personal food tours

Our philosophy

We are passionate about food, wine, cooking and eating !!
We believe that it is through sampling the local food and wine that you get to know a region. While Marlborough is now world renown for its wines, the region also produces some stunning produce many of which is not readily available to visitors. We would like to be able to introduce visitors to the produce and inspiring food producers of the region with our gourmet food tours. We also strongly believe that it is important to know where your food comes from and to eat locally where possible and as a result we are supporters of local producers and their products.

Explore Marlborough – Personal Food Tours

Discover why Marlborough has been named the “Gourmet Province of New Zealand” with our Explore Marlborough Personal Food Tours. Let us introduce you to our local food growers and producers who will delight your taste buds with their produce and inspire you with their stories.

“The message is clear – eat seasonal and buy local. Local growers are our life-blood...go forth and stuff yourselves with as much fresh, nutritious food made with love as you can” from “A Cook’s Tour of New Zealand” - Peta Mathias

bookThe Taste of Marlborough

Half Day Tour

Runs Monday to Saturday -9.30am to 1.30pm

Explore and discover with us Marlborough’s gourmet treasures. Relax as we drive you through the beautiful Marlborough countryside to visit local food growers and producers who will share their enthusiasm and stories as we sample their mouth-watering products. From locally roasted coffee to kick start your day, to picking and eating luscious seasonal fruit, to devouring decadent dark chocolate, we will delight your senses from start to finish.

Tour highlights:

• Visit spots not usually available to the public
• We pick you up from and drop you off to your accommodation
• Sample pack of goodies to take home
• lunch and private wine tasting at award-winning local winery restaurant
• Friendly, enthusiastic guides who share their local knowledge and passion for food

Price= $195 per person (min of two and maximum of 8)

bookHeart of Marlborough

Full Day Tour and Cheese-making Class

Runs Mon to Sat - 9.30am to 3.30pm

The full day tour consists of a morning of visiting some of the regions local boutique food producers. We visit them in their homes and sample their delicious products. We then visit the stunning Wither Hills winery where we will spend the rest of the day. Before lunch we introduce you to a kiwi icon - the pavlova. We demonstrate how a pavlova is made and then pop them in the oven for feasting on later in the afternoon. Lunch is at the popular Wither Hills winery restaurant and includes a wine tasting of their award winning range of wines. The afternoon is a cheese making class with Lisa from Sherrington cheese, named one of NZ's top artisan food producers by Cuisine magazine. We complete the day with coffee and pavlova.

Two days notice required to ensure cheesemaker is available.

Price= $295 per person (min of two and maximum of 8)