Overview
Margan was established in 1996 by Lisa and Andrew Margan in the picturesque village of Broke, Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region. Second generation winemaker Ollie now joins the business giving the brand a fresh, contemporary perspective.
Margan have 100 hectares of distinguished vineyards, across two locations. These vineyards are planted to a mixture of 50-year-old vines, traditional to the Hunter as well as alternative varieties, planted and pioneered by us. Most of the vineyards are planted on the unique soil of the Fordwich Sill providing our wines with their special sense of place. All Margan wines are Estate Grown and Made as well as certified Sustainably Farmed.
You can try all our wines at our striking rammed earth cellar door where we offer structured tastings, including new and exclusive releases as well as aged and museum wines.
Margan Restaurant offers acclaimed agri-dining and is regionally awarded for its focus on estate-grown produce. The Kitchen Garden and orchard was established in 2007 and now includes olive groves, estate-reared lambs, bees, and free-range chickens. Our farm to table menus are created around what we harvest from our property to maintain a hyper- local and seasonal focus.
In the beginning...
In 1996 we started Margan Wines in the beautiful Broke Fordwich wine sub region of the Hunter Valley. Previous to that, Andrew was a winemaker at Tyrrells and had aIso spent several years in Europe as a ‘flying winemaker’. Lisa’s background at that stage included high school teaching, training as a chef and then as a nutritionist in the public health sector. We planted our first vineyards on Ceres Hill in 1989 with 5 acres of Semillon.
Andrew & Lisa MarganOur inaugural harvest
The wines were made at the renovated Saxonvale winery where Andrew and David Hooke established a contract winemaking facility processing over 1200 tonnes of grapes from the vintage. The Original range of wines was from the 1997 Vintage and consisted of Semillon, Verdelho, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Our label design featured our classic and original striped label, a feature carrying through our branding over the decades. Margan as a brand was a tiny 3,000 cases out of the 1987 vintage. A particularly wet and difficult vintage. We won a trophy at the 1997 HVWS for the Best Current Vintage Semillon.
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A family business; gentle farming to produce expressive wines of place, served with genuine hospitality.
Learn moreA family business; gentle farming to produce expressive wines of place, served with genuine hospitality.
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