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Bandicoot Run Wines

Al and Adriana, grower - makers on our farm in Baw Baw Shire, West Gippsland. Our wines are lo-fi and only add a small amount of sulfur prior to bottling.

We farm organically, with a focus on biodiversity and building healthy soil microbiology.

15/05/2026

There’s really nothing better than getting the firewood sorted on lovely late autumn day 🌞

13/05/2026

Why there’s no such thing as a 5 minute job on a farm

12/05/2026

Finally got a few hours in the workshop after an extended hiatus!

09/03/2026

2026 harvest ✨ We’ve just finished picking our Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Viognier and Syrah and we’re taking the opportunity to have some fun and make something a little different this year.

We ended up cropping around 0.9 tonnes per hectare, with the vines closest to our tree rows doing best. The trees offered protection from the frost which we’re really thankful for… without them we’d likely have had no crop this year.

The vines are looking great and hopefully they can now concentrate on building some good carbon stores for next season so we can have another crack at this crazy thing called grape growing 🤞🏼

21/02/2026

A delightful start to the year. Fresh hay has been cut after a few years off and with some aeration the paddocks are looking better than ever. We’ve had some surprise baby twin lambs born and 18 mm of rain for February, hopefully more coming this week. It’s still really bloody dry though, which showed in our latest honest harvest. There simply aren’t enough flowers out there and the bees are eating their own honey, something they would normally only do in winter.

We’ve also had some pretty magnificent Sunday lunches. A big shout out to Spike at .7healesville and the one and only for the beautiful wine list takeover we did on 8 February. Thanks so much to everyone who came along ❤️

Harvest has officially started. It looks like we’ll be making a few barrels of wine this season from our vineyard, although with what little fruit we have the ducks and blackbirds have been helping themselves 😅. We’ll be supplementing with some negotiant wines which we’re really excited about. Hopefully Floraison and Grillo if all goes to plan 🤞🏼. Al finished building our little winery room just in time for harvest stays and it also happens to be a lovely spot to sit with a home brew and look out over the vineyard.

To finish off summer, we’ve got two new wines landing. The 2024 Ceramic Chardonnay is looking brighter than ever and the 2024 Pinot Noir Rosé which is just a single barrel, topped with Chardonnay post ferment for something different. Both are really expressive and bottled without sulfur.

Now up on the webstore. Trade, please reach out if you’re keen ✨

04/12/2025

Happy Friday friends!

We thought we’d give a little update on how things are going here since the frost on 28th October.

Unfortunately the damage is worse than first suspected and we’re looking down the barrel of around 70% crop loss, which isn’t great but at least vintage 2026 is still happening albeit in a smaller, more limited quantity.

So it’s more or less business as usual here, and the vineyard is starting to at least look a little better with the vines pushing out new green growth.

So, after sweltering through the last couple of days we thought it’s time to release our annual summer wine pack! Offered with a nice discount to sweeten the deal, inside the pack you’ll find:

2023 Ceramic Chardonnay - zesty, zippy, salty, mineral goodness. If you’re planning on fish&chips on the beach this is whatchu want.

2024 Chardonnay - barrel fermented, more elegant and polished, a hint of toasted nuttiness and then stone fruit all the way home. Guaranteed to impress your mum at Xmas.

2024 Pinot Noir Rose - a single barrel of Pinot Noir rose, topped with Chardonnay after fermentation and bottled directly from barrel with no adds. Pur jus.

2024 Lucid Dreams - textural, carbonic, rosato style with amaro vibes and a lick of salt. Anytime, anyplace.

2023 Pinot Noir - Estate blend of 7 clones. Many ferments/ many layers. Looking gorgeous currently and as usual very almost sold out.

2023 Syrah (Viognier) - Medium bodied Syrah, very much made in the style of a Pinot Noir. Lifted fruit carried by an undertow of savoury spice. The “impress dad at Xmas” bottle.

Up on our webstore now (link in bio).

Adriana & Al

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Longwarry, VIC

Website

http://bandicootrun.com.au/

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