Welcome to this edition of the peregrine

One year ago we were congratulating our very own Bart Molony on being crowned Australian Viticulturalist of the Year at the 2024 Halliday Awards in Melbourne. And now we congratulate Virginia Willcock on taking out the Australian Winemaker of the Year award at this year’s awards.

It’s just incredible to have a team like Bart and Virginia, crafting such beautiful wines from vine to bottle, and then into our cellars!

Other gongs at this year’s Halliday Awards included Chardonnay of the Year and White Wine of the Year for the 2023 Heytesbury Chardonnay making it a night to remember for Vasse Felix and the team.

Virginia has been recognised globally for her wines and her passion for Margaret River, in particular its Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. She has completed 19 vintages at Vasse Felix, laying down a growing and astonishing legacy.

Exemplifying this legacy is the release of our 2022 TOM CULLITY - at this new time - marking ten consecutive vintages of this special wine. Tasting all ten of these wines recently in a vertical line up left me stunned by what Tom started when he planted those first vines back in 1967.

Winegrowing is a lifelong journey. It’s punctuated by these special releases, but in the end judged by leadership and legacy.

Cheers,
Paul Holmes à Court