Alkoomi Wines

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Alkoomi Wines
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Location1141 Wingebellup Road,
Frankland River WA 6396, Australia
Coordinates 34°21′20″S116°57′55″E / 34.35556°S 116.96528°E / -34.35556; 116.96528
Wine region Great Southern
Founded1971 (1971)
First vines planted1971
First  vintage 1976
Key people
  • Merv and Judy Lange, founders
  • Sandy and Rod Hallett, owners
  • Andrew Cherry, winemaker
Known forBlackbutt
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon , Cabernet franc , Carnelian , Chardonnay , Malbec , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Riesling , Sauvignon blanc , Semillon , Shiraz , Tempranillo , Verdelho , Viognier
DistributionInternational
Tasting Open to public
Website Alkoomi Wines
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Alkoomi Blackbutt 2005

Alkoomi Wines (often referred to simply as Alkoomi) is an Australian winery based at Frankland River, in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia. It was founded in 1971 by Merv and Judy Lange, who have been described by Ray Jordan, wine writer for The West Australian , as "two of the great pioneers of the WA wine industry". [1]

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The Alkoomi range is extensively available at bottle shops across Western Australia, with especially strong sales figures in the Applecross and Mount Pleasant suburbs of Perth.

The winery's name is an Aboriginal word meaning "watering place", [2] although the winery's website says it means "a place we chose".

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References

Notes

  1. Jordan 2002 , p. 121.
  2. Zekulich 2000 , p. 285.

Bibliography

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