Tickets are on sale now for our annual @campbellswines Easter Picnic - Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th April from 10am-4pm both days.

It is a fun weekend that the whole family can enjoy!

Our Cellar Door is open for wine tastings and sales, with special Easter offers and back vintage release wines.

Enjoy delicious food all weekend including woodfired pizzas, waffles and ice cream, freshly brewed coffee and our hearty vineyard hampers [these can be pre-purchased when booking tickets].

Easter eggs, face painting and giant lawn games will keep your family entertained, while you relax under our shady oaks and enjoy live music by Scott and Amanda!

Tickets include a Campbells wine glass, with children and designated drivers (non-drinkers) receiving free entry, please ensure a `free` ticket is secured.

BYO chairs and picnic rugs, dogs on leashes welcome, however please do not bring food, alcohol or non-alcoholic drinks.

For further information, please visit: www.campbellswines.com.au/calendar-events/
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Wine tasting at @campbellswines is a special occasion.

Held in the heart of our cellar, where visitors can taste our hand-crafted wines from fine Riedel glassware.

We have an everchanging selection, from our traditional varieties to new varietals, plus the rare opportunity to taste wines from our back vintage wine collection.

The perfect way to finish your tasting is with our Topaques and Muscats for which Campbells is renowned the world over.

Private tastings and bus groups by appointment.

Our Cellar Door is open:
Monday to Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Sunday, 10am – 4pm

(Closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)

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A relaxing long weekend at @campbellswines Autumn Graze 🍇🍷 ...

Campbells Wines was founded by Scotsman John Campbell, who left the goldfields on the advice of the first winegrowers of Rutherglen.

Now 155 years later, the winery he established is run for the first time by two women, sisters, Jane and Julie Campbell, the fifth generation.

Jane is our Managing Director who oversees the company, working directly with the Campbells team, and Jules is our Chief Winemaker and custodian of the Campbells brand.

“Together, Jules and I have a shared vision to champion the Rutherglen region by leading the way with outstanding wines, innovative and progressive practices and providing an authentic winery experience,” said Jane.

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@campbellswines has been certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia for our vineyard and winery practices.

We are delighted to have achieved this status and thank all involved in the rigorous process.

Sustainability has been a key driver for our winery and vineyard over the last 155 years to ensure we are best practice in all that we do.

Our soil and vineyards are extremely valuable to us and are the beginning of our wine journey.

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Upcoming events 2025 - dates for the diary!

• 8-9 March (Saturday/Sunday), Autumn Graze, 10am-4.00pm

• 19-20 April (Saturday/Sunday), Easter Picnic at Campbells Wines, 10.00am- 4.00pm

• 17 May (Saturday), Bobbie Burns Dinner, 6pm-10.30pm

• 7-8 June (Saturday/Sunday), Winter Graze, 10am-4.00pm

To learn more, please click the link in the bio. ...

The first fortnight of vintage 2025 has been eventful!
After a hot spell, our early white varieties ripened quickly. So, we started our harvest on the 5th February, sending grape harvester, Lucy III, out with the vineyard crew to bring in 2 tonnes of Gewurztraminer and 8.5 tonnes of Chardonnay, a nice base wine for our next Sparkling White.
All was going well until a wild storm hit Rutherglen at 12.30pm on the 5th, knocking out the power.
The Limited Release Chardonnay (LRC) was safely in tank, but the Moscato was still in the press, and with no power we couldn’t pump, rotate, or empty the press. Fortunately, we were part way through the process. After a 15-hour power outage we were able to re-start our cooling system and empty the press the following day.
The focus for the second week was to harvest the Marsanne, Riesling, Chardonnay, plus an experimental batch.
Riesling looks good this year, a healthy canopy and yield. The small Chardonnay pick will top up our core range stocks.
The Marsanne was handpicked at All Saints and pressed through our new Europress. We will keep this juice cold until the Roussanne and Viognier portions are ready.
Sampling of our reds blocks suggest the flavour and sugar development are lagging behind the acid profile. So, we will continue to monitor progress before picking the first reds.

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