Whistling Buoy

CRATER RIM WINERY LIMITED, the home of Whistling Buoy, is a family-owned boutique vineyard and winemaking company situated within the Crater of Lyttelton Harbour, Banks Peninsula. From two unique sites we grow, and produce limited quantities of terroir-specific wines of great individuality and character. We work to ensure that vines are managed and cropped under sustainable certification, guaranteeing the best quality fruit possible from each vineyard site. These are exceptional wines from two exceptional vineyards.

Only from exceptional grapes can you get exceptional wines. With this foundation Dom Maxwell and the team in the winery turn the fruits of the season into a wine that is a true reflection of the unique and vibrant attributes and characters of a very special location. Even Romeo Bragato, on loan from the Victorian Government in 1895 to assess prospects for viticulture and wine making in New Zealand, identified and understood the special nature of Banks Peninsula as a unique cool climate grape growing region. And so we continue with, and extend that reputation.