Northeast Wines & Spirits

After working for other wineries in Australian and South Africa for 15 years, Geoff Merrill decided to establish his own operations. He found the beautiful, but run-down, Mount Hurtle Winery in 1985, which he restored and by 1988 Geoff had left Hardy’s to run his own winery.

Tasting Notes of Geoff Merrill Wines are here

Winestate rated 3 Stars for Geoff Merrill Foot Hills Sauvignon Blanc

Peter James video interview for Debra Meiburg MW’s “Meet the Winemaker” series With a wine traineeship under his belt, the mid 70’s marked Geoff Merrill’s entry into the wine business. A decade and several winemaking positions later, Geoff had his own label. In 1985, Geoff began his hunt for a base of operations and found [...]