Kerr Farm Sauvignon Blanc fed bees and their Honey
This year I had a small section of our Kerr Farm Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc block put aside to see how ripe we could get it. It got to about 29 brix. When we went to pick these plants we found masses of bees breaking the berry skins and feeding on the inside grape pulp, leaving us just the skins and not much fruit for winemaking. A few days later talking to my neighbour he tells... > Read more
Raising the flagpole at Kerr Farm Wine
We were give a lovely New Zealand Flag, so I built a flagpole. Here is the raising of the pole. Play Video > Read more
Borat gives a lesson how to hold a wine glass
Borat gives a lesson how to hold a wine glass > Read more
Hexacopter flight over Kerr Farm Vineyard
Making videos about different things is fun for me. My mate Stack is a well known photographer and Hexacopter pilot / builder. He was looking for somewhere to test out one of his latest constructions. CLICK HERE TO START VIDEO It was a beautiful winters day, blue skies with a few moody dark... > Read more
A short introduction to Kerr Farm Vineyard and the Cellar door
Here is a short video introducing the cellar door at Kerr Farm Vineyard Click here to see the video > Read more
Chopper over the grapevines, keeping the frost away
The chopper was out over the grapevines this morning. A big high over the North Island of New Zealand created the ideal conditions for a frost. It got pretty nippy and fortunately the frost was not to hard. Click on this link for a short vid Frost Check out how loud the birds are in the dawn... > Read more
Kerr Farm Chardonnay bud burst
Vineyard happenings at Kerr Farm Wine. September is when the new growing season starts again in the vineyard. All the winter pruning and the taking of cuttings should be finished. I was running a bit late this year so some of my later varieties did not get finished until the middle of the... > Read more
Hail at Kumeu today
Today we had a quick, but surprise hail storm. It only lasted for about 30 seconds but was quite dramatic. This can be very hard on young vine buds, they can be bruised and sometimes broken of the main cane. Early varieties like chardonnay are very prone to this, lets hope not ours. Now the sun... > Read more
Kerr Farm Pinotage 2008 P'08 in stock at Wine Circle Huapai
New Release Kerr Farm Pinotage 2008 P'08 is in stock at Wine Circle Huapai, ask Chris to tell you about it. Be some of the 1st to get this wine, free tasting at Kerr Farm Cellar door every weekend > Read more
Media Release Kerr Farm Pinotage P'08 at Pure Retaurant Herne Bay
Kerr Farm Pinotage P'08 at Pure Retaurant Herne Bay The New Release Kerr Farm Pinotage P'08 is on the wine list at Pure Restaurant at 186 Jervous Rd., Herne Bay, Auckland Central. This has worked out perfectly with the celebration of Swiss National day until 13th August 2011 at... > Read more
Media Release Kerr Farm Pinotage P'08 at Takahe Retaurant and Bar Titirangi
Kerr Farm Wine is pleased to announce that the Famous Kerr Farm Pinotage, the New P’08 vintage, is back on the wine list at Takahe Restaurant and Bar. Owners Cherie and Tate Smeele are... > Read more
July Vineyard Happenings at Kerr Farm Wine
July Vineyard happenings at Kerr Farm Wine. Winter is the time for pruning grapevines. During winter the vines are dormant, they have lost all their leaves and the sap is retracting back... > Read more
Kerr Farm Magnums
We have a few Magnums (1.5L)... for sale. Only a few of these are made each vintage and we release them when they have aged up a bit. They are...... 1999 Semillon, very rare from this... > Read more
Zipvac Vacuum Packing Kit
Here is a product I have come across that I think you may find interesting and very useful It is called the ZipVac Vacuum Packing kit. Put your food into the bag, run your finger along the... > Read more
Making a Grapevine cutting with Jaison Kerr of Kerr Farm Wine at Kumeu, New Zealand
A few tips on how to make a grapevine cutting. Use this technique to take cuttings of your favorite grapevine and propagate more grapevine plants. > Read more
Grape vine pruning with Jaison Kerr
A few tips on how to prune your grape vines during their winter dormancy. Best months for New Zealand are June, July and August. > Read more
Pinotage Association of South Africa
For those of you interested in Pinotage here is a link to the Pinotage Association of South Africa. =http://www.pinotage.co.za You can sign up for their E newsletter. Cheers Jaison > Read more
Wine tasting with Jaison Kerr of Kerr Farm Wine #1 Closures and Labels
Who is this greedy person, check out some of the pizza he made the other night. Click MORE for other images
We had some mates around the other night and Jaison cooked some of his favorite Pizza. As you can see somebody got their share. > Read more
The Pizza team Open Day 2008
The Pizza team worked very hard on the day to produce many woodfired Pizza that everybody loved. > Read more
New Release Open Day 27th Oct 2008
Pukeko
Summer wine tasting in the vineyard
Summer wine tasting Kerr Farm
The old Pinotage Vines Peter May wanted to see
A visit from Peter May of the worldwide Pinotage club
Pinotage harvest
French oak barrel
Lavender
Kerr Farm Pinotage ready for a trim
Chicken spit roast
Wine tasting group Christmas party
Kerr Farm Vineyard Pizza Boys

