Geoff Merrill Wines
McLaren Vale , South Australia
Brands
Geoff Merrill Wines, by Merrill
Winery Overview
Established in 1980, Geoff Merrill Wines is a family owned winery based in McLaren Vale, South Australia. With vineyards on both the McLaren Vale & Coonawarra wine regions, Geoff Merrill Wines offers a diverse range of premium wines with main varieties including Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay & Grenache.
Geoff Merrill Wines specialise in aged releases in our red wine portfolio as we don’t believe in releasing our wines until they are ready to drink giving us a genuine point of difference in the market.
They enjoy many long term relationships with our global distribution partners and are always looking to expand our global footprint in new markets offering both our core range Geoff Merrill branded wines and also a selection of bespoke / private label wines.
Geoff Merrill is proudly recognised as a "5 Red Star" rated winery in the Halliday Australia Wine Companion and has held this rating for the past 8 years.
Available in
Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Sweden, UK
Seeking Distribution in
Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, UAE, USA, Vietnam
Winemaker Bio
Young Geoff Merrill was raised on a sheep station in the far north of South Australia, until his family moved to the Barossa Valley in 1964 when Geoff was just 11 years old. Unsurprisingly, this is where Geoff’s links with the wine industry were first forged.
At age 17, Geoff joined B Seppelt & Son where he embarked on a 4 year winemaking traineeship. Following this, he was lured to South Africa in 1974 with the opportunity to work as an Experimental Winemaker with Stellenbosch Farmers Winery, after which he set off to explore Europe.
Returning to Australia in late 1975, Geoff joined Chateau Reynella as Assistant Winemaker and was promoted to Senior Winemaker just 2 years later. He held this position until 1985 when he became a Consultant Winemaker for Thomas Hardy & Sons, who bought Chateau Reynella in 1982.
