Vasse Felix was the first vineyard and winery to be established in the
Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.
Founded in
Wilyabrup in 1967 by Dr Tom Cullity,
it is recognised as a pioneer of the region,
and also features an acclaimed restaurant in
Cowaramup.
History
![Vasse Felix Winery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Vasse_Felix_Winery.jpg)
The first vintage at Vasse Felix was disappointing, with the harvest being substantially reduced by attacks from
silver eye
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s, and by the after-effects of
bunch rot. However, by the 1970s the winery was winning medals at the
Perth Royal Show.
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
''The West Australian'' is the only locally edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia. It is owned by Seven West Media (SWM), as is the state's other major newspaper, '' The Sunday Times''. It is the second-oldest continuous ...
Good Food Guide 2013''.
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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 ...
* Heytesbury Pty Ltd
* Janet Holmes à Court
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* Robert Holmes à Court
* 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
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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 ...
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External links
Vasse Felix
– official site
{{Langton's Classification of Australian Wine VI - Producers
Restaurants in Western Australia
Wineries in Western Australia
Companies based in Perth, Western Australia
1967 establishments in Australia
Restaurants established in 1967
Cowaramup, Western Australia
Wilyabrup, Western Australia