Stella Bella Wines

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Stella Bella Wines
Stella-Bella-Wines-Logo-2014.jpg
Location205 Rosa Brook Road,
Margaret River WA 6285, Australia
Coordinates 33°58′21″S115°06′11″E / 33.97250°S 115.10306°E / -33.97250; 115.10306 Coordinates: 33°58′21″S115°06′11″E / 33.97250°S 115.10306°E / -33.97250; 115.10306
Wine region Margaret River
Other labels
  • Series Luminosa
  • Suckfizzle
  • Skuttlebutt
Founded1996 (1996)
Key peopleStuart Pym and Luke Joliffe, winemakers
Known forChardonnay
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Merlot , Muscat Rose à Petits Grains , Sangiovese , Sauvignon blanc , Semillon , Shiraz , Tempranillo , Viognier
DistributionInternational
Tasting Open to public
Website Stella Bella Wines

Stella Bella Wines is an Australian winery based at Margaret River, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.

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History

The winery was established in July 1996, when Stuart Pym, then a winemaker at Voyager Estate, and Janice McDonald leased a vineyard, with investor support. [1] [2] Its first wines were produced during the 1997 vintage. [1]

By 2009, Australian wine writer James Halliday was rating the winery as one of the Margaret River region's best. [3]

Wines

Stella Bella has four brands. They range from Skuttlebutt, an everyday wine launched in 2004, through the classic Stella Bella and premium / ultra-premium Suckfizzle ranges, to the winery's most exalted brand, Series Luminosa, launched in 2010. [4]

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Zekulich 2000 , p. 215.
  2. Halliday 2008 , p. 239.
  3. Halliday 2009 , p. 167.
  4. Hayes, Jessica (3 February 2013). "Stella Bella's stellar wines". Farm Weekly . Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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