frankis' vineyards

Franki’s Vineyards is a registered estate with approximately 22 hectares of unusual red and white grape cultivars. The vineyards were established from 2004.

Franki’s Vineyards has been established as a pioneering venture, which does not follow the conventional patterns of the local wine industry from the selection of cultivars, Mourvèdre, Grenache Noir and Viognier through to the specially tailored ‘gobelet’ vine training system.

The winemakers utilise state of the art technologies from the New world and combine suitable elements from the Old world standards as practiced in the Southern Rhone regions, and so the proprietors of Franki’s Vineyards are confident of developing a range of signature wines.

First bottling: Barn Find Mourvèdre Rosé 2007, single cultivar estate wine. Mourvèdre red 2008 to be bottled late in year 2009.

Franki's has the largest single plantation of Grenache Noir in combination with Mourvèdre and Viognier in South Africa. The boutique cellar had its first bottling in 2007, a Mourvèdre Rose and the 2008 Mourvèdre from single cultivar red will be bottled later in 2009.

Franki’s Vineyards forms part of what is planned as a world-class tourist destination including a fully integrated Rooibos tea estate and one of the country’s most significant collections of classic and competition motor vehicles. Directions to the Guest Lodge are well sign posted from the R45 Hopefield road.