Mugfords at Moss Wood for 30 years

THE first Margaret River vineyards had been planted only a decade before when young McLaren Vale-bred Roseworthy graduate and avid surfer Keith Mugford was lured there by the region’s immense winegrowing potential and great waves. Sited in the northern sub-region of Wilyabrup, Moss Wood vineyard was founded in 1969 by medico Dr Bill Pannell and his wife Sandra and was one of Margaret River’s earliest wine ventures.