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About Bink Wines
@binkwine is here y’all and yes indeed, we are chuffed! Koen Jansens is from Belgium but landed in Australia in 2012 to work as a sommelier, but the call of the vineyard was too strong.
After a few stints with Jauma, Lucy M and Spinifex, Koen started Yeti and the Kokonut.. and then out on his own with Bink in 2017. Yet another winemaker who is unable to take my calls because he is too busy in the vineyard.. but alas, it’s a small price to pay for these here great wines.
Koen Janssens
Born and raised in Turnhout, Belgium. Koen was brought up on food and wine from early age. His grandpa (home grown gardener, breeder of rabbits, worker on fruit orchards) and his mother had a keen taste for honest food and wine.
Koen started working in Michelin starred restaurants after graduating in 2005 at Hotelschool Koksijde (hospo high school).
This hospo journey took him to Australia in 2012, where he met winemakers that give him a lasting impression. Working vintages with Jauma wines, Lucy Margaux and Spinifex Wines. Koen started Bink wines in 2017.
