Tamburlaine buys up Boomey vineyard alongside Cudal winery

Tamburlaine Organic Wines has purchased the Boomey vineyard in Central West New South Wales, previously part of the Cumulus operation. The 645-hectare property, planted with 507 hectares of vineyard, is northeast of Molong and 30 minutes from Orange’s CBD. 

Earlier this year, Tamburlaine bought what was originally the Cabonne winery at Cudal, a 20-year-old, 12,000 tonne facility designed to process the Boomey grape production alongside fruit from other vineyards in the region. With the demand for organic fruit from orange on the rise, Tamburlaine initiated discussions to purchase Boomey. 

“The Cudal winery and Boomey vineyard have been reunited. We are simply putting the band back together,” commented Mark Davidson, Tamburlaine’s Managing Director.

“I believe that at the time of planting in the mid-1990s, the Boomey vineyard was the largest single site planting in the southern hemisphere. Once fully certified organic, along with existing company vineyards, Bellview (105 hectares) and Borenore (90 hectares), we will hold approximately 700 hectares of certified vineyard in the region."

Boomey has substantial plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay with plans to move ahead with substantial grafting in the seasons ahead to add trending varieties that are adapted to a warming climate.

Currently, 301 hectares of the Boomey vineyard is either fully certified organic or in conversion, with plans to shift entirely to certified organic production over the coming years.

“We have retained the experienced vineyard team which has done such a good job over the years and are keen to adapt to a contemporary organic program across the whole place, led by Manager Russ Quilty and Viticulturalist Marty Gransden,” said Mr Davidson. 

“With some other growers in the region now adopting organic practises as well, Orange must lay claim as the capital of premium organic wine production in Australia. It is certainly a region with all the right qualities and a proven track record."

The Boomey vineyard purchase comes alongside the recent announcement that Tamburlaine was successful in winning Federal Government support for upgrading the bottling and packaging plant at the Cudal Winery as part of the Manufacturing Modernisation Fund.

“The result of these investments in the wine industry and in the region, will be more local jobs across the Central West over the coming months, in addition to those we have already created. We are also keen to develop training programs in the grape growing, wine and beverage industries in cooperation with other local producers to open new pathways into the industry for locals, especially school leavers” said Mr Davidson.