It has been a while coming, but the much-anticipated new cellar door for Mercer Wines is finally up and running. Login or signup to continue reading A full six months since Mercer finished up at their former cellar door site - Wine House on McDonald's Road - the new complex on Hermitage Road opened on June 8. It is at the former second cellar door of Scarborough, opposite Keith Tulloch Wines.
"It's still the actual winery for Scarborough, so we'd like to thank them for sharing this space with us," winemaker Aaron Mercer said. "They've always been great supporters of ours." Aaron and wife (and co-founder) Alison were delighted with the response.
"We've been overwhelmed ...
there has been a lot of traffic, including locals dropping in to check it out," Alison said. The Mercer brand has emerged over the past 12 months as prodigious trophy-winners on the show circuit. "We've picked up 13 in the last year which we're very proud of," Aaron said.
"Just recently, our barbera won the trophy for Best Italian Variety at the 2024 Winewise Championship. "It's really rewarding when you can present a trophy-winning wine at our prices. "That barbera is $32 .
.. our members are getting it for $24.
That's great value, and those prices are pretty consistent across the range." Mercer sources his fruit from a variety of regions ..
. the Hunter (Upper and Lower), Orange, Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Central Ranges and Gundagai. While he does the regular varieties, he also loves to play with lesser-known wi.