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Zones of Western Australia

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South West Australia
Greater Perth
Central Western Australia
West Australian South East Coastal
Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia

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GIs of greater Perth

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Peel
Perth hills
Swan district (swan valley)

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GIs of South West Australia

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Blackwood valley
Geographe
Great Southern
Manjimup
Margaret River
Pemberton

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GIs of Great Southern

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Albany
Denmark
Franklin River
Mount barker
Porongurup

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First vineyard in WA?

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1829
Thomas waters
Swan valley

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Australia’s hottest region

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Swan valley

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When were vineyards first planted in Margaret River?

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1966

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Gladstone’s line

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115’ 18” east longitude
Essentially following the whicher range
Eastern edge of Margaret River GI

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First commercial wine in Margaret River

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Vasse Felix
Riesling 1971

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Vasse Felix founder

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Dr Tom Cullity

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Unofficial sub zones of Margaret River

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Yallingup
Wilyabrup
Wallcliffe
Karridale
Carbunup
Treeton

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Cooling afternoon wind in WA

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Freemantle doctor

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Producers of Wilyabrup subregion

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Cullen
Moss wood
Vasse Felix
Lenton Brae
Woodlands
Fraser Gallop
Gralyn estate

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Producers of Yallingup

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Deep woods
Cape naturaliste
Windows estate

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Southern section of Carbunup

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Yelverton shelf
Higher elev than rest of Carbunup (75 vs 20)
Better drainage
Calcareous sandy loam over gravel

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Producers of wallcliffe

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Leeuwin estate
Cape mentelle

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Who makes classic dry white

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Vasse Felix
Sauv blanc & sémillon
1st vintage 1987

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Most common chard clone in WA

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Gingin clone
Looser berry structure
Varied berry size

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“Diana Madeline”

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Cullen
Cabernet Merlot blend

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“Kevin John”

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Cullen
Chardonnnay

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Art series wines

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Leeuwin estate
Cabernet
Chardonnay
Shiraz
Riesling

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First great southern sub region planted

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Mount barker,
Forest hill winery, 1966
An experimental vineyard was planted in 1965)

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Great southern coastal sub regions

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Denmark
Albany

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Great southern inland sub regions

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Frankland river
Mount barker
Porongurup

