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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National

Graveyard: the evolution of a Hunter wine country classic

Chief winemaker Stuart Hordern monitors the shiraz fruit in the prized Graveyard vineyard - the only NSW red wine to receive Langton's highest classification.

Did you know the first vintage of Brokenwood's legendary Graveyard wine in 1983 was a cabernet? And the price a rather enticing $8?

"Cabernet was all the go back in the early '80s," now retired long-time Brokenwood chief winemaker Iain Riggs said.

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