Trentham Estate has a rich history that the Murphy family has proudly continued from one generation to the next, celebrating its 34th birthday this year.

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1909

The Murphy family migrated to Australia from Ireland and were one of the first settlers to establish vineyards at Merbein, 15 kilometres west of Mildura.

1930s

The location of Trentham Estate was part of a large sheep station called ‘Trentham Cliffs’, settled by the Chanter family.

1948-49

After the war the riverfront areas were developed into horticulture properties, and so began the settlement of Trentham Cliffs.

Some of the first Shiraz was planted at Trentham Cliffs – a handful of which remains the oldest vine on the Estate today.

The Murphy family moved to Trentham Cliffs and redeveloped one of the properties.

Jack and Moya Murphy – parents of Anthony, Patrick and their 4 siblings, including two sets of twins – had been married for 8 years now

and established their farm which included plantings such as citrus, vegetables and grapes for fortified wines, later replanting to specialise in varietal grapes.

The vines flourished in the rich red loam over limestone soils, nurtured by water from the Murray River.

The first vintage was produced in 1984 using just 6 tonne of grapes.

The knowledge of viticulture Jack Murphy instilled to his sons Anthony and Patrick culminated in the brothers

establishing Trentham Estate as a Winery, Cellar Door and Restaurant.

Trentham Estate celebrated its 10th anniversary along with its confirmed status as a top class restaurant of the Mildura region.

The original ‘House on the Hill’ labels were soon born.

Winemaking and grape growing brothers Anthony and Patrick are nominated for the Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine’s prestigious Winemaker of the Year award in 2006,

and at the 2008 International Wine & Spirit Competition received the Trophy for Shiraz for the stunning 2005 Heathcote Shiraz.

The winery also achieved the world-standard HACCP certification, setting itself as a world-class leader within industry.

Winner of the Tourism Wineries category at the Inland New South Wales Tourism Awards for three consecutive years, Trentham was inducted into the Awards Hall of Fame in 2010.