Deep Woods Estate is an
Australian winery at
Yallingup
Yallingup is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. Yallingup is a popular tourist destination because of its beaches and limestone caves, and proximity to Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park.
History and industry
Y ...
, in the
Margaret River wine region of
Western Australia.
History
The winery's vineyard was established in 1987, and in 1992 it was purchased by the Gould family. Since 2005, the business has been owned by Peter and Lee Fogarty, and comprises part of the Fogarty Wine Group.
In 2016, the winery won Australia's most sought-after wine trophy, the
Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy
The Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy is the most prestigious and sought after wine award in Australia. The trophy is a memorial to Jimmy Watson (died 1962), who established the iconic Jimmy Watson's Wine Bar in Lygon Street, Carlton, a suburb of M ...
at the Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, for the 2014 Deep Woods Estate Reserve
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...
The same wine was also awarded the Max Schubert trophy at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show.
Location
The winery is situated on Commonage Road in the Yallingup Hills. This sub-region sits at the Northern end of the Margaret River Wine Region of Western Australia. The Yallingup Hills contains some of the highest elevation vineyards in Margaret River.
Wines Produced
Deep Woods Estate produces a large number of wines across a range of varieties including: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Merlot .
Key Staff
Julian Langworthy - Group Chief Winemaker and General Manager
John Fogarty - Group Chief Viticulturist
Emma Gillespie - Assistant Winemaker
See also
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Australian wine
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List of wineries in Western Australia
This is a list of wineries in Western Australia, arranged in alphabetical order by name of winery.
See also
* Australian wine
* List of breweries in Australia
* List of vineyards and wineries
* Western Australian wine
References
Exte ...
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Western Australian wine
Western Australian wine refers to wine produced in Australia's largest state, Western Australia. Although the state extends across the western third of the continent, its wine regions are almost entirely situated in the cooler climate of its sou ...
References
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
Deep Woods Estate– official site
Companies established in 1987
Yallingup, Western Australia
Wineries in Western Australia
1987 establishments in Australia
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