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Fermoy Estate is an
Australian wine
The Australian wine industry is one of the world's largest exporters of wine, with approximately 800 million out of the 1.2 to 1.3 billion litres produced annually exported to overseas markets. The wine industry is a significant contributor ...
ry at
Wilyabrup, in the
Margaret River wine region of
Western Australia
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. Established by John and Beryl Anderson in 1985, it was named in honour of
one of John Anderson's ancestors, a Scottish-born businessman who acquired part of
Fermoy estate
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Fermoy Estate is an Australian winery at Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. Established by John and Beryl Anderson in 1985, it was named in honour of one of John Anderson's ancestors, a Scottish-born ...
, just north of
Cork
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***Wine cork
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, Ireland, and set up several industries there.
In 1999, the winery was purchased by Dutch/Swiss businessman Hans Hulsbergen.
Under his ownership, most of the winery's output was exported to Europe, where his wine business interests were centred. In December 2010, Hulsbergen sold the winery to Perth brothers Aaron and John Young.
Fermoy Estate has had a long association with Australian chef and restaurateur Luke Mangan
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Mangan owns and operates restaurants in Sydney Australia, at sea on P&O cruise ships, recently partnered with Mater Private Hospital Brisbane to bring health, quality ...
. In May 2004, its Cabernet Sauvignon 2001 was served at a state dinner hosted by Mangan at the Australian Embassy, Copenhagen
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, for Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
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, and his then fiancée, Mary Donaldson
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, in the lead-up to their royal wedding.
See also
* Australian wine
The Australian wine industry is one of the world's largest exporters of wine, with approximately 800 million out of the 1.2 to 1.3 billion litres produced annually exported to overseas markets. The wine industry is a significant contributor ...
* 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 ...
* 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 ...
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External links
Fermoy Estate
– official site
Companies established in 1985
Wilyabrup, Western Australia
Wineries in Western Australia
1985 establishments in Australia
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