Ben's Run Vineyard

Ben’s Run is located in the Broke Fordwich wine region of the Lower Hunter Valley in New South Wales.

BEN’S RUN IS A SHIRAZ ONLY HUNTER VALLEY VINEYARD IN A PICTURESQUE SETTING, ADJOINING WOLLOMBI BROOK AND SURROUNDED BY THE BROKENBACK AND YENGO MOUNTAIN RANGES.

TWO HOURS NORTH-WEST OF SYDNEY THE HUNTER VALLEY IS AUSTRALIA’S OLDEST WINE GROWING REGION. OWNED AND OPERATED RAY AND KIRSTEN SMITH, MINTPOND PTY LTD, THE VINEYARD WHICH IS MANAGED UNDER ORGANIC PRINCIPLES WAS NAMED AFTER BEN, THE ORIGINAL OWNER’S KELPIE DOG.

LEADING WINEMAKERS AGREE THAT WINE QUALITY IS MADE IN THE VINEYARD. BEN’S RUN VINEYARD TERROIRIS CLOSE TO IDEAL FOR SHIRAZ GRAPES – DEEP RED VOLCANIC SOIL WITH A GENTLE SOUTH/NORTH SLOPE CAPTURING MAXIMUM SUNLIGHT AND AFTERNOON BREEZES DURING THE GROWING SEASON.

THE VINEYARD IS MANAGED FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW YIELDING PREMIUM QUALITY FRUIT RESULTING IN A WINE OF THE ELEGANT, EARTHY STYLE FOR WHICH THE BEST VINEYARDS IN THE HUNTER VALLEY ARE FAMOUS.