About the role

As an Appellation Wine Tour Guide, you'll be an important part of our guests' experience from the moment you pick them up until you return them safely to Queenstown. You'll be driving guests through the spectacular landscapes of Central Otago region while helping them discover some of the area's best wineries, food, scenery and stories.

Key responsibilities

• Driving and hosting small-group wine tours from Queenstown, through Gibbston, Bannockburn and the wider Central Otago wine region and back to Queenstown

• Managing tours with pre-arranged itineraries

• Sharing local recommendations, history and stories along the way

• Looking after guests at wineries and other stops throughout their day

• Ensuring our vehicles are clean, presentable and safely operated

• Completing daily vehicle checks and maintaining accurate work-time records

About you

• Warm, friendly and naturally good with people

• Confident talking to guests from different cultures and backgrounds

• Passionate about Queenstown and Central Otago

• A safe, capable and confident driver

• Well-presented, calm & professional

• Reliable, punctual and organised

• Comfortable speaking to small groups and sharing stories

• A full New Zealand driver's licence with clean record

• A current P Endorsement (suitable for both small and large passenger service vehicles for class 1 vehicles)

• The legal right to work in New Zealand

About us

Established in 1999, Appellation has been sharing the wines, food, scenery and stories of Central Otago with visitors for more than 27 years. We specialise in small-group, private and bespoke wine experiences, and our reputation is built on warm hospitality, local knowledge and creating memorable days for our guests.