Coorinja Vineyard Explained

Winery Name:Coorinja Vineyard
Location Place:5989 Toodyay Road
Location City:
Toodyay WA 6566
Location Country:Australia
Coordinates:-31.6°N 116.4761°W
Year Founded:1889
Signature Wine:Shiraz
Varietal1:Chenin blanc
Varietal2:Gordo muscat
Varietal3:Grenache
Varietal4:Shiraz
Distribution:Local
Tasting:Open to public

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

The winery was described as "a fortified haven" by Michael Zekulich, former wine writer for The West Australian. Coorinja produces table and fortified wines including shiraz, grenache, cabernet-shiraz, port, sherry, muscat, liqueur muscat, ginger wine and marsala.[9]

The Coorinja vineyard has been owned by the Wood family since 1919.[10] The family also runs a cropping and sheep operation on the property.[11]

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  1. Web site: Wine zones of Australia . Wine Australia . 20 May 2019.
  2. News: The Hon. W.E. Marmion's interview . 21 May 2019 . The Inquirer and Commercial News . 25 January 1895 . Perth, WA . 2.
  3. News: The wine industry in Western Australia . Parsons. Harold G. . 20 May 2019 . The Inquirer and Commercial News . 10 August 1894 . Perth, WA.
  4. News: Capsicum . A trip to Newcastle and Northam . 20 May 2019 . 3. The Daily News . 6 January 1891 . Perth, WA.
  5. News: The future of our fruits . 20 May 2019 . Western Mail . 4 February 1893 . Perth, WA . 10.
  6. News: Dissolution of partnership . 20 May 2019 . Western Mail . 8 March 1890 . Perth, WA . 25.
  7. News: Government Gazette . 20 May 2019 . The West Australian . 30 June 1893 . Perth, WA . 2.
  8. Web site: Coorinja Winery. Experience the Avon Valley website. Avon Tourism. 8 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193156/http://www.avonvalleywa.com.au/what-to-do/20-produce/73-coorinja-winery. 25 March 2014. dead.
  9. Web site: WA Wineries: Coorinja Vineyard. Scoop Publishing website. Scoop Publishing. 8 March 2014.
  10. Book: Adams, Tate . The First Vines . 2006. Macmillan Art Publishing; St Lucia, Qld: The State Library of Queensland. South Yarra, Vic. 1876832290. 74.
  11. News: Cattle. Tyson. Wheat gets a berth . 9 March 2014. Farm Weekly. 25 June 2013.