MORRIS WINES
In 1859 George Francis Morris established a vineyard and winery near Rutherglen in North Eastern Victoria. He planted a trial vineyard plot of 10 acres at “Fairfield” 2 miles east of the current Morris “Mia Mia” winery location.
In 1885 the plantings had grown to over 200 acres making them the largest wine producer in the Southern Hemisphere.
In 1897 Charles Hugh Morris, son of George, had established a new vineyard at “Mia Mia” only a few kilometres from the original Morris plantings. Selling his prize winning horse, Fairfield, to develop the property the Morris wine making tradition continued and the image of the show jumping horse would become the company trademark.
In 1917, due to the devastating spread of Phyloxera (an aphidlike insect that attacks and kills vines) the Morris Fairfield Estate and Winery were sold.
Features – Atrium-style cellar door located in the heart of the century-old working winery. BBQ and picnic facilities available
NOTE: Best to avoid this on the Queens Birthday long weekend when the Winery Walkabout proper occurs.
This cache series has been placed to highlight a number of the regions wineries and we have endeavoured, where possible, to locate the hides close to the wineries. We have also tried to avoid busy roads but PLEASE park responsibly to ensure eager children (and adults?) don’t need to cross the road. Although you will be travelling on some dirt roads these can be accessed by 2WD in wet weather – we tested out the NinjaGolf to ensure this was possible.
Cache is an ammo container so large enough for a variety of swaps.
Please enjoy and remember “Don’t drink and drive!”
