Our Wines
Story
James Estate continues a tradition started some 30 years ago when vineyard and winery practices were commenced on the estate property. The vineyard is situated in the Upper Hunter Valley NSW, 18km from Denman, a renowned quality vineyard area.
The Upper Hunter wine region has soils that range from sandy loams to heavy clays on deep sandstone bedrock. A vast range of microclimates are also experienced creating distinctions between alluvial river flats, valley floors and sloping hillsides. This gives it a character distinct from the more well traveled Lower Hunter regions of Pokolbin and Lovedale.
Surrounded by the Wollemi National Park, James Estate enjoys an enviable position with sweeping views of the Goulburn River from our spacious cellar door sales and tasting area. The property and winery cover 1560 acres with planting capacity for 850 acres.
If the Lower Hunter is the civilized, tourist centre of the region, the Upper Hunter is the frontier; a little less travelled and also a little wilder. Here wedge tailed eagles soar over our estate on Bylong Valley Way.
It's a great part of the world and a great wine region to visit.
Cellar Door
We have two Cellar Doors in two great locations to visit in the Hunter Valley.
Our historical home is located in the Upper Hunter at Baerami.
(951 Bylong Valley Way, 02 6547 5168)
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Our Lower Hunter Cellar Door is conveniently located at Pokolbin.
(1210 Hermitage Rd, 02 4998 7992)
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The Upper Hunter Valley is Australia’s oldest wine growing region dating back to 1825; well renowned for its Chardonnay, Shiraz and unique Semillon.
When planning your Upper Hunter visit, James Estate cellar door at Baerami is situated atop a hillside with outstanding views of the surrounding Wollemi and Goulburn River National Parks. More importantly though (from a wine lovers point of view) is the surrounding 250 acres of vineyard that provides the home base for James Estate grape supply.
From this commanding position, the winery and cellar door mark the change of seasons as the vineyard bursts into life in Spring, is harvested in Summer, turns golden brown in Autumn and is pruned in Winter.
Take the time to take in the scene and reap the benefits of time with James Estate.
951 Bylong Valley Way, Baerami, NSW 2333
Open: 7 days from 10:00am to 4:30pm
Our people
The Latin translation of our moto Vitai Lampada is "the torch of life" which acts as a guiding light through life - is certainly relevant to our people.
It's interesting if you look at where you (or the people around you) are in life and then look back to see how you got there. The path is more often than not a convoluted path full of twists and turns and a series of events that made little or no sense at the time.
This is pure Vitai Lampada in action. At James Estate we have a fantastic yet varied "collection" of people that have all been guided here at this point in time. Everyone of us is unique and we all have something to contribute, teach or learn. This attitude makes for better people and certainly makes for better wine.
We work hard, but love what we do. We hope that you enjoy our drinking wines as much as we enjoy making them.
Cheers,
Graeme
