Restaurant

Enjoy our wines with local and organic produce cooked by Olly Le Maitre and his team. Awarded Two Hats by Cuisine Good Food Guide since 2019.

Click here for our sample menu. Click here for our sample wine list.

The restaurant is open Thursday – Monday for lunch, 1130am -4pm. Please reserve below to book your table or give us a call +64 3 314 6085.

We’re open for Easter on Good Friday, Saturday and Sunday and ANZAC day. Closed Easter Monday. Surcharge applies.

The cellar door is open 7 days 10am -4pm. Snacks available from 1130am. Walk-ins only.

You can book a private wine tour & tasting at our Netherwood Winery here.

A surcharge applies on public holidays.

Gift cards for our Restaurant and B &B can be purchased here.

We host private parties and weddings at our restaurant and at our Netherwood winery. Check out Netherwood’s winery room here.

Transport options from Christchurch and surrounds are here.

For 1-4 diners please book online below.  For groups of 5+ or for any function queries please call us at 03 314 6085 or email [email protected].   

If you wish to pop up for a snack and glass of wine we take walk ins.  The drive from Christchurch airport is 40 minutes with two turns, enjoy the ride.  Transport options are here.
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Tastings

Our Cellar Door is open for tastings, a glass of wine and snacks 10am – 4pm, 7 days a week.  Walk ins welcome for up to 4 people.  For group tastings of 5 or more please call to book at 03314 6085 or  email us.

Cellar Door tasting –   Taste five Black Estate current release wines in our cellar door.  $25

Seated tasting  – 3 x 50 m pours which can be enjoyed with food.  $35 

Private tours at Netherwood

You can also look behind the scenes and book a winery tour and tasting at our Netherwood vineyard, 5km up the road from our restaurant. Meet with Pen, Nicholas or one of our winery assistants who will share our farming philosophy, show you around our winery and pour 6 single vineyard wines with a light snack. Hosted at 11am for 1 -1 1.5 hours.

$125 per person and a maximum of 4 people. Please book below and when you book please note if you would like to book a table for lunch at 1245 pm at our restaurant, 5 minutes down the road.

If you would like to bring a larger group for a tasting & tour at Netherwood or wish to request a different time, email us at [email protected] . See you soon!

We also host private meetings in this space. Enquire at [email protected]
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Black Estate Vineyard - North Canterbury | Black Estate's B&B Accommodation

Black Estate B & B

Our beautiful B & B is located on our biodynamic Home vineyard, a studio room on the ground floor of our architecturally designed building. The views over the organic winery are vast, expanding from the garden and vineyard to the majestic Southern Alps. You can stay any night of the week. A continental breakfast is included in your room and we offer a takeaway menu for light dinners.

Our cellar door is open 7 days a week and our restaurant is open for lunch Thursday – Monday all year.

On days that it is open, our restaurant closes at 4pm so you’ll have the place & sunset to yourselves from about 530pm.

Staying here allows you to experience all the life on our Home vineyard. You may observe our staff in the vineyard, the odd tractor, hares and hawkes and the nature around our vines. The B & B is on the Waipara Valley Vineyard Trail

614 Omihi Road, SH1, Waipara Valley. Directions here.
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Other great places to stay in our region.

Kumiko’s Guest House
Sharing the driveway with Black Estate restaurant, Kumiko’s Guest House – a luxurious three bedroom Japanese designed home with japanese gardens and spa bath and two cute huts.
Fox Down Hut
A modern cabin on a beautiful 5th generation farm accross the valley.
Old Glenmark Vicarage
Situated on the Waipara Valley cycle trail, so you can bike to the restaurant! A selection of rooms or the barn in a beautiful historic setting.
Flaxen Park Countryside Retreat
In the heart of Waipara, 40 minutes drive from Christchurch. Serene large garden and a beautiful villa to relax in.
Greystone Pure Pod
Private glass pod to watch the stars and nature from. Other pods are close by too.
Little Owl Farm
A cute little hut on our vege supplier’s biodynamic farm, over-looking Gore Bay.
Tipapa Estate
Multiple rooms in an historic homestead.
House of Ball
Tranquil B & B looking out to Black Estate from the other side of the valley.

Netherwood Winery Room

Netherwood is our small picturesque vineyard 5km north of


our restaurant. The Netherwood Winery Room is a perfect space for private meetings and workshops.


Adjacent to our winery, overlooking a beautiful vineyard this quiet space is truly private.
Facilities

For a private meeting or workshop, you can hire this venue for a full or half day. Facilities include spacious tables and comfortable chairs, TV monitor, wifi and whiteboard, loos.

You can arrange for tea & coffee, breakfast or morning tea. A light lunch can be brought to the meeting or you can pop down to our Two Hatted restaurant for a change of scenery.

You can also book a winery tour and or tasting for an insight into our biodynamic farm and winemaking.

Please contact India here to enquire about booking our Netherwood Winery Room.