Claremont's luxury lodge - set among some of the hottest wineries in New Zealand

Nestled amongst the fertile and sun warmed plains of North Canterbury, within just 10-15 minutes drive from Claremont, are Canterbury’s award-winning Waipara wineries. This is now the fourth largest wine-producing area in New Zealand and expanding the most rapidly. Waipara has gained an international reputation for consistently producing some of the finest wines year after year.

Waipara’s free draining limestone soils, dry climatic conditions and warm summer sunshine combine to help growers and wine makers produce excellent Pinot Noirs (Burgandy) Cabernet/ Sauvignon/Merlot blends, Sauvignon Blancs, Chardonnays and Rieslings.

Wine and food lovers will be surprised and delighted by Waipara. Pegasus Bay won the wine café of the Year Award 2005. Waipara Hills and Waipara Springs are also superb lunch-time venues. Fiddlers Green, Daniel Schuster, Torlesse, Glenmark, Mountford and other wineries offer entertaining wine tasting experiences.