Blackwood Valley
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Blackwood Valley is a wine region in the south-west of Western Australia, approximately 260 km (160 mi) south-south-east of Perth.[1]
The region was named after the Blackwood River, the longest continually flowing river in Western Australia.[2] The river passes through the towns of Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Nannup, Balingup and Boyup Brook within the region.[3]
The Blackwood Valley region was settled in the late 1800s, and timber, horticulture, wool and other farming sustained the region.[2] Blackwood Valley extends approximately to Geographe Bay in the west and north, Manjimup in the south, and Great Southern in the south-east.[4]
It is part of the wine industry in Western Australia. The first vines were planted in the Blackwood Crest winery, located in the north-east of the region, in 1976 by Max Fairbrass.[4][5] The region produces mainly white wines, and the vineyards in the region number around 50.[2] The harvest time is between late February and early April.[5]