Black & Ginger Named Business of the Year at the 2026 East Grampians Business Awards
Three wins, one runner-up & a very happy team
We’re still pinching ourselves! At the 2026 East Grampians Business Awards, Black & Ginger Wines was named Business of the Year, and took home the Future Ready and Made Here awards too. To top it off, we were runner-up in Experience Creator. It’s a big moment for our small-batch team, and we’re feeling very grateful. We’re feeling very grateful for this moment!
Business of the Year
This one is all about the people. In under two years we’ve opened our wine shed in Pomonal, launched a brand-new website and filled our calendar with experiences. There’s been everything from board game nights and karaoke to after-dark art nights and our signature Jam & Juice tasting, where every wine comes with its own song.
None of it happens without our team: Hadyn, Darcy, Kat, Steve and Katherine. It also takes our neighbours at Barney’s Bar & Bistro and the wonderful local businesses we collaborate with, including Pomonal Estate, Fallen Giants, IRIS by Block & Cleaver, Paper Scissors Rock and the Grampians Grape Escape crew. The region shines brightest when we work together.
Made Here Award
Ninety per cent of our fruit is grown within Ararat Rural City. It comes from our own certified organic Hounds Run Vineyard, Paul Dakis’ Arrawatta Vineyard and Miners Ridge in Armstrong. Our wines are made right here in the shire too, at Hounds Run and the Melbourne Polytechnic winery in Ararat.
Grown here, crafted here, poured here, with a story in every bottle. Many of our wines are named after the women who’ve shaped our lives. This award belongs to our growers as much as to us.
Future Ready Business Award
Our new website and ecommerce platform help us get to know our wine club members and subscribers, so the wines and offers that land in your inbox feel picked just for you. The best bit is that it frees up more time for what we love most: pouring you a glass in the wine shed.
Thank you
Thank you to everyone who has visited the wine shed, joined the wine club, come to an event or left us a review. You made this happen!
A big cheers also to Ararat Rural City Council, the Greater Ararat Business Network and all the award sponsors, including Regional Development Australia, Nevetts Lawyers and Channel 7.
Come celebrate with us!
The wine shed in Pomonal is open Thursday to Sunday, 12pm–6pm. Pull up a seat, bring the dog and taste the wines behind the awards.
BOOK A TASTING | SHOP OUR WINES
Groups of 8 or more, please book ahead.
