Our History

Mount Broke Wines is owned by the McNamara family - a family that settled
in the Broke area in 1905 and has farmed the area ever since. William (Bill) McNamara established the farm on the fertile banks of the Wollombi Brook as a working dairy farm selling milk, cream & butter in nearby Singleton.

Bill's son Frank, one of 12 children, took over in the 1930s and his son Neil took over the thriving dairy business in the 1950s. Neil was also the mayor of Singleton for 25 years and when he retired his son Tony took over the farm in the mid 1990s. Tony has also followed in his father's footsteps representing the local community on Singleton Council since 2000. The dairy industry in the Hunter Valley went into a decline in the latter part of the 20th Century and the majority of the property went over to beef cattle (Black Angus) in 1997. The remaining part (20 acres) was planted as a vineyard by Tony's brother Phil in 1997 with the first wines being produced in 1999.

the sandy banks of Wollombi Brook is a regular summer swimming spot for the family

The former milking shed was converted into a cafe and tasting room and opened in 2001, operating as a cafe until 2007. Today the tasting room continues to serve classic wines that have a well deserved reputation for quality and consistency.

The first wines were released in 1999 with Semillon, Shiraz and Verdelho all quickly becoming highly regarded by the Hunter Valley wine community. Show awards followed shortly after with a regular supply of bronze, silver, gold and trophy winning wines coming from our highly regarded vineyard.