ABOUT WOODGATE WINES
Woodgate Wines was established in 2006, it has been a family owned and operated business, involving three generations of family members over its time.
Up until early 2024, we owned our own vineyard property and fruit for our wines was sourced mainly from our home vineyard, with some grapes sourced from other quality producers, both inside our region and within Western Australia.
We have now sold the vineyard property and are operating a Wholesale Wine Business, with the remaining stock from our vineyard, which will be available for 5 plus years to come. We have some exciting & interesting new varieties yet to offer to the Market.
Our wines are mainly available thru Restaurants and Wine outlets local to the Manjimup and Pemberton Region. Also, we have collaborated with PARTNERS IN WINE to stock our wines for online purchase in the Perth Region. These guys are amazing and offer same day delivery and/or postage on our entire range, plus all other wines they stock and they have a great range. Please check them out. See our BUY ONLINE tab for a landing page for their website.
If you are interested in stocking our wines, please call us on 0412027992 or for any other enquiries we can help with.
ABOUT THE WINEMAKER
Mark Aitken was among the first class of graduates of the Bachelor of Science degree in Viticulture and Oenology at Curtin University in 2001. As a mature age student he finished dux and received the Talijancich Radoux scholarship going on to complete a vintage in Chateaux Lynch Moussas in Paulliac, France (Bordeaux) in 2002.
Since that time he and his family has settled in the Manjimup area and spent the last ten years making wine in the Pemberton/Manjimup district firstly with Chestnut Grove (2002 -2005) and then since as a self employed contract winemaker and consultant.
Over the years he has been responsible for making wine for numerous local producers including Truffle Hill, Lost Lake, Olde Eastbrook, Flamebird, Middlesex 31 and many others.
ABOUT THE REGION
Manjimup is emerging as one of Australia’s pre-eminent food production areas.
Fresh air, fresh water, productive soils and cool/moderate climate make the region suitable for all kinds of fresh fruit and vegetable production. It is the largest producer of French Black Truffles in the southern hemisphere, marron, the local fresh water crayfish are found in all farm dams, and Perch and Trout abound in the local river systems and of course the region is suitable for high quality wine production.
It is becoming a great tourist destination for those who love tall green forests, outdoors activities and gourmet food.