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Alkoomi Wines

Coordinates: 34°21′20″S 116°57′55″E / 34.35556°S 116.96528°E / -34.35556; 116.96528
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Alkoomi Wines
Location1141 Wingebellup Road,
Frankland River WA 6396, Australia
Coordinates34°21′20″S 116°57′55″E / 34.35556°S 116.96528°E / -34.35556; 116.96528
Wine regionGreat Southern
Founded1971 (1971)
First vines planted1971
First vintage1976
Key people
  • Merv and Judy Lange, founders
  • Sandy and Rod Hallett, owners
  • Andrew Cherry, winemaker
Known forBlackbutt
VarietalsCabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc, Carnelian, Chardonnay, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc, Semillon, Shiraz, Tempranillo, Verdelho, Viognier
DistributionInternational
TastingOpen to public
WebsiteAlkoomi Wines
Alkoomi Blackbutt 2005

Alkoomi Wines (often referred to simply as Alkoomi) is an Australian winery based at Frankland River, in the Great Southern wine region of Western Australia. It was founded in 1971 by Merv and Judy Lange, who have been described by Ray Jordan, wine writer for The West Australian, as "two of the great pioneers of the WA wine industry".[1]

The Alkoomi range is extensively available at bottle shops across Western Australia, with especially strong sales figures in the Applecross and Mount Pleasant suburbs of Perth.

The winery's name is an Aboriginal word meaning "watering place",[2] although the winery's website says it means "a place we chose".

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Notes

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  1. ^ Jordan 2002, p. 121.
  2. ^ Zekulich 2000, p. 285.

Bibliography

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  • Forrestal, Peter, ed. (1999). Discover Australia: Wineries. Milsons Point, NSW: Random House Australia. pp. 12–27, 220–221, 238–245. ISBN 0091837898.
  • Halliday, James (1985). The Australian Wine Compendium. North Ryde, NSW: Angus & Robertson. pp. 473–489. ISBN 0207151377.
  • Halliday, James (2008). James Halliday's Wine Atlas of Australia (rev. ed.). Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. pp. 240–251. ISBN 9781740666855.
  • Jordan, Ray (2002). Wine: Western Australia's Best. Osborne Park, WA: The West Australian. ISBN 0909699887.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. ISBN 0867780614.
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