Wineries and Vineyards of the Canterbury Region
Canterbury is New Zealand’s fifth largest wine regions stretching from Kaikoura to Timaru. The Canterbury Plains are the most extensive lowlands in New Zealand. The regions vineyards and wineries are in two zones; the plains surrounding Christchurch and at Waipara which is an hours drive from the city. Canterbury has one crucial advantage over other North Island wine regions and that is its low rainfall and warm days, cool nights that enable fruit to ripen slowly.
Climate: Hot summer days, cool nights and moderately dry autumns
Soils : Mainly alluvial silt loams over gravel subsoils
Main Grape Varieties : Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
Akaroa Harbour - http://akaroaharbourwine.co.nz/
Bay Glen Vines - http://www.canterburywine.co.nz/
Bentwood Wines - http://www.bentwood.co.nz/
Black House - http://www.blackhouse.co.nz/
Braided River Wines - http://www.braidedriver.co.nz/
Brasells Bridge Vineyard – No Website
Canterbury Wine Growers Association - http://www.canterburywine.co.nz/
Courtenay River Wines - http://wwwcourtenayriverwines.co.nz
Cracroft Chase - http://www.cracroftchase.co.nz/
Crater Rim - http://www.craterrim.co.nz/
Darjon Vineyards - http://www.darjon.co.nz/
Flying Kiwi Wines - http://www.flyingkiwiwines.co.nz/
French Farm Winery - http://www.frenchfarm.co.nz/
Gatehouse Wines – No Website
Garzardiel Wines - http://www.gazardiel.com/
Kaituna Valley - http://www.kaitunavalley.co.nz/
Lake Forsyth Vineyard - http://www.lakeforsythvineyard.co.nz/
Larcomb Vineyard - http://www.canterburywine.co.nz/
Lone Goat Vineyards - http://www.lonegoat.co.nz/
Lovers Rest – No Website
Melton Estate - http://www.meltonestate.co.nz/
Mt Beautiful - http://www.mtbeautiful.co.nz/
Ngapuarata Wines - http://www.ngapuaratawines.co.nz/
Omarino Wine Park - http://www.omarinowinepark.co.nz/
Opihi Vineyard - http://www.opihi.co.nz/
Point Bush Estates - http://www.pointbush.co.nz/
Rattletrack - http://www.canterburywine.co.nz/
Rosebank Estate Winery - http://www.rosebankrestaurant.co.nz/
Rossendale Wines - http://www.rossendale.co.nz/
Sandihurst Wines - http://sandihurstwines.co.nz/
Silver Phoenix Vineyard – opening in Aug 2010
Sirocco Wines – No Website
Springbank - http://springbankestate.martian.co.nz/
St Helena Wine Estate - http://www.sthelenawines.co.nz/
Stirling Lines Vineyard – No Website
Straight 8 Estate – No Website
Swannanoa Wines – No Website
Takamatua Valley Vineyards - http://www.takamatuavalley.co.nz/
Tin Shed - http://www.tinshedwine.com/
Tram Road - http://www.tramroadvineyard.co.nz/
Trents Estate - http://www.trentsvineyard.co.nz/
Tresillian Estate - http://www.tresillian.co.nz/
Tussock Hill Vineyard – No Website
Wattlebank – No Website
Whistling Buoy – No Website