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Most planted grapes in great southern
Shiraz (30%) Cabernet Sauv blanc Chardonnay Sémillon Riesling Pinot noir
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Coolest subregion of great southern
Albany
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Sub region of great southern with least plantings
Albany
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Great southern sub region with most vineyard area
Frankland river
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Cygne blanc
White berried seedling of Cabernet Discovered by sally mann in 1989 in swan valley
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“Olmo’s Reward”
Frankland estate Frankland River GI Isolation ridge vineyard Usually cab franc driven bdx blend First vintage 1994(?)
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“SmithCullam”
Frankland Estate Frankland river GI Isolation ridge vineyard Exceptional vintages of Riesling and Shiraz bottled separately
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“Clayface”
Dormilona Margaret River 100% Cabernet Fermented in amphora 5 months, aged in amphora
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“Alter Weg”
Frankland estate Frankland river GI Riesling done with heavy lees contact and large foudres
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Greater Perth
Est 2001 ~100 ha vineyards First modern planting in 1974 (peel estate) Gravel and granite inland, limestone sand and fluvial near coast Shiraz, Cabernet Chard, sémillon
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Perth Hills
Est 1999 ~250 ha Gravelly loams w/ clay and ironstone First commercial planting 1880 Shiraz Chenin blanc, verdehlo, chard, sem
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Swan district
Est 1988 ~31 ha planted First commercial planting 1830 Shiraz, cab Chenin, verdehlo, chard
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Swan valley
Est 2003 Limited plantings Shiraz, cab
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Blackwood valley
Est 1998 350 ha planted Shiraz, cab Sb, sem, chard First commercial plantings 1976
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Géographe
Est 1999 1030 ha planted First planting in 1974 Shiraz, cab Sem, chard, sb
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Great southern
Est 1996 2490 ha planted
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Most difficult vintage for WA in last decade
2021 lots of rain, increased disease pressure, lack of labor in vineyards
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Who planted first commercial vineyard in Margaret River
Vasse Felix Planted 1966 First harvest 1971
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Kent River flows through which GIs?
Frankland river Denmark
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Name of vineyard soils in Margaret River
Ironstone gravel
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Town of Margaret River located in which subregion?
Wallcliffe
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Latitude of MR?
33.5
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Cape mentelle founder
David Hohnen
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Vasse Felix founder
Dr tom cullity
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Xanadu founder
Dr john langan
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Frankland estate founder
Judi cullam & Barrie smith
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Moss wood founder
Sandra & bill Pannell
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Subregion of MR which applied for official recognition in 2019
Wilyabrup
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Scotsdale valley in which GI?
Denmark
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Forest hill vineyard GI?
Mount barker Great southern
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West cape Howe wines GI?
Mount barker Great southern
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Plantagenet GI?
Mount Barker Great southern
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Oldest vineyard in great southern
Forest hill vineyard, planted 1965
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Who owns/ farms isolation ridge vnyrd
Frankland estate Frankland river Great southern
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Well known consulting wine maker in great southern, porongurup?
Robert Diletti Owns castle rock estate in porongurup
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“Most important winery in great southern” according to James Halliday
West cape Howe wines Farms ~320 ha of vineyard Sells lots of fruit Custom crush center Bought out constellation in great southern
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First WA wine to wine Jimmy Watson Trophy
Cape Mentelle dry Claret 1982 (in 1983, repeated in 1984)
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Jimmy Watson Trophy Winners from WA
Cape Mentelle Dry Red Claret 1982 (1983) Cape Mentelle Dry Red Claret 1983 (1984) Flametree Wine Cabernet/Merlot 2007 (in 2008) Harvey River Bridge Estate Cabernet 2009 (in 2010) Deep Woods Estate Cabernet 2014 ( in 2016) Xanadu Cabernet 2016 (in 2018)
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Picardy owner
Bill pannell Pemberton, chard and Pinot focused
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1st Vintage of Houghton's Jack Mann Cabernet
1994
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Vineyard Sourcing for Houghton's Jack Mann
Justin Vineyard, Franklin River, Great Southern
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Vintage character MR: 2020
Dry winter, warm season, early harvest, bigger richer styles
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Vintage Character MR: 2021
Cool, several large rain events during growing, leaner, and lighter styles
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First planting, vintage of moss wood
Planted in 1969 First vintage in 1973 (Cabernet)
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Albariño in WA?
Sittelli estate in swan valley
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Gruner veltliner in WA?
Castle Rock estate in porongurup
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Coffee rock
Laterite soils with lots of iron and aluminum Sittella vineyards Golden mile in southern swan valley “Brigadoon “
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Three hills vineyard
Happy winery 30 varieties over 30 ha Kerridale, MR Planted 1994
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Langton vineyard
West Cape Howe wines Mount barker, great southern Planted 1978
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Leston vineyard
Howard park wines Wilyabrup, Margaret river
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Moss wood sold in?
1985 Clare and Keith mugford
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Winery of eastern plains inland and north of Western Australia
Across the lake Lake grace, north of Albany Cellar door in Denmark
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Winery of west Australian south eastern coast
Dalyup river estate (near espérance) Shiraz, BdB
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Larry cherubino wineries
Hardy’s tintara Houghton Int’l experience in NZ, IT, RSa, USA
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Xanadu winery
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Howard park wines
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Ashbrook estate
