MEDIA RELEASE September 4, 2023 Bimbadgen wins the Len Evans Trophy for Best Single Vineyard White Wine at 2023 PKF Hunter Valley Wine Show Hunter Valley winery, Bimbadgen, is celebrating the start of spring by winning the Len Evans Trophy for Best Single Vineyard White Wine for their 2014 Signature Palmers Lane Semillon at the [...]
Made in the still of night. The new distillery is Bimbadgen after hours: allowing the winemakers to drop tools in the winery and transfer their talents to our distillery, ensuring they can experiment and create their own interpretation on modern spirits all under one roof. The result is the Night Merchant - with two releases [...]
The Halliday Wine Companion has become an indispensable reference from the country’s leading wine authority, James Halliday AM. Our team are proud to be named a 5 Star Winery in the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion, with 11 wines receiving a rating over 90 points, including our current release 2022 Growers Vermentino. 2014 Signature Hunter Valley [...]
Following on from our last update, no sooner had we got our whites in tank before there was a flurry of activity to pick our reds. We are pleased to say that the quality across the board particularly in Shiraz was awesome. The consistent heat that we saw after Australia Day interspersed with intermittent rain [...]
Our estate range has seen some big changes in recent months with this core range now referred to as the Growers Range, a nod to the relationships fostered in the region and the sourcing of premium quality wines from established local vignerons. Continuing the philosophy of the Hunter Valley range, the Growers Range will showcase [...]
We are pleased to announce that our 2023 vintage is well underway. Our Winemaker Richard revealed: “It was an unusually late start to vintage in 2023 which was known to occur back in the 70’ and 80’s. Early season rain and mild days and cooler nights meant the fruit took longer to ripen on the [...]
To our loyal Bimbadgen customers, members and visitors, It’s been another busy year here at Bimbadgen. So many changes including our General Manger Belinda moving to Sydney to head up Hospitality for Mulpha Group, although you will still see her smiling face around the Valley from time to time, - I’m excited to be taking [...]
We are excited to share that Bimbadgen has been awarded the Best Other White Varietals & White Blends Trophy at The Hunter Valley Wine Show for our 2022 Hunter Valley Vermentino! Gold medals were also awarded to both our 2022 Signature Semillon and 2022 Growers Tempranillo Rosé. We are so proud of Richard Done and [...]
Sitting on the banks of Freshwater or “Coquun” as the Hunter River was originally named, the vision for our own line of spirits was born. Distilled with 13 native and traditional botanicals, our Maker’s Gin aims to capture the essence of the rolling Hunter Valley landscape in a bottle. We invite you to discover the [...]
The 2022 growing season was one that had us on our toes, warmer winter weather and plenty of good rain, the vines had energy to burn coming out of dormancy. We have been regenerating our soils for many years now and the outcomes have been fantastic with growth, colour, organic matter and soil moisture retention. [...]