Fallen Giants Vineyard in Halls Gap was presented with three awards at the Melbourne Royal Wine Awards.
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The Vineyard won Best Victorian Shiraz, the Trevor Mast Memorial Trophy for Best Australian Shiraz and the coveted Jimmy Watson memorial Trophy with the 2019 Fallen Giants Shiraz.
Co owner and vigneron Rebecca Drummond said she was "truly humbled" for her wine to be recognised.
"As a small family wine producer, we would never have dreamt of this," she said.
"We love our place and are blessed to have a beautiful old vineyard.
"Our aspiration has simply been to continue to improve how we farm, and hopefully further contribute to the fine wine reputation of the Grampians."
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Siblings Rebecca and Aaron Drummond who with their parents purchased the vineyard in 2014.
Both Rebecca and Aaron have wine industry backgrounds, Rebecca working with Circe on the Mornington Peninsula and then moving full time to managing the Fallen Giants vineyard.
Aaron worked with Mount Langi Ghiran, Yering Station & Xanadu and is the general manager at iconic New Zealand producer, Craggy Range.
The Melbourne Royal Wine Awards which was established in 1884 recognises and rewards excellence in Australian winemaking.
The Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy is Australia's most prestigious wine award and is presented in recognition of services rendered to the advancement of the Australian wine industry by the late Jimmy Watson. The award is for the best one or two year old dry red wine.
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