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Highlight Wine Tours

18 Buick Street, Blenheim, New Zealand
03 577-9046
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Ranked #2 of 28 activities in Blenheim
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 via mobile

I can't recommend Highlight wine tours enough. My partner and I did the full day tour and it was fantastic!! Colleen was incredibly knowledgable and tailored the day to suit our tastes and took us to wineries depending on the feedback we gave during tastings. This was a great way to ensure we got the most out of the day... More

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Perth, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2013

With only a short time in Blenheim Colleen definitely made it one to remember, with her professionalism and great sense of humour she really made it an enjoyable experience. We only had a small group (6) and it was very personalised. Completed the 7 hour tour which included a great amount of stops at your own pace, didn't feel rushed... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013 via mobile

Colleen was great and we packed so much into the half day tour - 7 wineries, all were great. Highlights were Rock Ferry, No 1 Family and Saint Claire. Ended the day with some delicious chocolates and then got dropped off at Dobson's for dinner which was delicious German fare. Highly recommend this tour!

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Langkawi, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013

I decided to take the half day wine trip without lunch as I was not sure about the timing coming from Kaikoura. The rest of the group was having lunch and Colleen took me to one of the wineries before catching up with the rest of the group. It was finally a 4 hour trip with a visit to 5... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

We booked a private tour with Colleen and she met us punctually at the hotel.We had already advised a wish list of wine preferences and we added a trip to the. First World War aircraft museum at the last minute.Colleen coped with all these changes and delivered us to vineyards which suited our preferences. In the end there were just... More

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Reno, NV, USA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2013

This is how a wine tour should be done! Colleen picked us up from our accommodation and the first question she asked was whether there were any special requests for wineries to be included. We asked for Fromm Winery and Saint Clair Estate - our wish was granted! :-) In addition to those wineries the tour included Rock Ferry, Drylands... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

We did a full day tour with David. In the morning we cruised around in the Caddy, and in the afternoon we swapped over to the Mustang. What can I say? Excellent host, great knowledge without being a bore, and just generally a really great day. He clearly has a good relationship with all the vineyards and because of that... More

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George Town, Grand Cayman
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2013

My husband booked this tour as a surprise, I knew we were going on a wine tour but I was expecting a mini bus and was pretty happy about that... BUT I was so delighted with David pulled up outside our hotel in the first of two cars for the day, a 1959 Cadillac. We went to the largest and... More

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Nelson, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 March 2013

The four of us joined Colleen on a tour in late Feb 2013. It was a half day tour. We travelled around in a very comfortable minibus with 4 other people. I think the max no would have been 10. We could have devised our own itinery but we allowed Colleen to make the choice. She took us to 4... More

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Bournemouth
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 March 2013

We picked a half-day tour, but when Dave picked us up he suggested that we might like to lunch first. We agreed and he took us to a winery restaurant: it was the best meal we had so far in NZ. The we did four wineries, and had a lovely time. We bought plenty for the rest of our trip,... More

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