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Nestled on the edge of the Yengo National Park, and just two hours from Sydney and one hour from Newcastle, the Broke Fordwich area is in the centre of the Hunter Valley.
In 1994 the Broke Fordwich area was the first region formally recognised as a separate viticultural sub-region of the Hunter Valley.
It is one of the oldest wine growing areas in Australia and is an important player in Australian winemaking. The high quality fruit sourced from the Broke Fordwich sub-region accounts for 25% of the Hunter Valley's wine.
Today the area boasts over 70 “Boutique” vineyards. Ten intimate Cellar doors are scattered throughout the valley, and offer a wide range of award and trophy winning wines for tasting and purchase.
With first class guest houses, cottages, B & B’s, cafés, licensed restaurants, cellar doors and farm shops offering a diversity of accommodation, excellent wines and a gourmet selection of local produce.
Our Awards
Hundreds of awards have been won by our wines in recent years - here are some of our latest awards:
ELYSIUM:
2005 Verdelho 4.5 stars and 90/100 in James Halliday's 2009 Wine Companion and judged one of the Top Three Verdelhos in Australia by the ANZ Wine Industry Journal, October 2007
MARGAN:
2007 BOTRYTIS SEMILLON Bronze 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 19. The 2005 BOTRYTIS SEMILLON Bronze 2007 International Sweet Wine Challenge (Class SW8) Silver 2007 Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition
2008 SEMILLON Bronze 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 4)
2006 SEMILLON Bronze 2007 International Wine Challenge 2007
2005 SEMILLON Bronze 2007 Macquarie Bank Sydney Royal Wine Show (Class 18)
2006 SHIRAZ Silver 2007 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 9)
2005 WHITE LABEL SHIRAZ Bronze Medal 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 16)
2006 WHITE LABEL SHIRAZ Bronze Medal 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 14)
2007 WHITE LABEL SHIRAZ MOURVEDRE Bronze 2008 Hunter Valley Wine Show (Class 9)
NIGHTINGALE
2006 SHIRAZ gold medal in the Hunter Valley Boutique Winemakers Show
KRINKLEWOOD BIODYNAMIC VINEYARDS
Sydney International Wine Competition- 2009
BLUE GOLD – 2008 Francesca Rosé
HIGHLY COMMENDED - 2007 Chardonnay
Hunter Valley Wine Show - 2008
GOLD – 2004 Chardonnay
SILVER - 2006 Shiraz
Sydney International Wine Competition - 2007
Blue/Gold winner & TOP 100 – 2007 Verdelho
Australia / New Zealand Organic Wine Show – 2007
BEST WHITE WINE OF SHOW – 2007 Semillon
HIGHLY COMMENDED – 2007 Francesca Rosé
COMMENDED – 2007 Verdelho
Royal Adelaide Wine Show – 2007
Silver – 2007 Semillon
Silver - 2007 Verdelho
Royal Melbourne Wine Show – 2007
Gold – 2007 Semillon
Bronze - 2007 Verdelho
Hunter Valley Wine Show – 2007
Silver – 2004 Chardonnay
Silver - 2003 Chardonnay
Silver - 2005 Semillon
Hunter Valley Boutique Wine Show – 2007
Silver – 2006 Chardonnay
For more information on the area: Broke Fordwich Wine & Tourism Association