Blackcurrants require a cold winter, mild summer, free-draining soils, and year-round moisture. The fertile alluvial plains of South Canterbury, along with pure water from the majestic Southern Alps, provide the ideal conditions for our blackcurrants.

ViBERi organic blackcurrants are grown on our certified-organic family orchard just out of Pleasant Point, two hours south of Christchurch. The area is famous for its high quality blackcurrant produce, containing some of the highest levels of anthocyanins (a type of antioxidant) in the world.

ViBERi grows the only significant commercial organic crop of blackcurrants in New Zealand and are proud of it. Going organic was a big step, but, in the words of grower Tony Howey, "It gives our buyers peace of mind and infuses the Blackcurrants with a richer taste." Tony is passionate about sustainably growing food he knows tastes great and keeps people healthy!

We won TWO awards in the 2022 South Canterbury Business Excellence Awards, and The Timaru Herald ran a piece on it.

See this article in The Timaru Herald on our recent Organic Product of the Year 2021 award!

Check out this interview in thisNZlife

Click here to listen to our recent interview with Radio New Zealand's CountryLife

Click here to read the latest article on ViBERi and its growers in the FMG Post

And see this business profile in The New Zealand Herald and in The Otago Daily Times