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The MadFish range of fine West Australian wines are produced by Howard Park from grapes grown in the cool South-West region of Margaret River and the Great Southern.

The MadFish story begins in the far southern reaches of Western Australia where 15 kilometres from the quiet coastal town of Denmark is the picturesque Madfish Bay. According to local folklore, the bay's tranquillity is broken when two tides meet. The fish confused by this natural phenomenon, can be observed leaping in the air as if in a state of complete madness.

The artwork for the label was originally designed by the late Maxine Fumagalli, a Noongar artist from Western Australia's Great Southern, who had a deep love for the land and the people of the South-West region.

Her designs reflect the Aboriginal understanding that there is unity between land, sea, stars, animals and people, hence the inclusion of all elements in the label's design.

The traditional aboriginal water turtle design on the label is a symbol of perserverance and tolerance - no doubt characteristics displayed by the fish in MadFish Bay.

The fruit for our MadFish White is sourced primarily from the Great Southern, Pemberton and Margaret River regions in the South West of Western Australia. These regions give different flavour profiles that contribute well to the final blend.

Margaret River tends to give riper fruit characters of melon and white peach while the Great Southern contributes more citrus flavours such as lemon and grapefruit with Pemberton sitting between these two both in terms of geography and flavour-wise giving apple and pear notes.

The majority of the blend is Chardonnay with a very small percentage of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon being used to give some slightly grassy or herbaceous characters to round out the more full flavoured Chardonnay.

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