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Christchurch Wedding Venue, New Zealand

Christchurch Wedding Venue Introduction

Rossendale Restaurant and Winery is a fully restored homestead set in 2.5 acres of beautiful gardens. The setting makes it ideal as a Christchurch wedding venue and special occasions.

The privacy and convenience to the city makes our winery in Christchurch very attractive for off-site corporate meetings.

Special Occasions and Christchurch Wedding Venue

Planning a wedding or a special occasion? This is what we can offer you at our winery in Christchurch.

All catering is provided by Rossendale Restaurant. Menus are priced from NZ$50.00 to NZ$65.00, for both buffet and served menus available. These menus have been designed to offer your guests at your function the very best of dining experiences. Specific dietary requirements can be catered for.

Weddings – There is a booking fee for weddings. A minimum number of guests is 60 and the maximum for a seated meal is 100, cocktail style maximum persons is 120.

Private Functions – The booking fee for private functions is negotiable. The same maximum and minimum capacity of guests apply as for weddings.

Corporate Meetings – the booking fee for corporate meetings are negotiable. No minimum number of guests but the maximum is the same as for weddings.

For further information about our winery in Christchurch, please contact us or visit our Christchurch wedding venue Web site.

Restaurant at our Christchurch Wedding Venue

Come and try our delicious food in our beautiful restaurant, set in a tranquil country environment.

Lunch and Evening – We are open daily for lunch and dinner throughout the year from 10 am. We recommend booking as we can be very busy.

Closed Christmas Day.

We recommend booking at all times so that we can have a table prepared for you and your guests.

For further information about our winery in Christchurch, please contact us or visit our Christchurch wedding venue Web site.

Rossendale Winery in Christchurch

Rossendale White Wines – In New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is 25% of the national vineyard by planting, and in 2000 was 19% of the national harvest. Two-thirds of New Zealand's Sauvignon Blanc is from Marlborough where there is an annual increase in new planting, in an attempt to reach the world demand for Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc.

Rossendale has joint ownership of several Marlborough vineyards which are managed under contract. Each vineyard is of a different soil type which influences the flavours profiles of the resulting wines. The vineyards are managed on upright canopy systems and a careful spray programme is used.

Reisling grows readily in New Zealand and is becoming increasingly popular. It is often made in an “off dry” style where the primary fruit characteristics are retained. Reisling may also be picked as a late harvest variety, often after infection with botyritis, also known as noble rot. These late harvest grapes produce a sweet dessert wine full of honey and nectar flavours.

Rossendale Red Wines – Pinot Noir is the classic grape of the Burgandy region of France. Canterbury is proving to be a very suitable climate for producing good quality Pinot Noir wines. Pinot Noir is typically described as being soft and feminine.

A good Pinot Noir should have aromas associated with summer fruits such as raspberry and plum with a hint of tobacco. The wine is a light-style red with a soft finish and an emphasis on retaining the primary fruit flavours. The oak treatment adds flavour complexity and tannins to help stabilise both colour and flavour in this difficult to make wine. The grapes for this wine were all grown in the Halswell area.

For further information about our winery in Christchurch, please contact us or visit our Christchurch wedding venue Web site.

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