WineNZ Summer 2019-20

Wine & Time
Diners will enjoy dessert prepared by award winning chef Ben Bayly, pictured in Arrowtown with Emma Chisholm.
Progressive Dinner Tours
launch in Queenstown
The region’s first ever Progressive
Dinner Tour has landed in
Queenstown, hosted by renowned
operators Alpine Wine Tours.
Guests can now explore
the very best of Queenstown’s
renowned wineries, microbreweries
and restaurants in just
one evening, on the ultimate
Progressive Dinner Tour.
Owner-operator Emma
Chisholm says she saw a gap in
the market for night-time activities
and jumped at the opportunity to
launch something a little different.
“Evening activity options
are few and far between in
Queenstown, but the Progressive
Dinner Tour fills that void and
gives people a chance to go on
an incredible night-time journey
where they can relax, meet new
friends and experience the very
best food, wine and craft beer
the region has to offer,” she says.
The Tours visit three iconic
locations, including the
picturesque Shotover River, the
Valley of Vines – Gibbston Valley
– and historic Arrowtown. Tours
start and end in vibrant central
Queenstown, meaning guests
can start their evening in town
early before pick up, or extend
into the night following drop off.
Guests travel comfortably in
a luxurious Mercedes Sprinter
driven by a knowledgeable
local host.
Alpine Wine Tours is familyowned
and operated by Emma
and director Lee Saunders.
With family connections to
Queenstown and the wider
Otago region dating back nearly
60 years, the pair’s combined
local knowledge and family
heritage means they offer guests
a genuinely authentic kiwi
hospitality experience in ‘their
own’ backyard.
On the Queenstown
Progressive Dinner Tours, courses
are expertly matched with
multiple glasses of renowned
Central Otago wine, locally
brewed craft beer and a cheeky
after-dinner nightcap.
For further information or to
book go to www.alpinewinetours.
co.nz
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