Scotchmans Hill
Scotchmans Hill
Premium Cool Maritime Climate Wines
Scotchmans Hill is the oldest and largest winery situated at the highest point on the Bellarine Peninsula. Enjoy breathtaking views across Port Phillip Bay, Swan Bay, the Heads and Mornington Peninsula. A producer of premium cool maritime-climate wines, Scotchmans Hill has been a leading winery in the region for over forty years and is rated among James Halliday’s Top 100 Australian Wineries.
The award-wining French Provincial-Style Cellar Door is open seven days a week for wine tasting and sales. Scotchmans Hill has a newly renovated restaurant that offers a boutique menu of locally sourced produce curated to match their award-winning estate wines.
| Year Established | 1982 |
| Owners | Peter Reilly & Hamish Giles |
| Winemaker | Robin Brockett, Marcus Holt & Peter Armstrong |
| Employees | 40 |
| Ave. Tonnes Crushed / Grown | 550 |
| Hectares under Vine | 100 (250 acres) |
| Brands | Scotchmans Hill Mount Bellarine Cornelius Swan Bay Hill |
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| Awards | Royal Melbourne Wine Awards Trevor Mast Trophy for Best Shiraz of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz Trophy for Best Victorian Shiraz - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz Victorian Wine Show Trophy for Best Rose of Show - 2022 Swan Bay Rose 2022 Australian Pinot Noir Challenge Trophy for Best Geelong Pinot Noir - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir Geelong Wine Show Trophy for Best Chardonnay - 2020 Scotchmans Hill Cornelius Sutton Vineyard Chardonnay Trophy for Most Successful Exhibitor Ballarat Wine Show Trophy for Best Chardonnay of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Chardonnay Trophy for Best White Wine of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Chardonnay Trophy for Best Shiraz of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz Trophy for Best Red Wine of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz Trophy for Best Wine of Show - 2021 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz Rated amongst James Halliday’s Top 100 Wineries James Halliday Wine Companion – 5 Red Star & Red Name Winery James Halliday Wine Companion 2017 – 97 Points, 2016 Scotchmans Hill Chardonnay 2014 Scotchmans Hill Shiraz – GOLD, 2015 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2015 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir – TOP FIVE, 2017 Winestate Wine of the Year Awards 2015 Scotchmans Hill Pinot Noir – GOLD, 2016 Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2015 Scotchmans Hill Chardonnay – GOLD, 2016 Geelong Wine Show 2015 Scotchmans Hill Chardonnay – GOLD + REGIONAL TROPHY, 2016 Ballarat Wine Show |
