CUISINE MAGAZINE'S 2009 WINERY RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR

To many people terroir is an elusive and romantic French term, frequently used to describe the inherent characters of soil, climate and culture, as reflected in a wine or the food from a particular vineyard or region. At Craggy Range the restaurant is called “Terrôir” – its name reflecting that its food, the vineyard’s wine and its culture, come together sublimely, in a unique and dramatic setting. Condé Nast Traveller described the Terrôir restaurant as “a meal as close as you can get to perfection” and in 2009 it received one of New Zealand's highest restaurant accolades winning the Winery Restaurant of the Year category.
Terrôir - where your roast chicken is spit-turned in front of you on a roaring wood fire, and the grilled figs were picked one hour before, all served alongside the perfectly matched single vineyard wines of Craggy Range.