Latest News from Campbells
With much anticipation, we have once again received some fantastic results in the International Wine Challenge (IWC) and the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA)! Read full article.
In Other News...
Join Campbells Wines at the Starlight Five Chefs dinner on Friday 24 May , where Melbourne's finest chefs will take diners on an amazing culinary adventure!
Riding high on the success of 2012 Unlocked masterclasses in Sydney, Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW) is back on the road, bringing the wine event of the year to Brisbane.
With the release of our 2011 vintage and our annual Bobbie Burns Dinner, there is much to celebrate over May!
Rutherglen will once again be the place to be over the June long weekend for the annual Rutherglen Winery Walkabout.
Wine writer Tyson Stelzer vistied us in Rutherglen last week and had much to say about Rutherglen table wines, including our Tempranillo and Bobbie Burns!
FOOD, WINE & FUN!
If you are looking for a fun, festive Easter activity for the family, look no further than Campbells Easter Picnic in Rutherglen on Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March.
Let the 'Next Genners' share their wines and stories with you at Campari House on Friday 19 April.
There's more to this wine district than its famous fortifieds, writes Dan Stock.
Here's what Jeremy Oliver had to say about Campbells 'The Barkly Durif' 2009...
Tastes of Rutherglen is one of the most eagerly anticipated food and wine events in the country and celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2013 it will be sure to attract thousands of gourmands to the region.
One of our unique features at Campbells is our secret family cellar, which houses all of our Back Vintage wines...
Join us from 9am to 5pm on Sunday 24 February for The Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock. A celebration of Victorian food and wine.
Tony Love reviewed out NV Sparkling Shiraz and tipped it as a wine that defines our nation! Here's what else he had to say...
At The Age & SMH Good Wine Guide awards our very own Merchant Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat received the coveted award of Victoria's Wine of Provenance.
Join us at Baarmutha Park in Beechworth for Opera in the Alps on Saturday 19 January, a cultural highlight on the Victorian event calendar!
'Variety is the spice of life...' so why not go outside the norm and enjoy our 2012 Moscato over the warmer months ahead! Ralph Kyte-Powell had this to say...
Epicure's Jeni Port has been working on the perfect partnerships for the Christmas table and here's what she had to say about the pud!
With much excitement, our Summer edition of Cellar Club News is here. Featuring 'Christmas with the Campbells', 'Malbec Magic', summertime wine and more.
Like’ us and ‘share’ our ‘When sipping on Campbells...’ Facebook series, just spread the Spring Carnival cheer to your FB friends for your chance to take home a trio of Moscato 2012 or a duo of NV Sparkling Shiraz!
Come laze, graze, sip, taste and treat yourself to this season's finest bounty in the magnificent Rippon Lea Gardens in Melbourne, on Sunday 18th November, from 10am - 6pm.
If you're a Campbells Cellar Club Member and think your friends and family will enjoy the Campbells Cellar Club as much as you do, your recommendation could see you both rewarded with Campbells wine!
We have been overwhelmed by the reviews our wines have been receiving of late!
Join us for our last Cellar Club dinners of 2012. Meet the family, enjoy glorious food and wine and enjoy the new season.
Put a spring in your step this September with Campbells!
Celebrate 'The Spring Graze' at Campbells and create your very own Hamper Box filled with delicious regional Victorian treats. A tempting selection of fresh cheeses, charcuterie, English crackers, quince paste, chocolate figs and more awaits you.
Our Bobbie Burns Shiraz 2010 received four stars by wine connoisseur Ralph Kyte-Powell in Epicure's Uncorked!
We are thrilled to announce Campbells has received a five star rating in James Halliday's Wine Companion 2013 for the fifth year in a row! And ten of our wines received scores of 90+ - an exceptional result!
With all delight, our Spring edition of Cellar Club News is here, featuring all the latest at Campbells and even a Cellar Club Challenge. Happy reading!
Join the Campbell family in Sydney at our upcoming Cellar Club dinner to enjoy glorious food and wine and to discover what's on the horizon for Campbells...
We are extremely excited to announce that our 2009 Limited Release Rutherglen Durif has been awarded 94 points by James Halliday in his Wine Companion magazine July/August 2012.
Cellar Door in the winter time brings comfort to many! Dust the frost of your boots and warm up beside our crackling fire during the coming winter months...
