Wedding Venues · Wagga Wagga, New South Wales · Visit in person

Cottontail Wines

From: From $60.50 p/head

About

Overview & Vibe

Cottontails sits on a hundred acres at Eunanoreenya, fifteen minutes out of Wagga, with ten acres of vineyard and a hundred and seventy olive trees planted by the family that still runs it. The building is purpose-built and modern rather than rustic — an open-kitchen restaurant with glass along one whole side and the Riverina rolling away underneath it. The venue’s own phrase for the feeling is being “on top of the world”.

Setting & Style

Two rooms and a deck. Cottontails, the main restaurant, seats 100 or takes 135 for canapés; Kittens, a fully self-contained covered outdoor area, seats 40 or 60 for canapés. Ceremonies go on the lawn at the fence line looking over the paddocks, or under a wrought-iron gazebo in the garden. Photography runs to the whole hundred acres — vineyard rows, an olive-lined dirt road, and a pine avenue.

Ideal For

Couples wanting a Riverina winery wedding where the food, the wine, the coordinator and the numbers are all published up front — and who are happy inside a 50-guest floor and a 135-guest ceiling.

The Need-to-Knows

Venue hire is $3,999 for ceremony and reception, or $399 for the ceremony alone — payable in full on confirmation and non-refundable.
There is a minimum total spend of $5,000 including venue hire and drinks, and a guaranteed minimum of 50 guests. Below 50, the venue may charge for 50 anyway.
Food runs $60.50–$86.90 per head. Canapés are $60.50 for eight over two hours; a shared-platter main is $66.00; formal is $66.00 for two courses and $86.90 for three. Drinks packages are $41–$49 per person for four to four and a half hours, and children twelve and under are $10.
The day is eight hours, and it ends at 11:15pm — 9am–11:15pm Monday to Saturday, but Sunday finishes at 9:30pm and carries a $550 fee. Public holidays add a 15% surcharge.
An unusual condition worth reading before you sign. The venue asks for “a minimum of 6 photos taken showing our venue or property grounds… for our use”, including marketing and social media, and charges a $300 photography deposit refunded once the photos are received.
Glitter and rice are banned, biodegradable confetti costs a $150 cleaning charge, and open flames are prohibited — enclosed candles need a $500 refundable security deposit.
No accommodation on site. Courtesy transport is a paid extra: an 11-seater is $400 return and a 21-seater $500, both from 183 Tarcutta Street in Wagga.

Standout Feature

A hundred acres of vineyard, olive grove and pine avenue open for photographs — and a restaurant with the whole Riverina through the glass behind the bridal table.

Amenities

One Hundred Acre Estate
Ten Acres Of Vineyard
Olive Grove
Purpose Built Function Centre
Restaurant With Open Kitchen
Panoramic Countryside Views
Cottontails Restaurant Room
Kittens Covered Outdoor Area
Function Deck
Garden Gazebo
Ceremony Lawn
Ceremony Arbour Provided
Ceremony Practice Included
Signing Table And 22 Chairs
Tables Chairs And White Tablecloths
Timber Cocktail Tables
Cutlery Crockery And Bar Glassware
Cake And Gift Table
Easel
MC Stand
Wireless Microphone
Projector And Screen
Inbuilt Speakers With AUX
WIFI
Experienced Wedding Coordinator
Professional Wait And Bar Staff
Eight Estate Grown Wines
Licensed Bar
Cash Bar And Tab Facilities
Courtesy Transport Available
One Hundred Acres For Photography
Preferred Supplier List
Fifteen Minutes From Wagga Wagga

Ceremony Setting

garden
lawn
vineyard
outdoor
deck
indoor

Dietary Options Supported

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Vegetarian
Nut Free

Nearby Landmarks

Eunanoreenya – The Wagga locality the estate sits in
Wagga Wagga – Fifteen minutes west
Murrumbidgee River – Runs through Wagga below the estate
Harefield – The ridge the vineyard was planted on in 2001
Riverina – The wine and farming region the estate belongs to
Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens – In town
The Rock Nature Reserve – South-west of Wagga

On Site Accommodation

No details available.

Price Notes

Venue hire is published on the page: '$3999.0 - ceremony and reception. $399.00 - ceremony only.' The Terms + Conditions make it non-refundable and payable up front: '2.1 Cottontail Wines will require the client to pay the total venue hire fee on confirmation of booking. This fee is non-refundable. A fee of $550.00 will be added for any Sunday bookings noting a 9:30pm guest departure time.'
There is a minimum total spend and a minimum head count. Terms clause 2.5: 'Cottontail Wines requires a minimum total spend of $5000.00 including venue hire and drinks to hire the venue from 9am till 11:15pm Monday to Saturday. Sunday is 9am till 9:30pm. Please note, our wedding packages are for 8 hours.' Clause 1.3: 'the client must agree with the company a guaranteed minimum number of guests - no less than 50.'
Food, per person, on top of hire: canapes $16.50 for four over one hour as a starter or $60.50 for eight over two hours as the main service; shared platters $66.00 for two mains and three sides; formal alternate drop $66.00 for two courses or $86.90 for three; canape-style cake service $2.00 per person. The seated menus are 'AVAILABLE FOR 50 TO 100 GUESTS' and the canape menu for 50 to 135.
Drinks packages: standard is $41 per person for four hours or $45 for four and a half; premium is $45 for four hours or $49 for four and a half. Standard covers seven Cottontail wines.
Extras and transport, all priced: 'white Lycra chair covers including fitting - $5.0 per cover. white linen napkins - $4.5 each. white linen table cloths - $25.0 each.' Transport: '11 passenger seater including driver $400.0 (return trip from from 183 Tarcutta Street, Wagga). 21 passenger seater including driver $500.0 (return trip from 183 Tarcutta Street, Wagga).'
An unusual condition in the terms - the venue asks for your wedding photos. Clause 9.3: 'Cottontail Wines gives the client access to its grounds for photography use (keeping a 10-meter perimeter around any private housing). Cottontail Wines reserved the right to request a minimum of 6 photos taken showing our venue or property grounds are supplied for our use (external contractors are not included). This may include any marketing or social media requirements. A one-time photography deposit of $300.00 will be charged to the client seven (7) days before the event and will be refunded once photos are received.' Worth reading alongside whatever the couple's photographer contract says about image licensing.
Operating rules: public holidays carry 'A minimum surcharge of 15%'; decorations may be set up 9am-12pm on the day and must be gone by 11:15pm; 'Transport arrival, final bar service and the start of decoration removal will be no later than 11pm'; 'Glitter, rice, and similar non-biodegradable confetti materials are prohibited'; 'A cleaning charge of $150.00 will apply for any ceremony confetti and the client must only bring environmentally friendly - biodegradable ceremony confetti'; 'Cottontail Wines prohibits open flames. If the client brings enclosed candles to be lit, then a $500.00 security deposit will be charged'. A provisional booking is held seven days only.
Terms clause 8.5 reserves the right to change food and beverage menus up to one month before the event.
The venue gives its own locality two ways — Eunanoreenya in some places and Wagga Wagga in others — for the same street address, 562 Pattersons Road. Either will find it.

Price Per Head

From $60.50 p/head

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Contact

Website: cottontailwines.com.au
Phone: (02) 6928 4554
Address: 562 Pattersons Road, Eunanoreenya NSW 2650, Australia

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