BlackJack Vineyards is a boutique winery which released its first wine in November 1994 and in the 20 plus years has established an enviable reputation for producing fine and generous red wine. BlackJack has twice won the trophy for Best Shiraz at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show in 1996 for its 1994 shiraz, and in 2004 for its 2002 Block 6 Shiraz. The latter wine also won the Premier’s Gold Trophy for the best Victorian wine of the show. BlackJack also enjoys the honour of having three times won the Best Shiraz at the prestigious Le Concours des Vins du Victoria-a wine show held each year by the French-Australian Chamber of Commerce where the wine judges are made up of expatriate French winemakers and guest French wine judges. BlackJack winery has been rated 5 star by James Halliday, and has received a Red star rating in the 2014 James Halliday Wine Companion Winemaking Profile: It is the BlackJack philosophy to produce consistently high-quality red wines that reflect the vineyard and vintage variations. BlackJack adopts an approach of minimal intervention in their winemaking practices.