Australia's most luscious wine meets Australia's most delicious ice-cream! Colin was in Melbourne on June 19 for the launch of Jock's Ice Cream - Topaque flavour! Listen to the audio on 3AW and find out more here...
Join the Campbell family at our upcoming Cellar Club dinners to enjoy glorious food and wine and to discover what's on the horizon for Campbells Wines...
Join in the excitement of Winery Walkabout this weekend - Victoria’s original wine festival. Download the brochure here and discover the fabulous activities in store at Campbells Wines over the weekend.
We love our winter reds, and so does The Wine Front. Thanks to Campbell Mattinson for the great reviews of our 2010 Sixties Block and 2010 Bobbie Burns Shiraz!
We have received some fantastic accolades from the International Wine Challenge - London and Matt Jukes Top 100!
Join Campbells Wines at the Starlight Five Chef's dinner on Thursday 14 June where Melbourne's finest chefs will take diners on an amazing culinary journey...
A delicious week indeed to visit Campbells and Rutherglen! As a special treat Cellar Door customers will be able to taste our full classification of fortifieds! Find out about all of our sweet treats here...
We are extremely excited to launch our new look Cellar Club magazine - News and Views, Our Wine and Beyond. This is a fabulous addition to the Cellar Club as we continue to give our members a wine experience of the highest quality.
Our Classic Rutherglen Muscat has been selected for this year’s 100 Best Australian Wines 2012 by Matthew Jukes.
We are extremely excited to invite you to unlock the cellars of Australia’s 12 leading family-owned wineries including Campbells Wines. Hosted by the wine making legends and next generation - this is an event not to be missed!
As you plan your visit to Campbells Wines this autumn why not coincide your trip away with one of the many events occurring in North East Victoria this season!
Our wine suggestions for autumn have origins in Spain and Italy but their ability to thrive in warm, dry climates make them the perfect fit for Rutherglen.
Easter is the perfect time to unwind with friends and family under the clear autumn skies at Campbells Wines. Enjoy fine wine, gourmet food and live music while the young (and young at heart) try their luck in our annual Easter egg hunt in the enchanted garden.
Join the Campbells team as we quench the thirst of spectators and polo players alike in the picturesque setting of Cobungra (20km from Dinner Plain). This flagship polo event is certainly one not to be missed!
Last weekend we welcomed hundreds of wine and food devotees to the winery as part of the Tastes of Rutherglen festival. Our Cellar Door and surrounds were full of frivolity and with one weekend of the festival remaining we would love to welcome visitors to the winery to join in the festivities.
Beautiful clear blue skies and warm sunny days are predicted for this weekend's ultimate Fête des Gourmand - Tastes of Rutherglen.
Tastes of Rutherglen 2012 is here! One of the most eagerly anticipated food & wine events in the country, attracting thousands of gourmands to the region...
Thank you to the judges at the Hanging Rock Harvest Festival who voted Campbells Wines 'Best Winery' of the event.
We are extremely excited to announce the release of our 2010 Sixties Block! One of our most exciting new wines in recent years, the 2010 vintage is a colourful blend of shiraz, tempranillo, graciano, tinta cao, souzao and carignan.
We are very excited to announce that we will be heading to The Age Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock - & the countdown is on as it's just around the corner at the end of this month!
Relax with a delicious cheese platter and a glass of Campbells wine overlooking the Bobbie Burns vineyard.
With vintage in full swing, it's the perfect time to take in some of the action as it happens.
Campbells Moscato, Sparkling Shiraz and Classic Rutherglen Muscat make the perfect wine bracket for Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve or any summer gathering. They undoubtedly shine when the sun is out.
We are very proud to announce that our 'Isabella' Rare Rutherglen Topaque has been featured in the most recent Wine Enthusiast Magazine as one of the Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2011...
2010 was an exceptional vintage for white wines here in Rutherglen and this 'sexy' Italian wine is no exception!
Great news from the 2011 Rutherglen Wine Show...
A great review of the 09 Bobbie Burns Shiraz appears in the latest edition of Wine Business Monthly. Tyson Stelzer awarded it 92 Points!
Just a short spin outside of Melbourne lies the historic region of Rutherglen on the banks of the mighty Murray River. With this two-day itinerary you can explore the wineries behind the famous fortifieds and cutting-edge reds.
Colin tells the story of our Rutherglen Muscat to a group at the Waitrose Cookery School as part of his recent Australia's First Families of Wine trip to the UK.
Campbells Wines is joining forces with the Quality Hotel on Olive for a memorable evening of fine wine and food.
