"Trofeo Estate Vineyard" 85 Harrisons Road, Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia

A unique opportunity to own a thriving multifaceted business with a well established USP and enormous growth potential - just over an hour by freeway from Melbourne Central Business District and only one hour fifteen minutes from Melbourne International Airport.

Trofeo Estate Vineyard - 

In the thriving world of Australian wine production, one boutique label committed at its inception to take the bold steps necessary to deliver a higher quality product produced without compromise and without using chemical fertilisers, pesticides or herbicides and where the vinification process would take place in Terracotta Amphorae producing wines offering several unique features.

Where chemicals could not leach out of wooden barrels dulling the flavours and aromas of the wines. Terracotta Amphorae are almost infinitely reusable, reducing the winery’s greenhouse gas emissions and its carbon footprint. Sustainability in all stages from growth, through production to the table or the glass.

Wines which would be better for the environment and for the consumer

Where products harmful to the human body cannot leach from oak barrels in the presence of alcohol and contribute to adverse reactions to wine, these Furfurals are not present in Terracotta wines.

Trofeo is the future of premium wine for people who care about what they put in their bodies.

Clean, natural wine. Wine without additives where you taste the fruit as nature intended.

Producing great wines in this way showcases the terroir, the uniqueness of the micro climate and the sheer quality of the fruit produced by healthy vines grown in perfect harmony with nature and brought together with meticulous care and passion by expert wine makers dedicated to the process.

Wine production in terracotta amphorae is not new. The history of this method was well established in the time of the Ancient Egyptians. The great civilisations of Greece and the Rome venerated the wines made in Terracotta.  The Ancient Greeks believed that as a product of the earth terracotta was so pure and so connected to civilisation that Prometheus used it to create humankind.  

In Georgia traces of wine in ceramic fragments have been found in Neolithic archaeological sites dating back 8000 years.

The Property on offer -

The Trofeo Estate Vineyard is 50 acres of magnificent Mornington Peninsula land nestled on the lower slope of Red Hill overlooking Port Phillip Bay in Dromana, Victoria.

Trofeo is renowned for its unique methodology, its thriving - expanding label, excellent cellar door and a superb restaurant and wedding / function venue. The images portray a small selection of the  club and corporate events held at Trofeo, along with a sample of the estates glamorous annual events and romantic weddings. 

(Tropheo Estate Vineyard and MKI thank the wonderful people in all of the event, restaurant and cellar door images, together with the fabulous bridal parties and photographer Brendan Creaser at Brendan Creaser Photography)  

With the demand for short-stay accommodation and plans in place for chalets, Trofeo Estate Vineyard is uniquely placed for exponential future growth in addition to expanding export demand for wine as it was always meant to taste and from soil to glass these premium boutique wines are grown and produced to the highest standards of ecological soundness minimising the labels carbon footprint and producing ethical, sustainable wines and experiences.

Trofeo produces a range of dry, desert and sparkling wines. All wines are produced employing Trofeo’s unique Terracotta vinification methods. Trofeo Estate is currently a Halliday 5 star winery with 4 wines scoring 95 points, including a Pinot Gris which is ranked 3rd nationally. Quite an accomplishment for a winery producing ‘unwooded’ Terracotta wines from traditionally ‘oaked’ varietals.

The current wine range of Trofeo Estate Wines comprise Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Gris from estate grown grapes.

For Sale by Private Treaty are the land and improvements together with the labels, the business (going concern) and associated equipment and knowledge.

eMail for further details and to arrange an inspection. Inspections are strictly by prior appointment.  Please include your contact telephone number for verification and security purposes.

Some History of the property.

Late 1932 Passiflora Plantations bought 400 acres in now Harrisons Road which included the parcel now Trofeo Estate.

The famous red brick building housing the Trofeo Estate cellar door and restaurant was built circa 1934 and used canning passion-fruit pulp.

1948 The property was purchased by a member of the Seppelt family who planted Cabernet Sauvignon and Riesling at the back of what is now part of the Trofeo Estate Cabernet Sauvignon block.

Circa 1955 the property was purchased by Ken Broadhurst (related to the Seabrook family) and was run by Doug Seabrook, (famous wine merchant family in Australia) who made wine there until 1967.

In the 1980’s the land was purchased by Bob Pieme, who created 5 Sons Estate and planted some 50 acres of vines including Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris