queenstown Helicopter Wine Sampler

• Get up to 10% cash back per person when you book with us
• Take a scenic helicopter flight with a mountaintop landing
• Enjoy a glass of bubbles on the mountain while taking the views
• Visit four cellar doors in the Gibbston wine region
• Taste over 18 spectacular cool-climate wines, both reds and whites
• Enjoy a personal small group tour with other wine lovers
• Choose to indulge in a sumptuous winery lunch (ordered and paid on the day)
• Be hosted by a fun and friendly wine-certified guide

Take to the skies for a scenic flight over the Gibbston wine region, including a glass of bubbles (sparkling wine) on a mountaintop, before landing at your first winery. Enjoy tastings of spectacular cool-climate wines at four of the region’s finest boutique cellar doors.

Your Heli Wine Tasting Journey Begins

You will be collected by the helicopter company at your Queenstown accommodation, and taken to their base for a safety briefing. Once up in the sky, enjoy a scenic helicopter flight taking you right across the Gibbston wine region and its vines below with incredible aerial views across the valley. Throughout the flight, the pilot will land on a mountaintop where you will take in the views with a complimentary glass of bubbles (sparkling wine).

Gibbston Valley Winery

Your helicopter will land down in the Gibbston wine region, and you will meet your Altitude Tours guide and continue by road. Our first location is the iconic Gibbston Valley Winery, one of the region’s founding wineries. Here we will join a guided tour through NZ’s largest underground wine cave and enjoy tastings of their world-famous wines.

Kinross

Kinross is a fantastic location to try a range of different wines from multiple winemakers. Along with producing their own, they will also showcase wines from smaller winemakers around the region. After your tasting, we allow extra time to enjoy lunch. Kinross has a range of delicious dishes on its menu, including pizzas, platters, smaller bites, and mains. This is ordered and paid directly on the day, giving you the flexibility to order what you would like based on your taste and budget.

Mt Rosa Wines

Mt Rosa is a smaller owner-operated winery and their stunning location is situated just below the impressive Nevis Bluff. Sitting in the vines, their newly built cellar door building gives you a sophisticated backdrop to a delicious tasting menu. Their cellar door host will take you through different varieties of their single-label wines. Their mulled wine is a customer highlight!

The Church Cellar Door

We finish our tasting tour at The Church Tasting Room. This is a picturesque location, in a small refurbished church sitting on large sweeping grounds. This is the tasting room for Mt Edward Wines, who are a family-run producer in Gibbston growing small batches from single vineyard sites. Their wines include Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, and Chenin.

Experience the Unforgettable

We’re all about pairing good people with good wine, whether you’re recharging your batteries after endless days of play, an avid sightseer, or a wine enthusiast. Let us take you on a top-rated wine-tasting journey and experience more with Altitude Tours.

Locations are subject to change, however in the case where we cannot visit one of the mentioned cellar doors, it will replaced with an equally great location with delicious wines to taste.

• Cancellations within 48 hours of departure time receive no refund as do no-shows (missing the tour for any reason)

• The helicopter requires four people to operate. In the case that minimum numbers are not met, the team will contact you with alternative options.
• Weights are required for the helicopter company, and asked for at the time of booking
• Pick up will be from the time and location specified in the order confirmation. Please be punctual as the tour may depart without guests if late.
• Please bring a valid form of ID. This is an international passport or NZ driver's license