# French Farm Winery, Wainui French Farm Winery is a winery at 12 Winery Road, French Farm Bay, Banks Peninsula, Wainui, Christchurch. [Call 03 304-5784]() · [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=french-farm-winery-wainui. ## About, in one paragraph Its own website describes it as “Escape to the Mediterranean, just 1.5hrs drive from Christchurch. French Farm Estate is nestled in the picturesque hills of Canterbury's French Farm Valley on Banks Peninsula and overlooks Akaroa Harb”…. The council’s 2024 directory lists it, a current MPI food registration says it still trades. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 12 Winery Road, French Farm Bay, Banks Peninsula _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Wineries _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Phone:** 03 304-5784 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Website:** https://www.frenchfarmwinery.co.nz/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Social:** https://www.facebook.com/frenchfarmestate/, https://www.instagram.com/french_farm_estate/ _(Its own website)_ - **NZBN:** 9429050740000, NZ Limited Company _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered name:** FRENCH FARM WINERY LIMITED _(NZBN register)_ - **Registered since:** 2022-08-03 _(NZBN register)_ - **Industry:** Restaurant operation _(NZBN register)_ - **Food registration:** reg CCC004969/1, Template FCP, verified by CCC, expires 18 Nov 2026 _(MPI food register)_ ## In its own listing French Farm is situated on the scenic Banks Peninsula just one hour drive from Christchurch. Wheelchair access _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Rural Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 6 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Flooding](https://www.chch.live/report/7141745), [216 Wainui Main Rd, Canterbury, French Farm 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/216-wainui-main-road) - [Trees - General](https://www.chch.live/report/5706234), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/4556997), [274 Wainui Main Road, Banks Peninsula, Wainui 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/274-wainui-main-road) - [Litter](https://www.chch.live/report/3840862), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Poles and Signage - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3352271), [250 Wainui Main Road, Canterbury 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/250-wainui-main-road) - [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/934456), [270 Wainui Main Road, French Farm 7582, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/wainui/270-wainui-main-road) ## Getting there - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=French%20Farm%20Winery%2C%2012%20Winery%20Road%2C%20French%20Farm%20Bay%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.78132708100979,172.90794977335952) ## Nearby - [Bantry Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/bantry-lodge-wainui), B&Bs, 258 m - [French Farm Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1548-french-farm-reserve), park, 162 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ ## The nearest other wineries - [French Peak](https://www.chch.live/business/french-peak-wainui), Wainui, 739 m - [Takamatua Valley Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/takamatua-valley-vineyard-akaroa), Akaroa, 5.8 km - [Meniscus Wine Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/meniscus-wine-lounge-akaroa), Akaroa, 5.8 km - [Kaituna Valley Wines](https://www.chch.live/business/kaituna-valley-wines-christchurch), Christchurch, 18.6 km - [Bentwood Winery](https://www.chch.live/business/bentwood-winery-christchurch), Christchurch, 28.8 km - [Cracroft Chase Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/cracroft-chase-vineyard-cashmere), Cashmere, 31.2 km - [Herrick Creek](https://www.chch.live/business/herrick-creek-bromley), Bromley, 32.8 km - [The Vineyard @Rossendale](https://www.chch.live/business/the-vineyard-rossendale-kennedys-bush), Kennedys Bush, 33.2 km - [Every one in Wainui](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery#in-wainui) ## Also in Wainui - [French Farm Estate](https://www.chch.live/business/french-farm-estate-wainui), Venues & events, 938 m - [Shamarra Alpaca Farm Stay](https://www.chch.live/business/shamarra-alpaca-farm-stay-wainui), B&Bs, 1.1 km - [Shamarra Alpacas Farm](https://www.chch.live/business/shamarra-alpacas-farm-wainui), Attractions, 1.1 km - [The Gables Country House](https://www.chch.live/business/the-gables-country-house-wainui), B&Bs, 3.2 km - [Kahikatea Country Retreat](https://www.chch.live/business/kahikatea-country-retreat-wainui), B&Bs, 3.2 km - [YMCA Campground](https://www.chch.live/business/ymca-campground-wainui), Campgrounds, 3.4 km - [Every kind of business in Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.78132708100979&lon=172.90794977335952) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.78132708100979,172.90794977335952,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=French%20Farm%20Winery) - [Wainui](https://www.chch.live/wainui), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is French Farm Winery?** A winery in Wainui, Christchurch. **Where is French Farm Winery?** 12 Winery Road, French Farm Bay, Banks Peninsula, Wainui. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.78132708100979,172.90794977335952,17) **Is French Farm Winery still trading?** The council’s 2024 directory lists it, and a current MPI food registration says it still trades. **How do you contact French Farm Winery?** phone [03 304-5784](tel:033045784) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.frenchfarmwinery.co.nz/) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other wineries are near French Farm Winery?** [French Peak](https://www.chch.live/business/french-peak-wainui) (739 m), [Takamatua Valley Vineyard](https://www.chch.live/business/takamatua-valley-vineyard-akaroa) (5.8 km), [Meniscus Wine Lounge](https://www.chch.live/business/meniscus-wine-lounge-akaroa) (5.8 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery). **What’s near French Farm Winery?** 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Bantry Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/bantry-lodge-wainui) (258 m); nearest park: [French Farm Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1548-french-farm-reserve) (162 m). **What stood where French Farm Winery is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.78132708100979&lon=172.90794977335952) ## Sources - Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - New Zealand Business Number register, the public facts every NZBN entity files (legal name, status, registration date, industry), matched here by name and address - Ministry for Primary Industries food-business register, the public Food Act registration for these premises, verified by the named agency, matched here by name and address - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/french-farm-winery-wainui Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/winery Suburb: https://www.chch.live/wainui