Our 2008 Limited Release Rutherglen Durif is the ideal winter red wine and we're not the only one's who think so! Tony Love gives this wine 'the nod as winter's big daddy'!
We are back in Rutherglen after a fabulous past few weeks visiting our Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra Cellar Club Members.
Once upon a time, the most celebrated families in Australian wine came together to form Australia’s First Families of Wine. Today, SA will meet the new kids in town - the 'Next Genners' have arrived!
If you are a Facebook user please show your support by ‘liking’ our page and be kept in the loop with what’s happening at the winery, reviews, events, regional updates and other interesting information.
The Campbells team are in full event mode in the lead up to Winery Walkabout with an incredible line up of wines, food, music and activities for all festival goers!
We have received some fantastic accolades from the International Wine Challenge - London, The Decanter World Wine Awards and Matt Jukes Top 100!
James Halliday featured Campbells Wines in his Weekend Australian Magazine article over the Easter weekend.
On 22nd and 23rd March, we were delighted to host some of our closest media and industry friends to celebrate 140 years of family winemaking and 40 consecutive years of Bobbie Burns Shiraz.
If you are looking for a fun, festive Easter activity for the family, look no further than Campbells Easter Picnic in Rutherglen.
Susie Campbell joined forces with four leading ladies of the Victorian wine industry to host 'Queen Victoria' - a celebration of great Victorian wine producers who just happen to be women!
The first grapes of the 2011 vintage have been picked.
After the altogether too brief debut of the 2008 vintage last year, we have been eagerly awaiting the release of the 2009 The Sixties Block for almost nine months.
Visit Campbells Wines on the new regions of Victoria iPhone app...
Discover the passion of Rutherglen's local producers & the winemakers behind our world class wines
Celebrating 140 years of family winemaking in Rutherglen, Campbells has blended multiple vintages of their Bobbie Burns Shiraz to create a never-to-be-repeated ‘1870’ Sparkling Shiraz, named in honour of their year of foundation.
In true Australian style the twelve inaugural members of Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW), including Rutherglen’s Campbells Wines, are raising their glasses to kick off Australia Day.
It was a perfect evening at Opera in the Alps in Beechworth on Saturday 15 January, where stars shone on the stage and wine flowed freely off the stage.
On Thursday 9th December we farewelled our Mum who passed away peacefully at 91 years. Isabel Rose Campbell alias Mum, Nana, Grand Nan and Mrs C gave so much to her family, business and community
The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Good Wine Guide Awards 2011 have awarded Campbells Isabella Rare Rutherglen Tokay the Best Fortified Wine of the year award.
Campbells Wines celebrate the first anniversary of Australia’s First Families of Wine (AFFW), Austrlia's leading wine group with each of the twelve founding members in Melbourne.
Campbells annual Riedel Masterclass is always a sold out event and due to the growing popularity amongst Campbells Cellar Club members and guests, this year more seats have been made available
Campbells muscats have won gold at the recent Rutherglen Wine Show.
We have far too many fantastic memories, 140 years worth to be precise, to celebrate with just one event. So instead, we have created a whole weekend of wine, food and flavour to mark our 140th Birthday Celebrations over Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 October.
Campbells Wines have been named a Red 5 star winery in the 2011 edition of James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion, published July 2010.
Exciting news just in from London - our Rutherglen Muscat has been awarded a Gold Medal and the Thierry Cabanne Great Value Wine Award as part of the International Wine Challenge 2010!
Campbells Merchant Prince Rare Rutherglen Muscat, a sweet, unctuous fortified wine has been awarded the ultimate accolade by New York-based Wine Spectator magazine which has a readership of more than 2.5 million wine lovers across the globe.
Twelve of the most celebrated family names in Australian wine who have come together to form a global marketing initiative - Australia’s First Families of Wine.
As vintage 2010 draws to a close, and the last few bins of grapes rumble past Cellar Door to the winery we thought it would be good to give a brief overview of how we have fared to this point.
Most of us only think about enjoying Muscat as a ‘winter warmer’ however, the good news is there are so many cool ways to serve Rutherglen Muscat during the summer months as well.
It was with purple palates and blackish teeth that our mammoth bi-ennial Back Vintage tasting drew to a close recently.
We have some great news to report, with Campbell’s Cellar Door recently being voted amongst the best ten Cellar Doors in Australia by Wine Business Magazine.
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