In 1854 Andreas Kurtz the Great Grandfather of Alfred Gustave Kurtz, migrated from Bavaria to Australia. Andreas was a weaver and a wine maker and planted the vineyard in 1856. He was also known as 'Farmer Kurtz' in Henry Lawsons (1867 - 1922) famous poem 'The Days When We Went Swimming'. The vineyard was named 'Cudgegong River Valley' situated in Eurunderee and managed by David Kurtz (Alfred Kurtz's Grandfather).

During the 1960's Alfred Kurtz took over the management of the vineyard and started to lay down the foundations of success. Through his creative flair and hard work he succeeded in creating fine wines in the Mudgee region and the vineyard later to become 'Mudgee Wines'.

David & Landy Conway the present owners, are continuing the fine old traditions of the winery. The famous 'Old Bush Shiraz' is made from the vines dating back over 150 years. All their wine is grown, produced and created in the winery.
The large storage on the site enables them to sell their wine locally, nationally and internationally, with total production exceeding one million litres.