margaret river winery, brownhill estate

Our History Our Vineyard Red Winemaking White Winemaking

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	SUMMER 2008

	OUR HISTORY

	OUR VINEYARD

	RED WINEMAKING

	WHITE WINEMAKING

When we established our 24-hectare vineyard in 1994, we fulfilled a long-held dream for my father Jim, who bought this land about 20 years ago, knowing the rich red soil would be perfect for grapes.

When he first saw the block, Jim was instantly
reminded of his childhood stomping ground round the gold mines of Kalgoorlie. Brown Hill was the claim that made the Golden Mile famous and he remembers going with his father to water their vegetable patch by diverting water from the old Brown Hill mine site. Four generations of Baileys lived in the goldfields with close ties to Brown Hill, so it seemed only natural to Dad to give his land the same name.

Many of our wines, which are all estate grown, also take their names from famous gold mines or miners in the Kalgoorlie area.

Jim’s now the vineyard manager, while I, an accountant in a former life, am the winemaker. The rest of the family are involved too – pitching in at the cellar door, in the winery and in the vineyard to ensure we give you not only the highest quality red and white wines, but also the highest quality service.

The old tractor, paid for with a slab of beer, that Jim Bailey used when he planted his first vines in 1994.