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Forest hill vineyard
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Cape mentelle
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Frankland estate
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Happs winery
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Alkoomi
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Corymbia
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Walsh and sons
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Walsh and sons
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Vino Volta
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Vasse Felix
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Snake and herring
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Fishbone wines
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Boodjidup valley
Within wallcliffe, MR Auspicious area for vineyards Leeuwin, voyager estate, Xanadu Steven’s road
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Justin Vineyard
Planted in early 1970's by Justin Roche Frankland River, Great Southern BDX varieties Houghton's Jack Mann, etc
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Mount Barrow Vineyard
Mount Barker planted in 2005 owned by Howard Park Wines Pinot, Chard, Meunier, gewurz, riesling
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Abercrombie Vineyard
Mount Barker planted in 1975 BDX vars purchased by Howard Park wines 2014
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What Noongar season is it now?
Djilba ("Jilba") 1st spring, august, september trees start to flower, magpies, kangaroos)
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Powderbark vineyard
Frankland river Planted in 1998 Purchased in 2015 by Swinney family and Peter Dawson
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Ellens ridge vineyard
Owned by Cullen Planted 95-97 Chard, sb, sémillon, cs, Merlot, cf
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Cullen subregion
Wilyabrup
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Main soil type in Margaret river
Forest grove soils (ironstone gravels, some laterite, over clay)
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Mungite soils
Sandy soil series, maybe mixed with some ironstone gravel
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Farvie
Swinney vineyards Frankland river Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre
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Sub region of voyager estate
Wallcliffe
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Ashbrook sub region
Wilyabrup
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Cape mentelle sub region
Wilyabrup
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Xanadu subregion
Wallcliffe
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Happs subregion
Yallingup
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Hay shed hill sub region
Wilyabrup
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Vino Volta GI
Swan district
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John kosovich GI
Swan district
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Sandalford GI
Swan district
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Sittella GI
Swan district
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Xanadu founder
Dr john langan
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Forest hill subregion
Mount barker
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Alkoomi subregion
Frankland river
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Castle rock subregion
Porongurup
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Wignalls subregion
Albany
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Town of Gingin located in which GI?
Swan valley
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Oldest vineyard plantings in great southern
Forest hill vineyards Mount barker
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Hazel’s vineyard
McHenry Hohnen Karridale
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Calgardup-Brook vineyard
McHenry Houghton Karridale
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Family that bought Houghton vineyards and winery
Yukich In 2019
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Plantagenet founder
Tony smith 1968
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Plantagenet vineyards
Bouverie (68) Wyjup (71) Crystal brook (88) Rocky horror (99) Rosetta (01)
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Bouverie vineyard
Plantagenet Mount barker 1968
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Wyjup vineyard
Plantagenet Mount barker 1971
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Crystal brook vineyard
Plantagenet Mount barker 1988
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Rocky horror vineyard
Plantagenet Mount barker 1999
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Rosetta ineyard
Plantagenet Mount barker 2001
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Current owners of Vasse Felix
Holmes a court family Purchased in 1987
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What other winery has the Holmes a Court family owned?
Forrest hill vineyard (mount barker) From 1989 to 1996
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Famous vintage of forest hill Riesling
1975 Made by doreham Mann 9 trophies, 12 gold medals Most awarded wine in showing history
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First vintage of forest hills vineyard
1972 Cabernet made at Houghton (by jack mann) Riesling made at Sandalfors (by Doreham Mann)
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First vintage of Tom Cullity
2013 Previously heytesbury Cabernet
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MR 2019 vintage
Cooler High humidity, lots of work in the vineyards and canopy management High bird pressure Lower alc, higher acid
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MR 2017 vintage
Cooler, later vintage than 10 year average Lighter bodied, higher acid High yields and heavy vineyard management
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Assemblage for Tom cullity
Cabernet (~75-85) Malbec (~10-20) PV
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What does Wadandi Boodja mean?
Land of the saltwater people in
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Year Houghton’s was founded
1859
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MR Cabernet clones
Houghton clone (s) SA126
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MR Cabernet clones
Houghton clone (s) SA126
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Characteristics of houghton clone
Low vigor Low yields Small berries Aromatic intensity and complexity Fine tannins
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Who was Bill Jamieson
WA horticulturalist Deep knowledge of great southern soils Big advocate for planting in that region
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Supercontinent that shaped souls of WA
Gondwanaland
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Two main soil types of MR
Forrest grove Mungite
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Parent rock Forrest grove rock
Granite and gneiss ironstone
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Noongar region of MR
Wardandi
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Noongar region of GS
Minang
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Burnside vineyard
Walsh & sons MR

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