Kerr Farm Vineyards
Kerr Farm Vineyard is located in the heart of the Kumeu grape growing region. Kumeu is Auckland city's biggest grape growing area and it is only about 30 minutes drive from downtown.

Our vineyard is part of one of New Zealands pioneering grape growing regions. The 23 acres slope very gently to the north east and enjoy adequate rainfall with lots of sunshine.

At first we concentrated on the bringing the vineyard up to date, we removed old hybrid vines and increased our plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinotage, Semillon and Chardonnay. We also added Sauvignon Blanc to our vineyard. Much of our crop is still produced from the mature original vines. We understand that our Semillon vines are some of the very earliest to be established in the country.

1995 was the first year of wine making for Kerr Farm Vineyard. We produced about 900 cases that year and since then have increased our production slowly and steadily to our current output of about 2500.

We decided our wine style should reflect the distinctive Kumeu regional influence and asked our winemaker to make Kerr Farm wines with a predominance of the varietal fruit characteristics. The Auckland area produces wine with somewhat more tropical flavours than other regions of the country.

We have been rewarded with medal success in New Zealands major wine competitions and also performed well in tasting and ratings in the most influential food and wine magazines.
Contact
Phone: +64 9 4127575
Fax: +64 9 4127575
Other: 021 778 702
Postal
Address: 		PO Box 167, Kumeu
Delivery
Address: 		48 Dysart Lane Kumeu Auckland
Staff
Owner: Jaison & Wendy Kerr
Manager: Jaison Kerr
Producer Details
Opening Hours: 11am - 6pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Other times by arrangement.
Vineyards: 9.25
Winery Tours: No
Newsletter: Yes -
Wineclub: No
Sales
Cellar Door: Yes
Internet: Yes
Direct Mail: Yes
Via Retailers: Yes
Wines from this Producer
Kerr Farm Hawkes Bay Chardonnay | 2001
Kerr Farm Kumeu Cabernet Sauvignon | 2001 | 2000
Kerr Farm Kumeu Pinotage | 2001
Kerr Farm Kumeu Sauvignon Blanc | 2002
Kerr Farm Kumeu Semillon | 2000
Kerr Farm Limited Release Kumeu Chardonnay | 2001 | 2000