Coorinja Vineyard

Coorinja Vineyard or Coorinja Winery is an Australian winery at Coorinja (previously known as Seven Springs), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Toodyay, Western Australia, in the Central Western Australia wine zone.[1][2] It was established in 1889 by Harry Fryer Smith, Henry Page Woodward, and John Leslie Sinclair, with 32 planted acres (13 ha) in pinot noir and shiraz.[3][4][5][6] Sinclair left the partnership in 1890.[7] Coorinja Vineyard Company was trademarked in 1893.[8] It is one of the oldest extant vineyards in the state.[9] The name is an Aboriginal word believed to mean "place of the seven springs".[10]

Coorinja Vineyard
Location5989 Toodyay Road,
Toodyay WA 6566, Australia
Coordinates31°36′00″S 116°28′34″E
Wine regionCentral Western Australia zone
Founded1889
Key people
  • Wood family, owners
  • Michael Wood, winemaker
Known forShiraz
VarietalsChenin blanc, Gordo muscat, Grenache, Shiraz
DistributionLocal
TastingOpen to public

The winery was described as "a fortified haven" by Michael Zekulich, former wine writer for The West Australian.[11] Coorinja produces table and fortified wines including shiraz, grenache, cabernet-shiraz, port, sherry, muscat, liqueur muscat, ginger wine and marsala.[10]

The Coorinja vineyard has been owned by the Wood family since 1919.[12] The family also runs a cropping and sheep operation on the property.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Wine zones of Australia" (PDF). Wine Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. Halliday 2008, p. 231
  3. "The Hon. W.E. Marmion's interview". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Perth, WA. 25 January 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. Parsons, Harold G. (10 August 1894). "The wine industry in Western Australia". The Inquirer and Commercial News. Perth, WA. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  5. Capsicum (6 January 1891). "A trip to Newcastle and Northam". The Daily News. Perth, WA. p. 3. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "The future of our fruits". Western Mail. Perth, WA. 4 February 1893. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  7. "Dissolution of partnership". Western Mail. Perth, WA. 8 March 1890. p. 25. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  8. "Government Gazette". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 30 June 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Coorinja Winery". Experience the Avon Valley website. Avon Tourism. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  10. "WA Wineries: Coorinja Vineyard". Scoop Publishing website. Scoop Publishing. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  11. Zekulich 2000, p. 98
  12. Adams, Tate (2006). The First Vines. South Yarra, Vic: Macmillan Art Publishing; St Lucia, Qld: The State Library of Queensland. p. 74. ISBN 1876832290.
  13. Cattle, Tyson (25 June 2013). "Wheat gets a berth". Farm Weekly. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

Bibliography
  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 230–231. ISBN 9781740666855.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. ISBN 0867780614.

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