Gryphonwood Vineyards

About Winery and Wines

Where did Gryphonwood come from? Pronounced ‘[Grif-uhn]-wood’, our name and logo are obviously inspired by the mythical beast, the Gryphon. However, that’s not the whole story… The original property name was Hollywood, after nearby Hollybank Forest. As you might imagine, Hollywood wasn’t the exact feel we had in mind for a vineyard . A new name was needed. When we arrived, the old farm house had certainly seen better days. Ben quickly set to it with hammer and crowbar. As he ripped apart the kitchen, he came across a block of timber that had a hand written note on it: “The Lt Griffin has gone – been round the bottom, have gone up bush.” On the back of the same block: “The Lt Griffin has calved where we cut the last wattle wood, got home at 20 past 6.” It was signed ‘Dad’. The story stuck with us. So, in homage to a tiny piece of the past, and to honour the original name, Gryphonwood was born!