Ferngrove Vineyards

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Ferngrove Vineyards
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Location276 Ferngrove Road,
Frankland River WA 6396, Australia
Coordinates34°22′47″S 116°56′01″E / 34.37972°S 116.93361°E / -34.37972; 116.93361Coordinates: 34°22′47″S 116°56′01″E / 34.37972°S 116.93361°E / -34.37972; 116.93361
Wine regionGreat Southern
Other labelsKillerby
Founded1997 (1997)
Key people
  • Andrew Blythe, managing director
  • Chris Zur, vineyard manager
  • Craig Grafton, chief winemaker
Known forCossack Riesling
DistributionInternational
TastingOpen to public
WebsiteFerngrove

Ferngrove Vineyards (often referred to simply as Ferngrove) is an Australian winery based at Frankland River, in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia.

Founded in 1997,[1] the winery has been controlled since 2011 by diversified Chinese manufacturing and food company Pegasus[who?], owned by businessman Xingfa Ma.[2] As of 2012, it had opened more than 50 dedicated Ferngrove-only wine shops across China.[3]

Ferngrove also makes the wines marketed under the brand name "Killerby".[3]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ Halliday 2008, p. 247.
  2. ^ Donkin, Rachel (18 January 2012). "Chinese backing for Ferngrove". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Neales, Sue (24 October 2012). "Chinese money a rich harvest for winery". The Australian. Retrieved 26 February 2014.

Bibliography[]

  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 240–251. ISBN 9781740666855.

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