Buy Online & Support Local
The wine industry is incredibly privileged to have been granted essential service status during this turbulent time. For us in North Canterbury, this means that while our Cellar Doors may be closed, winery operations can continue (albeit in a new way). It goes without saying that our focus will always be on the safety of our staff and community, and we're going above and beyond to ensure that we comply with the rules set in place to protect us all as we navigate this new normal.
Right now, your support means more than ever. Please #backyourownbackyard and order wine online from the many small businesses that make up our North Canterbury Wine Region.
Stay safe everyone. Arohanui.
The Coolest Little Wine
Region in the Country
You are now entering the east of New Zealand’s South Island, an internationally renowned destination for food, wine and nature.
Immerse yourself in an abundant and truly local experience of taste, surrounded by the breathtaking panoramic vistas of North Canterbury.
A little bit about us
Located on the east of New Zealand’s South Island and bordering Christchurch city, North Canterbury is an internationally renowned destination for wine and food.
The region is home to 90 + vineyards, most of them independently owned by a close-knit community of local families. With some of the country’s most diversified land formations, from the volcanic Banks Peninsula to the clay and limestone soils of the Waipara and Waikari valleys, the region lends itself to highly varied and interesting soil types. Concentrated and expressive wines are grown here – particularly Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.
Say hi to Mark and
Pete from Pegasus Bay
We're a community
and we like food.
Farmers seeking large expanses of pasture settled here in the 19th century and ever since, food has always been in abundance in North Canterbury. The region’s climate and soil, farms, forests rich with wild game, market gardens, truffières, rivers and coastlines allow for a diverse amount of different foods to grow naturally through the entire year.
Get a feel for our people and land
