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
Wine region	Margaret River
Other labels	Series Luminosa 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.

History

The winery 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] Its 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]

Wines

Stella Bella has four brands. They range from Skuttlebutt, an everyday wine launched in 2004, through the classic Stella Bella and premium / ultra-premium Suckfizzle ranges, to the winery's most exalted brand, Series Luminosa, launched in 2010.^[4]

See also

• Australian wine
• List of wineries in Western Australia
• Western Australian wine

References

Notes

1. Zekulich 2000, p. 215.
2. Halliday 2008, p. 239.
3. Halliday 2009, p. 167.
4. Hayes, Jessica (3 February 2013). "Stella Bella's stellar wines". Farm Weekly. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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.

External links

• Stella Bella Wines – official site