Vinden Wines – Somerset Vineyard, Pokolbin
The Hunter Valley’s Somerset Vineyard has been responsible for some landmark wines, from back in the days of Maurice O’Shea in the first half of the twentieth century, then later for Lindeman’s at its peak in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s, as well as supplying fruit to Len Evans as he reshaped the Australian wine landscape. Today, Angus Vinden tends 22 hectares of vines dedicated to his family’s eponymous label, with the Hunter stalwarts of shiraz and semillon leading the way alongside verdelho, chardonnay, chenin blanc, gewürztraminer, fiano and tempranillo. Vinden has given this historic vineyard a new lease of life through a transition to organic and regenerative practices, with organic certification the ongoing goal.
