Welcome to the Margan Blog

This International Women's Day, Margan Wines shines a spotlight on Lisa Margan, the driving force behind their hospitality operations and a key figure in their success story. From her initial move to the Hunter Valley to her instrumental role in developing the award-winning winery, cellar door and restaurant, explore the profound impact of Lisa Margan on the Margan legacy in Broke Fordwich.

Imagine this: it's a Friday afternoon, the sun is starting to dip, and you're relaxing in our beautiful courtyard. You can sip on a glass of your favourite Margan wine as the afternoon cools – or maybe try one of our refreshing cocktails or a local beer.

As the crisp winter air settles over us here in Broke Fordwich, a period of quiet transformation takes hold across our vineyards. While the vines appear dormant, a crucial activity is underway – pruning.

We are incredibly proud to be awarded the prestigious Hunter Valley Cellar Door of the Year for 2024, a record third time! A huge congratulations to...

Grab a glass and settle in as George takes you through the change of season in the Margan Garden, and all of the incredible organic produce that will be heading in to the Restaurant and on the menu this Autumn/Winter.

That's a wrap for Vintage 2024! Want to know how it all went? Check out Andrew's latest report and learn all about one of the earliest harvests in Margan's history.

What 'chu know about worms? George is back with some DIY inspiration to help you create your own sustainable worm farm in your home garden.

Twenty years in the making, and in our Bicentennial year, this much-loved festival style weekend lets you explore the wine trail less travelled and get amongst all the wine, food and fabulousness that the Broke Fordwich region has to offer.

We're in the thick of vintage 2024 here in beautiful Broke Fordwich. Follow along the journey with us as we bring you the latest updates and behind-the-scenes images of harvesting and creating our latest vintage of single vineyard sustainably farmed wines.

Today 30 people work in the business, there’s 100ha of estate vineyards, and production of 25,000 dozen estate bottles are the indicators of a very good Hunter Valley winery - James Halliday, Weekend Australian Magazine (October 2023).

Spring is upon us and with that comes changes in the Margan garden which reacquaint our senses of seasons gone by. Join me as we mark a new chapter in the growing year and dig in to the process of planting this seasons crops.

Our biggest result ever for a red wine! Margan tops the PKF Hunter Valley Wine Show prize list with four trophies - all for the one Shiraz.

Dreaming of Spring and warmer weather? So are we! Join us to celebrate the start of Spring with our annual Sydney Members lunch at the stunning Manly Pavilion on the 3rd September.

Over the three decades of Margan Wines’ existence, it has been a shared effort amongst the property owners the Margan Family, a team of horticulturalists and gardeners, and vineyard workers to build on the natural beauty, biodiversity and produce that the grounds offer through a range of plantings.

If you are walking past a farmer's field during its off-season, it may just be lying fallow and inactive. However, if there is another crop growing that isn't the typical crop for the farm, the farmer has likely decided to implement cover cropping. At Margan, we employ cover cropping in the vegetable garden and the vineyard.