Cairn O’Mohr in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland’s oldest winery, has toasted almost 30 years of production.
The Errol-based business that ferments berry fruits into a range of wines, was started by owners Ron and Judith Gillies in 1987 with few tools and a “teach yourself” wine-making manual.
Priding themselves for using fruit sourced from within a 25-mile radius, they developed a successful business producing an award-winning range of wines.
Cairn O’Mohr also contributes to the local economy with a a shop, café and bottling line providing 15 jobs.
On the eve of their 30 years in business and growth into supermarkets UK-wide, Ron and Judith have rebranded their range with new bottle labels for the core range of wines.
The new labels include an updated graphic of the familiar Cairn O’Mohr peacock. Owner Ron Gillies has added his own insightful and playful tasting notes on each bottle.
Featured on the new Raspberry wine label, “Beautiful rasps from the berry fields of Perthshire (and some from Angus).”
The new labels can be seen on their Strawberry, Raspberry, Bramble, Elderberry, Spring Oak Leaf, Autumn Oak Leaf and Gooseberry & Elderflower wines.
The new bottles will appear on shelves over the next few weeks.
Ron Gillies said: “We can’t believe we are reaching such a significant milestone.
“From humble beginnings making a few bottles of wine a year, we have turned our home wine making into a flourishing business.
“As our processes and orders have grown bigger so has our winery in Errol.
“Now we have a shop, café, run tours for visitors and supply trade and retail customers across the UK.”
He added: “Being a part of the local community and using local produce is very important to us.
“Every part of the wine-making process happens on site, from making the wine to bottling and distributing.”
