The Winery Happs is one of the world's great estates. It offers 56 wines for sale in of South West Australia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Happs wines in South West Australia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Happs wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Happs wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Happs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, trofie ( pasta ) paradiso or lamb roast with lavender.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Happs. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Happs. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Western Australia is the largest of the eight administrative zones and territories of Australia. In 2020, it represented just two percent of the national wine production, but has previosly occupied up to 20 percent of the nation's fine wines.
Covering the entire western third of the vast island continent, "WA" (as it is commonly called) spans 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) from east to west. This makes it the second-largest administrative subdivision of any country in the world – bigger than Alaska and Texas combined.
Western Australia
The giant flag at Voyager Estate, Margaret River
© Jonathan Reeve
The Western Australian wine regions are clustered in the state's cooler, coastal, Southwest corner. The Northeastern two-thirds of WA are too hot to support quality viticulture.
The northwest corner is the hottest area of Australia as a whole, with summer temperatures surpassing even those of the country's famous semi-desert "Red Centre". By contrast, the Climate of the southwest WA is relatively cool, tempered by the presence of the Indian Ocean to the west and the Antarctic Ocean to the south and east.
Although it rivals the Hunter Valley in terms of low latitude (lying at 33 degrees South), the climate around the state's southwest cape is more akin to that of Bordeaux, and the most successful Grape varieties here reflect this.
It is no coincidence, that many winemakers from this area aim for a more European wine style than their counterparts further north – or those from New South Wales and South Australia. Margaret River in particular, is renowned for its more-balanced, Elegant wines, which contrast with the Powerful, fruit-driven wines of the regions further east.
Geographically, the wine regions of Western Australia can be split into roughly three groups: those around the state capital, Perth (the Swan Valley, the Perth Hills and Peel); those along the south coast (from Pemberton in the west to Albany in the east); and those around the southern end of Geographe Bay (Margaret River and Geographe).
How Winery Happs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine, sliced tuna with tomato sauce or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Happs. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tropical fruit or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Happs. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Winery Happs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, leg with a spoon or seven o'clock leg or deer stew.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Happs. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or red fruit.
Glass adapted to wine tasting, created in the 1970s by the Institut national des appellations d'origine. At the time, it had the advantage of offering a standardised tool to all tasters. It is characterized by a wide base that allows for good ventilation and a narrow mouth (opening of the glass) to concentrate the aromas. Many high-performance glasses have been created based on this model.
How Winery Happs wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of quick coconut milk chicken or brownies with nuts.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Happs. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit.
Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Planning a wine route in the of South West Australia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Happs.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
