History and awards

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Simonsens Shiraz
(the only bottle label of the Barrgowan Vineyard)

An award winning wine from the first vintage in 1998

Wine Show Results

1998   Bronze   Geelong

1999   Gold   Eltham 2000
Bronze   Victorian 2000
Bronze   Geelong 2000

2001   Silver   Eltham 2002
Bronze   Victorian 2002
Bronze   Geelong 2002

2002   Gold   Geelong 2003
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2003

2003   Gold   Geelong 2004
James Halliday Score – 95/100
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2004
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2004

2004   Silver   Geelong 2005
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2005

2005   Bronze   Geelong 2005
Peoples’ Choice – Geelong 2006
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2006

2006   Bronze   Geelong 2007
James Halliday Score – 90/100
Silver   Fed. Square 2008
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2008

2007   Silver   Fed. Square 2008
Peoples’ Choice – Fed. Square 2009

2008  Silver Geelong Wine 2009

2009  Bronze Geelong Wine Show 2010

2010  Silver Geelong Wine Show 2011

2011  Bronze Geelong Wine Show 2012
Note : The EB Shiaz, which won the prestigious
“Wine of the Show” was made by us!

    2013  James Halliday Score 97/100 !!    5 Star!!

   2014 James Halliday Score 95/100

   2015 James Halliday Score 95/100

   2016 James Halliday Score 95/100

       2017 Gold Geelong Wine Show 2018

                                        2020 Gold Geelong Wine Show 2021