Margan Wine
Hunter , NSW & ACT
Winery Overview
Lisa and Andrew Margan established their business, Margan in 1996. They are based in the picturesque village of Broke in the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine region. All Margan wines are Estate Grown and Made as well as certified Sustainably Farmed. Margan has been rated a five-star winery (James Halliday) for the last decade, twice winner of the Hunter Valley Cellar Door of the Year, Viticulturist of the Year 2015 winner and a Hall of Fame winner for NSW Tourism Awards.
They have 100 hectares of distinguished vineyards across two vineyard locations from which they produce three ranges of estate grown wines. They make all our wines onsite at their Broke based winery with annual production around 25,000 cases.
Margan are leaders in environmental stewardship and are fully accredited with Sustainable Winegrowing Australia and Freshcare and were one of the first in the Hunter to achieve this. This certification benchmarks to the ISO14000 series (International Standards) for best practice. This means they follow a detailed Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to reduce our impact across all business operations in the four basic pillars of sustainability – reduction of greenhouse gases, energy efficiency, water management and the reduction of waste.
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Winemaker Bio
Andrew Margan established Margan Wines in 1996 with life and business partner Lisa in the Broke Fordwich region of the Hunter Valley.
From humble beginnings, Margan is now a leading NSW wine brand renown for outstanding wine quality and a focus on innovation. They boast 100 hectares of distinguished vineyards, all certified Sustainably Farmed. Most of the vines are old, low yielding and grown on the ancient volcanic soil of the Fordwich Sill, creating a unique signature style that defines Margan wines.
Andrew’s winemaking philosophy is focused firmly on making single vineyard wines from his own grapes with all wines ‘estate grown and made’ on site. He makes wines of concentration, structure, balance and texture that are modern expressions but with a nod to the traditions of the Hunter. His favourite wines are those that display excellent varietal definition and reflect the soil they are grown in and their sense of place. He has favourite vintages rather than favourite wines although the uniquely regional styles of savoury, medium bodied Shiraz and pristine, long lived Semillon are both hard to go past.
Andrew was introduced to the wine industry at a young age as his parents had vineyards in the Hunter in the 70’s and his father Frank Margan was one of Australia’s first wine journalists. With two University degrees under his belt, a hands-on apprenticeship with the legendary Murray Tyrrell and several years of working in European wineries he has done over 50 vintages.
Andrews career highlights include being awarded the Hunter Valley Viticulturalist of the Year in 2015 and the more recent news of his (now adult) children coming home to work in the business.