Winemaking

Innovative, Consistent, Quality

Erl Happ began making wine at the Happs homestead on Commonage Road in 1978. He was a young and passionate man that approached winemaking with a sense of adventure and creativity. A lot has changed since then, but a lot has remained the same. We still craft all our wines in the same hand-built, mud-brick winery, and we still have a strong repuation for making high quality, innovative styles.

Winemaker

Mark Warren

Mark Warren is the head of our winemaking team at Happs. Mark shares Erl's love of innovation and it was the alternative varieties and styles that appealed to Mark when he began working at Happs in 2003. Mark's background in lecturing Wine Science at Curtin University brings a solid scientific approach to this creative space.

Discover more about the Happs Story in Mark's interview with Interpreting Wines.

Happs Story

Three Hills

Small Lot, Premium Production

At Happs we make over 40 wines in a range of styles. All of these wines are crafted from estate-grown, handpicked fruit.

The Three Hills wines are made in small batches, ranging from 2 to 6 barrels. Everything is handled with the utmost care.

Three Hills Wines

Alternative Varieties

"We planted a huge range of varieties that haven't normally been associated with the Margaret River region. To do something like that back in the 90's was probably a bit crazy, but we love a bit of crazy here!" Mark Warren

Our Philosophy

We believe that wine should be accessible for everyone to enjoy.

This translates to a winemaking philosphy of trying new things, discovering new flavours, and pushing the bounderies. This creative approach is supported by a backbone of consistency and quality with our vineyards and our team being well established.

One technique that transcends all our styles of wines is minimal Sulphur Dioxide usage. The lessons we have learnt in crafting the Preservative Free Range have been adapted to our entire range of wines, and we aim to get maximum SO2 activity with minimal SO2 usage.