Brangayne of Orange

Brangayne is a family owned wine producer from the premium cool climate Orange wine region in Central West NSW. Brangayne has been producing some of Orange’s favourite wines for 25 years

The "Brangayne" and "Ynys Witrin" vineyards lie on the north eastern slopes of the extinct volcano Mount Canobolas, near Orange in New South Wales, one of the highest and coldest grape districts in Australia. Often under snow in winter and mild in summer, the cool climate offers ideal conditions for the production of premium grapes, combining generous fruit flavour, acid and length in wines of intensity and elegance. The long ripening period and the deep, rich volcanic soil position Brangayne among the few vineyards in Australia capable of producing distinctive cold climate wines of high calibre.

Brangayne came into the Hoskins Family in the 1930s, and for sixty years, Edgar and Winsome Hoskins and later Don and Pamela Hoskins grew apples, pears, peaches and cherries on the property. In 1994, with viticultural advice from Dr Richard Smart, the fruit trees were replaced by vines. The vineyard today is managed by Don and Pamela's son, David Hoskins.