Moss Wood History - 1976

Moss Wood Chardonnay planted

The Margaret River Wine Region is internationally recognised as a premium producer of Chardonnay.

Chardonnay was not planted at Moss Wood until suitable cuttings became available in Western Australia in 1976.

Our inaugural vintage in 1980 yielded just two hogsheads and was our first release. The following two years saw crops lost to adverse flowering conditions, including hail, a rare frost and heavy winter rain. In 1983 we returned with a full release, and from that point onwards Moss Wood Chardonnay has been made every year from the same vines.