Woodlands

Born from a love of Bordeaux Cabernet blends- and a dream to create a stellar wine of their own – David and Heather found the place they were dreaming of. Heather had grown up in southern Margaret River, and on a trip back to the region in Easter 1973 David and Heather found a small property for sale. The property was located on Caves Road in Wilyabrup. The soil was loam over gravel and clay, with slopes in every direction forming it’s own unique valley, with a water course running through. The property was called “Woodlands” and was to become was one of the first five vineyards of the Margaret River region.

It was during 1981 that Woodlands, the Margaret River Valley-based winery in Australia, released its first wine in the market. However, the brand didn’t release any wine after that for more than a decade as the founders, David & Heather Watson, wanted to focus on their kids’ education. This was until 1991. During this time, all the fruits produced by Woodlands vineyards were sold to other wine producers.

The year 2007 was an important one for the Woodlands winery. This was because the company purchased the Woodlands Brook Vineyard in the picturesque Wilyabrup Valley. Thanks to this vineyard, the 2nd generation of the Watson family, Stuart and Andrew, has explored opportunities to plant intense Cabernet Sauvignon on the interesting soils in the Wilyabrup Valley.