Winery Hay Shed Hill

Adress: 511 Harmans Mill Road Wilyabrup WA 6280
Country: Australia
internet: http://www.hayshedhill.com.au
Wine district: Margaret River
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The Hay Shed Hill property was a group settlement farm for returned soldiers from the First World War and was originally established as a dairy farm. The current homestead, considerably renovated, still has much of the original Group Settlement look and feel.

Vines were first planted in 1973 and the property was known as Sussex Vale until 1989 when it was bought by Barry & Liz Morrison. The Morrison’s were instrumental in establishing what you see today, managing to turn a fairly run down farm with a few vines into a quality grape producer with nearly 18 ha of vines.

As the old hay shed from the dairy days was a local landmark, the Morrison’s used this to create the new name for the property, Hay Shed Hill. Tools found in the hay shed provided them with the inspiration for Hay Shed’s sister label – Pitchfork Wines.

In 1992 the winery was redesigned by a local architect to complement the existing house and hay shed. The effect is a visually stunning structure, which complements the existing buildings and is both striking and charming when viewed upon approach to the winery.

The Morrison’s owned the property for 11 years until 2000 when they sold to a wine investment group based in New South Wales. In 2002 the property and business was sold to Australian Wine Holdings Limited.

The current winemakers bought back the farm in late 2006 and began the revival of this great vineyard and wine brand, now growing in strength every season.