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Trade the city for rolling vine rows on a private full-day wine tour to Martinborough from Wellington. Visit boutique wineries for guided tastings, enjoy a shared lunch at Poppies Winery, and return with new tasting notes and local insights.
Trade the city for rolling vine rows on a private full-day wine tour to Martinborough from Wellington. Visit boutique wineries for guided tastings, enjoy a shared lunch at Poppies Winery, and return with new tasting notes and local insights.
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Operated by Capital Personalised Tours · Martinborough, Wellington Region
You step out of Wellington’s morning light and watch low hills roll toward a patchwork of vines; the coach hums south through the Hutt Valley and into the wide, wind-swept plains of Wairarapa where Martinborough’s vineyard rows cut clean lines into loam and limestone.
easy.
7 hours.
Suitable for all fitness levels; requires light walking on gravel and short standing tastings.
The tour runs approximately seven hours and includes round-trip pickup and drop-off from Wellington accommodations.
Yes—tastings at the scheduled wineries and a shared platter lunch at Poppies Winery are included in the price.
As a private tour the guide can often accommodate dietary requests and may adjust winery stops where possible—notify at booking.
Yes, New Zealand’s minimum drinking age applies—participants must be 18 or older to taste alcoholic beverages.
Martinborough developed as a service town in the late 1800s; the modern wine industry accelerated in the 1970s–80s when cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir proved successful.
Many small wineries practice sustainable viticulture—look for organic or low-intervention labels and avoid leaving litter in rural lanes to protect fragile soil and native hedgerows.
Capital Personalised Tours operates guided outdoor trips and adventures with an emphasis on safety, stewardship, and memorable experiences.
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