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Ben’s Run Homestead and Vineyard

BEN’s RUN, a small quality vineyard in the Hunter Valley, Australia’s oldest wine growing region.

Purchased in 1996, this 13 acre lot has become a wonderful family retreat from city life as well as a special introduction to life in the country.

Located just 5 minutes from the well known village of Broke, in the heart of the Hunter wine growing region, the property overlooks the Wollombi Brook, the National Park and the mountains to the south-east. It is nestled between the picturesque Brokenback and Yengo Ranges, within this unique eco climate of the Broke/Fordwich sub region.

* The Homestead *
The comfortable alpine lodge styled 4 bedroom, 42sqm homestead, with most rooms facing to the east, is set in easy care mature gardens at the end of the vineyard lined driveway.

Ben's Run, a wonderful place to live comprising of 5.13 hectares. It’s quality lifestyle, with your own commercial vineyard.

An excellent location, just 5 minutes from Broke Village, 45 minutes from Newcastle and 90 minutes from Sydney’s North Shore.

Surrounded by coffee shops, restaurants, wineries, and resort courses for the keen golfers.

Located in the midst of one of Australia’s leading wine growing regions.

The comfortable 42sq alpine lodge style 4 bedroom homestead, set in attractive gardens with inground pool, overlooking Wollombi Brook and the mountains beyond. A wonderful house for family and friends – for living on either a permanent or weekend basis.

The garden includes a wonderful mix of native and introduced plant and tree species, including the majestic flowering gum and Bougainvilleas and, as with most farms, the citrus orchard including oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes.
Ample water for house and vineyard - from PID Irrigation Scheme, Wollombi Brook, or just natural catchment or rainwater.

The flowering ash tree lined driveway passes through the vineyard on its way to the homestead.

The huge machinery shed and garage, 60ft x 40ft shed - which can house 6 motor vehicles plus all the farm implements. It includes a cool room and cellar as well.

The 5 acres of vineyard, producing around 700 cases of Shiraz in a normal year.

* Situation and Services *
Situated just 5 minutes from Broke Village, 45 minutes from Newcastle and only 90 minutes from Sydney’s North Shore, via the scenic route.

The Broke-Pokolbin area is renowned for its lifestyle, tourist and entertaining facilities with a large selection of coffee shops, quality restaurants, cellar door wine outlets, quality resort golf courses and even outdoor concerts featuring renowned international artists.

Nearby Singleton is a very strong commercial centre and provides excellent supermarket facilities with Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, IGA and Franklins all represented. Any last minute shopping can normally be supplied from Broke Store, just 5 minutes drive away.

* Country *
A very picturesque part of rural Australia - magnificent wine growing country, with rich volcanic soils ideal for the production of low yielding premium quality fruit ideal for wine production - to be enjoyed now, or to be put in your cellar for a few years.

On a well drained rise with a wonderful outlook, the homestead and gardens merge into the paddocks and vineyard, with the picturesque Wollombi Brook on the south-eastern side of the property and the Brokenback Range in the distance.

* Rainfall and Climate *
A great lifestyle climate - with mild winters and warm to hot summers, but with mainly balmy to cool nights.

The climate is also perfect for the growing of quality wine grapes, with much sunlight during the day to ripen the fruit, and cool nights – ideal for the picking of the vintage.

* Ben's Run - The homestead *
BEN’s RUN homestead is designed to provide the utmost in comfort and convenience for family and friends. It is a home for all seasons, taking advantage of the magnificent views and early morning sun from the east, with a gauzed outside entertaining area for those balmy nights in summer and the centrally positioned slow combustion wood heater providing warmth for those coolish winter nights.

The 42sq, twenty year old home, includes 4 spacious bedrooms, with the master bedroom including an ensuite and dressing room, and a large open planned living area for both formal and informal entertaining. The kitchen is a classic country style kitchen and, as with most farm kitchens, is one of the main meeting spots in the house. The bar is always a popular meeting place at the end of the day.

* The vineyard *
There are 5 acres of Shiraz grapes, established in 1996 and 1997, growing on the rich volcanic soils – and producing premium quality fruit. A small area was also planted in 2002.

The vineyard produces about 700 cases per annum with the wine processed over the years by the nearby winemakers at either Margan and/or Pools Rock wineries.

The vines are professionally managed with agronomy advice provided by Neil Grosser.

They are all irrigated – via three lines on the original vineyard, one on both the second vineyard and a further one on the 2002 vines. There are six switch valves, with 2 litre droppers in the pipeline.