Coming for a drive this Easter Weekend? Well the good news is that we are open every day except Good Friday from 9am - 4pm. Good Friday is the day for fish and Riesling and spending time with the fam, so we look forward to seeing...
VLOG 8: The process of racking the Sparkling Rosé juice A quick update from Bronson Kies our winemaker, regarding the process of racking the Rosé juice for the Sparkling Rosé that we will release later in 2021. We are so excited about this wine which will be...
VLOG 7: Crushing of the 2021 Deer Stalker Merlot A quick update from Bronson Kies our winemaker, regarding the crushing of our 2021 Deer Stalker Merlot. So crushing day for the Deer Stalker Merlot is probably the most exciting day on the Kies Family Wines calendar every...
VLOG 6: 2021 vintage update A quick update from Bronson Kies our winemaker, regarding where your favourite wines are up to for vintage 2021. We are looking forward to crushing everyone's favourite Deer Stalker Merlot a bit later in the week! Watch this space! 🍷 -------------------------- Over the coming...
VLOG 5: Naming our tanks Quite often during our winery and barrel hall tours, Bronson is asked about the names on the tanks. This video explains that each tank is named after our a Kies family member - even our Wine Dog Diego gets a feature! Watch the...
VLOG 4: The process of fermenting grape juice into wine This video shows the process of inoculation or fermentation of grape juice, into wine. In this case, we are fermenting the 2021 Kies Family Wines Heysen Gold Frontignac. If you are a big fan of Kies Family Wines,...
VLOG 3: Preventing the oxidation of wine This video answers some of the most common questions we receive at the cellar door: 1. What is oxidation? 2. How to prevent red wine from oxidising? 3. How long does an open bottle of wine last or how long does wine...
VLOG 2: Grape sampling and Baumé Testing If you are a big fan of the Kies Family Wines Klauber Block Shiraz, then tune into this short video which shows you just how we determine when the fruit from this old Shiraz vineyard is ripe for the...
VINTAGE 2021 KICKS OFF WITH THE 2021 HEYSEN GOLD FRONTIGNAC 28th January, 4am marks the beginning of the 2021 vintage at Kies Family Wines. The first parcel of fruit to be processed was the Frontignac which is used to create our very popular Heysen Gold label. Watch the...
KIES FAMILY WINES CELLAR DOOR New Opening Hours - 9am - 4pm - 7 days We have made the decision to revert back to our original opening hours, so that we can serve you better and gee it feels good! 👌😜 🍷 We have been finding that we...