The Farm
The Vigneron & the Vineyard

THE FARM

The Merryanbone Merino and Poll Merino stud is operated by John and Elaine McLaughlin and their son Shane on 10,700 ha located 43 km north of Nyngan and 50 km west of Warren. Long renowned for its beautifully woolled sheep with long-stapled, bright-coloured fleeces, Merryanbone runs 13,000 to 14,000 stud sheep and sells more than 700 rams a year to a widespread clientele in New South Wales, Queensland, India and Argentina. The stud was-founded in 1925 by John's father, the late James Andrew McLaughlin. James Mclaughlin's dedication to quality was rewarded when in 1936, he started entering sheep in shows and had immediate success by showing the grand champion Merino ram of the Nyngan show.

This tireless pursuit of quality was adopted by his sons, and over the years the stud has won many awards, including the prestigious Macquarie Merino Field Days Land Newspaper Ewe of the Year Award - three times.

The same attitude has been applied to the family's recent diversification into a vineyard.

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