We went for a wine tasting. The Argentinian lady who conducted the tasting was extremely knowledgeable about New Zealand wines from the different regions but also about the Stonyridge wines and how they compared. Indeed, the wines sampled were excellent and this extended to the Pinot Noir which we generally dislike. The samples tasted were generous but not excessive. After all, it was a tasting and adequate for the purpose. Of course, the wines were available for purchase.

Beautiful views of horses grazing on green rolling hills and countryside. Wine isn't too bad, either. Relax on the patio beneath the palms. Great ambience. Interesting 4 wine flight included the 400NZD per bottle Stonyridge Larose 2021 rated 97 points by James Suckling. Reservations a must to dine in the vine covered terrace.

Living in France, I have high expectations when I dine out especially when sampling wine. I took my niece here as a treat to have lunch. The service and the food was excellent (French chef), we were planning to do a wine sampling tour but if I am to be honest neither my niece nor I rated the bottle of wine that we had for lunch. I know it is NZ and not France, but I have never paid to sample wines in France. Maybe my expectations were too high? Would still recommend as we had a beautiful afternoon.