Deep Woods Estate

Deep Woods Estate
Location 889 Commonage Road,
Yallingup WA 6282, Australia
Coordinates 33°41′23″S 115°4′41″E / 33.68972°S 115.07806°E / -33.68972; 115.07806Coordinates: 33°41′23″S 115°4′41″E / 33.68972°S 115.07806°E / -33.68972; 115.07806
Wine region Margaret River
Founded 1987 (1987)
Key people Peter and Lee Fogarty, owners
Tasting Open to public
Website Deep Woods Estate

Deep Woods Estate is an Australian winery at Yallingup, 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.[1] Since 2005, the business has been owned by Peter and Lee Fogarty, and comprises part of the Fogarty Wine Group.[2][3]

In 2016, the winery won Australia's most sought-after wine trophy, the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the Royal Melbourne Wine Awards, for the 2014 Deep Woods Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon[4][5] The same wine was also awarded the Max Schubert trophy at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show.[6]

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

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Zekulich 2000, p. 149.
  2. ↑ "Deep Woods Estate". Deep Woods Estate. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  3. ↑ Pownall, Mark (15 March 2005). "Fogarty goes south into Deep Woods". Business News (Perth, WA). Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Ray (21 October 2016). "A Margaret River cab sav is officially the best wine in Australia". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Prestipino, David (21 October 2016). "Margaret River cabernet from Deep Woods wins Australia's most sought-after wine award". WAtoday. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Deep Woods Cabernet wins Max Schubert Trophy at 2016 Royal Adelaide Wine Show - The Lead SA". The Lead SA. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2017-08-22.

Bibliography

  • Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN 0909699887.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN 0867780614.


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