Great wine tasting. Very crisp Sauvignon Blanc and a nice sparkling wine to start. The…read morecomplimentary tasting was great, but beware that Nautilus gets busy as a fave stop for van tours... But our friendly wine host did a great job of explaining the wines and the prices per bottle were reasonable for the high quality.

Lovely Friendly Winery…read more Lovely friendly knowledgeable staff, great atmosphere with lovely wines. Happy to open any of the wines and no charge! Encouraged us to try some different wines and we were very glad we did!

For $79 pp we purchased a wine tour wristband @ were given a map.. Vans stopped at 26 wineries &…read moreliquor themed venues. Vans came every :30. It took :20 minutes to get to Blenheim for our first winery. A wine museum, gift shop, gin distillery, confectionery, vine village, beer garden ... we drove through magnificent wine country with rolling hills, sheep & of course vineyards. Our driver was knowledgeable sharing info about the area, wines & stops. There were people running to the van @ he was frequently running late. We had time to stop at two wineries for :30 and one for an hour lunch. At the end of the day they checked that everyone made it back to the port. We were told that we shouldn't have an issue getting lunch at any stop. We wouldn't need reservations today. However, there were cruise ships tours & Viacor tours that tied up many kitchens & wine tastings. We would have like to make more stops.

We spent a fantastic day visiting wineries, amazing lunch, and chocolate factory with Cam and his…read moreteam on our private tour arranged by Hop 'n Grape. We were picked up in a great coach at the port (shore excursion) and taken to several wineries in Blenheim and the Marlborough area. We had an amazing lunch and tasting at one local vineyard they put together for us. Additionally, we had many great tastings throughout the day, learned about New Zealand's wine making industry and living in this beautiful part of the country. Cam made this visit so personal and tailored it to our group. We met with winemakers and a local brewmaster. If you go to wine country, Hop n Grape will not disappoint. It was one of the highlights of our trip to New Zealand

Based on race Reddit recommendations, my husband and I visited Bladen winery during a recent trip…read moreto the Marlborough region. We wisely arrived in time to attend a tour and were able to hear the history of the winery, learn about tending to the grapes, and got to taste some delicious wines along the way. The tour was given by a one of the family, making a visit to this family run winery even more special. My husband and I loved the Riesling! Bladen thought us that not all Rieslings are overly sweet.