Rossendale Winery

Rossendale is the family winery of Brent and Shirley Rawstron, who live and work on their Canterbury estate. They planted three hectares of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir beside the Halswell River in 1987 and built the Canterbury winery in 1992; later plantings brought the home vineyard to seven hectares. Expansion added the Brothers Vineyard in Marlborough in 2004; winemaking is now based in Blenheim. What began as enough wine for the family’s own restaurant grew into an export business.