The Winery
Green Door Vineyard & Winery is a small
boutique establishment run by Ash and Kath Keeffe in
the Ferguson Valley, 20 minutes east of Bunbury.
Located high on the slopes of the Darling Scarp, the cellar door and vineyard offers panoramic vistas of the coastal strip from Myalup to Dunsborough. Ashley & Kath Keeffe purchased the run-down vineyard in 2006 and set about restoring and replanting, with the Grenache and Tempranillo finding near perfect conditions. Other varieties in the vineyard include Monastrell, Shiraz, Fiano and Verdelho.
Ashley is very conscious of soil health and the vineyard is managed with a minimal intervention ethos, creating fruit with great flavour. All grapes are handpicked and basket pressed, with all wines made on the property by Ashley and consultant winemaker, Vanessa Carson. Various different wine making techniques are used including the use of Amphora pots for fermentation, cold soaking on skins and the addition of whole bunches to ferments.
The focal point of the cellar door is the grand green door, imported from Fez, Morocco. The Moorish theme of the winery and cafe menu matches the predominantly Spanish/European characteristics of the wines. Ash, Kath and their team take great satisfaction in being involved in the whole process of growing, making and sharing the enjoyment of the wines.
The Green Door Family
Kath & Ashley Keeffe come from diverse backgrounds and bring different skills to their vineyard and winery business.
Ash was raised and spent his early working life in Mullewa on a sheep and wheat farm, where Kath spent time in the city working as an accountant. Their early life together saw them move to Broome as small business owners but, on moving back to the Southwest with their young family in 2007, they purchased an old run down vineyard… and the Green Door story began!
Ash has always had a love for wine and his background in farming and love of all things Spanish saw the vineyard take on a new direction, with the choice to develop grape varieties from northern Spain (which love the Geographe conditions!).
A rapid learning curve in the winery with the help of some great wine-makers was the next step, with Vanessa Carson coming on board to consult with Ashley to bring about a great collaboration in the current vintages of Green Door Wines. In November 2015, they opened the cellar door, a great casual space where people can sit back, enjoy a glass of wine and grazing style food with friends and family.
Ash and Kath, together with cellar door manager Bailey and great crew of dedicated staff, make the Green Door experience one you shouldn’t miss!