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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. The owner and CEO is
Paul Holmes à Court Paul Holmes à Court (born Paul William Holmes à Court in 1972) is an Australian businessman and wine maker. He is the son of Australia's first billionaire Robert Holmes à Court and CEO of Vasse Felix. Early life Holmes à Court was born in ...
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History

The first vintage at Vasse Felix was disappointing, with the harvest being substantially reduced by attacks from
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s, and by the after-effects of bunch rot. However, by the 1970s the winery was winning medals at the
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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 continuousl ...
Good Food Guide 2013''.


See also

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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 ...
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Heytesbury Pty Ltd Heytesbury Pty. Ltd. is the privately owned company of the Holmes à Court family in Western Australia. Originally called Heytesbury Holdings, the company was formed by Robert Holmes à Court in the 1970s as the holding company of his rapidly ...
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Janet Holmes à Court Janet Holmes à Court, AC, HonFAHA, HonFAIB (born Janet Lee Ranford on 29 November 1943 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the Chairperson of one of Australia's largest private companies ...
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Robert Holmes à Court Michael Robert Hamilton Holmes à Court (27 July 1937 – 2 September 1990) was a South African-born Australian businessman who became Australia's first billionaire, before dying suddenly of heart failure in 1990 at the age of 53. A great-gre ...
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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 Ex ...
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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 so ...


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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