Millbrook Winery

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Millbrook Winery
Millbrook-Winery-Logo-2014.jpg
LocationOld Chestnut Lane, Jarrahdale, Western Australia, Australia
Coordinates 32°20′59″S116°02′58″E / 32.34972°S 116.04944°E / -32.34972; 116.04944
Wine region Perth Hills
Other labelsBarking Owl
Founded1996 (1996)
First vines planted1995
Key people
  • Peter Fogarty
  • Lee Fogarty
Other attractionsRestaurant
Tasting Open to public
Website www.millbrook.wine OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Millbrook Winery is an Australian winery at Jarrahdale, in the Perth Hills wine region of Western Australia. [1] The winery was established in 1996 on the site of Chestnut Farm, a former orchard. [2] Its founders and owners are Peter and Lee Fogarty, who also own several other wineries. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Halliday 2008, p. 271.
  2. Jordan 2002, p. 36.

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