Vasse Felix

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Vasse Felix
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Location Caves Road,
Margaret River WA 6284, Australia
Coordinates 33°49′21″S115°02′15″E / 33.82250°S 115.03750°E / -33.82250; 115.03750
Wine region Margaret River
Founded1967 (1967)
First  vintage 1971
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon , Chardonnay , Merlot , Sauvignon blanc , Semillon , Shiraz
DistributionInternational
Tasting Open to public
Website Vasse Felix

Vasse Felix was the first vineyard and winery to be established in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. [1] [2] Founded in Wilyabrup in 1967 by Dr Tom Cullity, [3] it is recognised as a pioneer of the region, [4] and also features an acclaimed restaurant in Cowaramup. [3] [5] The owner and CEO is Paul Holmes à Court.

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History

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Grounds at the Vasse Felix cellar door

The first vintage at Vasse Felix was disappointing, with the harvest being substantially reduced by attacks from silver eyes, and by the after-effects of bunch rot. However, by the 1970s the winery was winning medals at the Perth Royal Show. [6]

Restaurant

The restaurant at Vasse Felix was awarded two stars, and won the award for the Regional Restaurant of the Year, in The West Australian Good Food Guide 2013. [5]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Margaret River Wine History". Margaret River Wine Industry Association. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Halliday, James. "Australian Wine Companion" . Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Our History". Vasse Felix. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Margaret River wine region history" . Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. 1 2 Broadfield, Rob, ed. (2012). The West Australian Good Food Guide 2013. Osborne Park, WA: West Australian Publishers. pp. 12, 14 and 126. ISBN   9780987171948.
  6. ↑ Wiltshire 2000 , p. 21.

Bibliography

  • Halliday, James (1985). The Australian Wine Compendium. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 473–477, 490–507. ISBN   0207151377.
  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 234–239. ISBN   9781740666855.
  • 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. 90–91, 107–109, 112. ISBN   9780980333763.
  • Wiltshire, Trea (2000). Margaret River. Australian Wine Regions series. Singapore: R. Ian Lloyd Productions. ISBN   9810426747.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 219–222. ISBN   0867780614.
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