Vasse Felix
Vineyard and winery in Western Australia
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]
History
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
- Australian wine
- Heytesbury Pty Ltd
- Janet Holmes à Court
- Robert Holmes à Court
- List of wineries in Western Australia
- Western Australian wine
References
Notes
- ^ "Margaret River Wine History". Margaret River Wine Industry Association. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
- ^ Halliday, James. "Australian Wine Companion". Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ a b "Our History". Vasse Felix. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Margaret River wine region history". Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ a b Broadfield, Rob, ed. (2012). The West Australian Good Food Guide 2013. Osborne Park, WA: West Australian Publishers. pp. 12, 14 and 126. ISBN 9780987171948.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Vasse Felix – official site
- v
- t
- e
Langton's Classification of Australian Wine VI - Producers
- Penfolds
- Bass Phillip
- Best's
- Brokenwood
- Chris Ringland
- Clarendon Hills
- Clonakilla
- Cullen Wines
- Giaconda Estate
- Grosset Wines
- Henschke
- Jim Barry
- Leeuwin Estate
- Moss Wood
- Mount Mary Vineyard
- Rockford
- Seppeltsfield
- Torbreck
- Wendouree
- Wynns Coonawarra Estate
- Balnaves
- Barossa Valley Estate
- Bass Phillip
- Best's
- Bindi
- By Farr
- Charles Melton
- d'Arenberg
- Domaine A
- Fox Creek
- Grant Burge
- Greenock Creek
- Henschke
- Houghton Wines
- Howard Park Wines
- Jasper Hill
- Kaesler
- Katnook Estate
- Kay Brothers Amery
- Langmeil
- Leeuwin Estate
- Main Ridge Estate
- McWilliam's
- Mount Mary Vineyard
- Noon Winery
- Penfolds
- Peter Lehmann
- Pierro Margaret River Vineyards
- Rockford
- Seppeltsfield
- Tahbilk
- Tyrrell's
- Vasse Felix
- Wendouree
- Woodlands
- Yalumba
- Yarra Yering
- Yeringberg
- Bowen Estate
- By Farr
- Cape Mentelle
- Castagna
- Chambers Rosewood
- Coriole
- Craiglee
- Crawford River
- Cullen
- d'Arenberg
- Dalwhinnie
- De Bortoli
- Deep Woods Estate
- Elderton Wines
- Freycinet Vineyards
- Giaconda Estate
- Glaetzer
- Grosset Wines
- Hardys
- Hentley Farm
- Hoddles Creek
- John Duval Wines
- Kalleske
- Katnook Estate
- Kilikanoon
- Kooyong
- Lake's Folly
- Leo Buring
- Majella
- Mount Langi Ghiran
- Mount Mary Vineyard
- Mount Pleasant
- Noon Winery
- Oakridge
- Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
- Paringa Estate
- Parker Coonawarra Estate
- Penfolds
- Petaluma
- Pewsey Vale
- Seppelt
- St Hallett
- St Hugo
- The Standish Wine Company
- Tim Adams
- Torbreck
- Turkey Flat
- Tyrrell's
- Vasse Felix
- Voyager Estate
- Wirra Wirra
- Wolf Blass
- Wynns Coonawarra Estate
- Xanadu
- Yabbu Lake
- Yalumba
- Yarra Yarra Vineyard
- Yarra Yering