Waipara Tourism Winery Development Land For Sale New Zealand

Vineyard Development/Tourism Opportunities

The choices are endless as to the development potential given by such a property. Vineyard, Winery, Restaurant, Bed & Breakfast, Accommodation Lodge, Petting Farm - it's up to your imagination.

Retiring from farming? Emigrating? Returning home?  But still need a challenge? Ideal place to raise a family with superb building sites

Waipara's Best Kept Secret

43.0820 ha (106 acres) more or less of unique farm land only 3km from the village and school.  With secluded building sites, majestic views, picnic areas and swimming holes on the Weka Creek (which runs through the property and has not gone dry in 40 years) this property is unique.  It further boasts 4km of tourist railway running along and on its North East Boundary.

The vendor, who founded both Glenmark Wines and the Waipara wine Industry was keeping this as his retirement block, as this was the last of 14 blocks of the original 1000 acre family property.

Water:
The lower thirteen blocks have an entitlement to take water from the on-property storage dam.

The allocation for this block being 19+  Million litres.  There are two 17acre sites ideal for vineyard on a lower terrace meaning that both can be irrigated by GRAVITY.  (no pumping costs)  Pumping would be required for the upper flats

Nestled at the foot of the Weka Pass on the higher side of the Valley it has lower creek side terraces of light soils ideal for grapes and higher terraces suitable for a variety of  irrigated horticulture.  The valley has a rapidly developing grape, wine industry also blackcurrants and olives.  Areas of the block are very suitable for forestry/bio fuel, asparagus, watercress and truffle establishment and livestock.
    
Added to this is some 4km of vintage railway with rights to run inside the edge of the property giving a unique opportunity for a link up with the now well established tourism opportunities in the area.

Motivated Vendor with asking price now of $700,000 + gst if any

BUYERS: We would welcome your enquiry on the SALE of this opportunity, by contacting TOURISM BUSINESS BROKER Kevin Johnson either via this website www.tourismproperties.com or by telephoning 027 466 7930 or 03 310 7487 or email kevin@tourismproperties.com

The Waipara Valley is situated only 40 minutes drive north of Christchurch International Airport and Christchurch city, the capital of the South Island. It is the fastest growing wine region in New Zealand with around 80 vineyards in the Waipara Valley covering more than 1,500 hectares of plantings.

The Waipara Valley is snuggled in the lee of the Teviotdale hills that provide protection from cool easterly winds but open to warming north west winds. The valley has three general sites, valley floor, hill slopes or river terraces. The soil types include; gravely deposits on flats and terraces in the central and west of the valley, limestone derived clays on hillsides and valley floor to the eastern side and gravely loams over alluvial subsoil in the southern part of the region. The north facing moderately sloping terrain provides an ideal sun trap for fruiting vines.

This gives each vineyard unique characters that contribute to a range of wine styles that demand a visit to each winery to fully appreciate Waipara.The "Terroir" combined with the long hot autumn period helps produce unique richer, spicier pinot noirs and rieslings - regional specialties. Other varieties of note include Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc