Hay Shed Hill Wines

Hay Shed Hill Wines
Location	511 Harmans Mill Road, Wilyabrup WA 6280, Australia
Coordinates	33°47′53″S 115°03′50″E
Wine region	Margaret River
Founded	1973 (1973)
Key people	Michael Kerrigan, winemaker
Varietals	Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, Tempranillo
Other products	Hay Shed Hill Deli Café
Distribution	International
Tasting	Open to public
Website	Hay Shed Hill

Hay Shed Hill Wines (often referred to simply as Hay Shed Hill) is an Australian winery at Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.

The winery also makes the wines marketed under the brand name Pitchfork, which was introduced in 1997.[1]

History

The winery building, 2016

Hay Shed Hill Wines traces its origins back to 1973, when its vineyard was established on a large dairy farm; its earliest wines were made in a hay shed, on a hill overlooking the pastures.[2][3]

In 1989, the property, then named Sussex Vale, was bought by Liz and Barry Morrison, who renamed it Hay Shed Hill. The Morrisons rejuvenated the vineyard, and in 1992 completed a renovation of the cellar door and winery.[4]

Between 2000 and 2006, Hay Shed Hill had corporate owners, initially Barrington Wine Co,[5] and later Australian Wine Holdings.[6][7] It was then purchased by a group of friends, including Leith Pavlinovich and winemaker Michael Kerrigan.[4]

See also

• Australian wine
• List of wineries in Western Australia
• Western Australian wine

References

Notes

1. Forrestal 1999, p. 257.
2. Forrestal 1999, pp. 256–257.
3. Zekulich 2000, p. 169.
4. Scott & Negus 2011, p. 48.
5. Zekulich 2000, p. 170.
6. "AUSTRALIA: Australia (sic) Wine Holdings gears up to buy Hay Shed Hill". just-drinks.com website. Aroq Ltd. 7 August 2002. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
7. "AWL (sic) finalises $7m Hay Shed Hill winery sale". WA Business News. 8 December 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

Bibliography

• Forrestal, Peter, ed. (1999). Discover Australia: Wineries. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia. ISBN 0091837898.
• Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 234–239. ISBN 9781740666855.
• Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN 0909699887.
• Scott, Jane; Negus, Patricia (2011). Stories from the Cellar Door: Fifty Margaret River Wineries Tell Their Tales. North Fremantle, WA: Cape to Cape Publishing. pp. 18–19, 106–110. ISBN 9780980333763.
• Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN 0867780614.

External links

• Hay Shed Hill – official site