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Leeuwin Estate was established in 1973 by Denis and Tricia Horgan. [1] [2] The land was previously used as a cattle station and after having been purchased as part of a deal to buy a plumbing business by Denis Horgan in 1969, the land was converted to vineyards based on the advice of the Western Australian Department of Agriculture.
Margaret River is the major geographical indication wine region in southwest Western Australia, with 5,840 hectares under vine and 215 wineries as at 2012. [1] Margaret River wine region is made up predominantly of boutique size wine producers; although winery operations range from the smallest crushing 3.5 tonne per year to the largest around 2,500 tonne.
Fishbone Wines Wilyabrup Margaret River Flinders Bay Wines: Metricup: Margaret River: 1995 1999 Forest Hill Vineyard: Denmark: Great Southern: 1965 Winery and cellar door are at Denmark; vineyard is near Mount Barker. Frankland Estate: Frankland: Great Southern: 1988 Galafrey Wines: Mount Barker: Great Southern: 1977 1982 Garbin Estate Wines ...
The wine from Margaret River in Western Australia has earned raves from aficionados around the globe. ... (1969), Cape Mentelle (1970), Cullen (1971) Leeuwin Estate (1973), and Pierro (1979) among ...
[2] [3] [4] Hosting the concert was considered a risk due to the physically remote location of the Margaret River, being 260 kilometres from the state capital of Perth. Friends tried to talk the Horgans out of the idea, [ 2 ] but they went ahead and the concert was a great success, with 5000 people attending and the event attracting ...
Margaret River's coast to the west of the town is a renowned surfing location with worldwide fame for its surf breaks including, but not limited to, 'Main Break' and 'The Box'. Colloquially, the area is referred to as "Margs". [3] The surrounding area is the Margaret River wine region and is known for its wine production and tourism, attracting ...
Peter Gherardi [8] planted the initial 14ha (35 acres) of vineyards in 1978 and named his winery Freycinet Estate. He purchased 40ha (99 acres) in the Stevens Valley after having read research done by Dr. Harold Olmo and Dr. John Gladstones, [9] both of whom believed the Margaret River region had tremendous potential to grow grapes. “There ...
Cape Mentelle Vineyards (commonly referred to as Cape Mentelle) is a wine estate in the Margaret River region, 274 km, south-west of Perth, Western Australia. The winery was founded by David Hohnen, a third-generation farmer who studied wine making and viticulture in California in the 1960s, and his brothers Mark and Giles. [ 1 ]