Vasse Felix was the first commercial vineyard and winery to be established in the Margaret River region of Western Australia.

The vineyard took its unusual name from an early event in the district. Vasse was a French seaman who drowned last century when his longboat overturned near the site of Busselton while exploring the coastline on the ship "Geographe" under Captain Freycinet.

Paradoxically, Felix is the Latin word for fortunate or luck. Thus the name refers to a favoured place in Australia discovered by the French.

In 1965 Dr John S Gladstones emphasised the region's suitability on his report "The Climate and Soils of Southern WA in relation to Vine Growing". Two years later Dr Tom Cullity planted vines and Vasse Felix was born.

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The continuing worldwide demand for quality wines created the need for a new state-of-the-art winery at Vasse Felix. Making use of the best equipment available, utilising the best production processes and an unwavering attitude to quality control, has made Vasse Felix winery one of the best in Western Australia. First vintage took place at the new winery in 1999 and even though our production levels have increased, the completion of the new "Barrel Hall" has provided the winemaking team with further control to maintain the quality of our wines. If you have any questions you would like to ask our winemakers, please contact us.