Stella Bella Wines

Stella Bella Wines
Location 205 Rosa Brook Road,
Margaret River WA 6285, Australia
Coordinates 33°58′21″S 115°06′11″E / 33.97250°S 115.10306°E / -33.97250; 115.10306Coordinates: 33°58′21″S 115°06′11″E / 33.97250°S 115.10306°E / -33.97250; 115.10306
Wine region Margaret River
Other labels
  • Suckfizzle
  • Skuttlebutt
Founded 1996 (1996)
Key people Stuart Pym and Luke Joliffe, winemakers
Known for Chardonnay
Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Muscat Rose à Petits Grains, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Viognier
Distribution International
Tasting Open to public
Website Stella Bella Wines

Stella Bella Wines is an Australian winery based at Margaret River, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia. It was established in July 1996, when Stuart Pym, then a winemaker at Voyager Estate, and Janice McDonald leased a vineyard, with investor support.[1][2] The winery's first wines were produced during the 1997 vintage.[1]

By 2009, Australian wine writer James Halliday was rating the winery as one of the Margaret River region's best.[3] Its wines are sold mainly at premium to super-premium levels, under the labels Suckfizzle, Stella Bella and Skuttlebutt.[4]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Zekulich 2000, p. 215.
  2. ↑ Halliday 2008, p. 239.
  3. ↑ Halliday 2009, p. 167.
  4. ↑ Halliday 2009, p. 289.

Bibliography

  • Halliday, James (1985). The Australian Wine Compendium. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 473–477, 490–507. ISBN 0207151377. 
  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 234–239. ISBN 9781740666855. 
  • Halliday, James (2009). The Australian Wine Encyclopedia. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 9781740667746. 
  • Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. pp. 50–99. ISBN 0909699887. 
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. pp. 122–235. ISBN 0867780614. 

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