Pierro

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Pierro
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Location4051 Caves Road,
Wilyabrup WA 6280, Australia
Coordinates 33°47′44″S115°01′55″E / 33.79556°S 115.03194°E / -33.79556; 115.03194
Wine region Margaret River
Founded1979 (1979)
First vines planted1979
First  vintage 1983
Key peopleDr Michael Peterkin, owner and winemaker
Known forChardonnay
Varietals Cabernet franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Malbec , Merlot , Petit Verdot , Pinot noir , Sauvignon Blanc , Semillon
Tasting Open to public
Website Pierro

Pierro Margaret River Vineyards (usually referred to simply as Pierro) is an Australian winery at Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. Established in 1979 on a scrubby, rocky and steeply sloping property, [1] it has been described as having "one of the prettiest locations in an area that offers much, even at its most mundane." [2]

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The winery's name, adapted from that of the folk tale character Pierrot, alludes to both the winery's founder, Dr Michael Peterkin, and its location, as both "Pierrot" and "Peterkin" mean "son of Peter" and "son of the rock". [1]

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  • Forrestal, Peter, ed. (1999). Discover Australia: Wineries. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia. pp. 12–27, 247–263. ISBN   0091837898.
  • Halliday, James (1985). The Australian Wine Compendium. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 473–477, 490–507. ISBN   0207151377.
  • Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN   0909699887.
  • Scott, Jane; Negus, Patricia (2011). Stories from the Cellar Door: Fifty Margaret River Wineries Tell Their Tales. North Fremantle, WA: Cape to Cape Publishing. pp. 18–19, 76–77. ISBN   9780980333763.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN   0867780614.


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