Swan Valley Organic Wine

About - Harris Organic Wine & Spirits

Harris Organic is the only certified organic vineyard in Perth.

About - Harris Organic Wine and Spirits

Here is some information about Harris Organic Wine and Spirits, the only organic vineyard in Perth and the owner Duncan Harris.

Now and then
Duncan's ancestors first came to Australia as boat people on the first fleet, landing in Sydney in 1788. They were an entrepreneurial lot, with one Francois Girard, owning the Sydney Hotel (1828) and another, Michael Hayes, Australia's first accountant, operating one of the first illegal distilleries in Australia in 1805.

Duncan Harris grew up in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, graduating from the Launceston Matriculation College and then studying in Melbourne at RMIT. In the 17 years in Melbourne, Duncan built motorcycle engine prototypes, qualified as a patternmaker and won several awards.

After finishing a Bachelor of Engineering at RMIT, he transferred to Perth in 1993. While working at an automotive research facility he bought the Swan Valley property at Baskerville in 1998. While working full-time, as an engineer, he spent every spare moment building the dream of a vineyard and natural wine-making facilities in the Swan Valley.

Why make organic wines?

Duncan had become intrigued with the world of making organic wine, particularly from the growing of the grapes, the winemaking, maturation and finally the drinking the fruits of his labour.
Duncan belives that certified organic meets all the requirements of triple bottom line accounting. Also, good soil, clean living and great for the environment.
You can enjoy the fruits of them too!

The winery cellar door opened in 2000 and in 2001 Duncan became the full-time vigneron and winemaker.
Tasting fees were introduced in 2002 with the new purpose built cellar door attached to the 1933 built grape processing shed and winery.
Full organic certification was obtained in 2006.

In 2018 and 2019 Duncan became a finalist for the Australian organic farmer of the year award.

On the 17th of June 2019 Harris Organic Wines and Spirits became certified with Southern Cross certifiers, ready for the 2000 vintage..

In 2022 we celebrated 24 years of ownership and 100 years of grape growing in Memorial Avenue, Baskerville.

Sustainability and Organic Wines

Duncan believes in sustainablity and organic methods as the only way of saving the planet. He believes that wine is made in the vineyard; to let the vineyard tell the story in the wine, allow it to produce natural wine flavours that give a sense of place, the soil and the "Swan Valley wine region". Dry land organic viticulture assists that.

For those who would like to "do lunch" with my organic wines, we recommend the The Principal in Midland.


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As mentioned before, organic certification was obtained in 2006, however it was applied for in 2004 and took 18 months for the paperwork and the inspections to be completed. We just missed out on having the 2006 vintage wines certified as organic. There were two inspections, one as a pre-requiasite and the other as an in-coversion inspection.
Inspector Tom came to see us and was very thorough, giving us good tips and advice as to what was happening in the organic industry in Western Australia at the time.

Organic Shops - Perth - online organics

There are many online organics and organic shops in Perth. The only certified organic shop in Perth is the: Dunn & Walton Organic Produce Online Shop & Store, Kitchen & Coffee shop in Doubleview.
Buy seasonal organic boxes, meals and groceries online or visit them in store. Perth's only certified Organic Store & Cafe NASSA 6091R.

Want to know more about Harris Organic Wine and Spirits?

Want to know more about Harris Organic Wine and Spirits? Check out their blog post about their frequently asked questions.

Organic wine certification

Organic certification was obtained in 2006 with an organisation in Queensland. It took us 18 months to receive approval.
They are rightgeous about their trademark, contry to other certified organic organisations. So we cannot mention who they are.

These days we are certified organic wth Southern Cross Certified, who provide an excellent service.

Uniquely Organic

Being certified organic means we are putting a stamp on who we are. The vineyard is the only certified block of land in the Perth metroolitan region. Every year we have an annual inspection which takes a morning to go over the procedures and standards.

Other unique products we have are, certified organic brandy, and organic liqueurs. We believe we make the only organic wine liqueurs made from grapes on the planet.

Harris Organic Wine Awards


Liqueur Shiraz
Liqueur Shiraz-Bronze Medal
Organic Shiraz wine
Shiraz 2015-Bronze Medal
Pedro Ximenez 2008 slide 3
Pedro Ximenez-Bronze Medal
Vintage Organic Red wine Vintage Shiraz
Shiraz 1999-Bronze Medal
Vintage Port- Bronze Medal vintage port
2018 Vintage Port-Bronze
organic chardonnay organic chardonnay
Chardonnay-Bronze

Perth is home to Harris Organic wines & brandy spirits in Western Australia, who specialise in organic wines, natural wines and organic pisco and organic brandy. We are one of the best wineries in Perth.

Organic Wines that taste of the Swan Valley, a sensation of somewhereness!

Fine Wine Mission
Organic Vision
Buy Organic Red Wine Online
Organic Sparkling Red Wines
Organic Distillery
Organic Brandy

Organic Wine Mission

Duncan Harris started his Swan Valley winery journey in 1998, working on sustainable and organic principles.

Part of Duncan's organic wine mission involved reducing investment in his single vineyard. Duncan's red and white wines are grown by not using artificial additives and chemicals.

Reducing investment is at the core of Harris Organic’s single vineyard management philosophy; he likes slow food, the organic production process is vital to the health of the body and the environment.

Vertical intergration assists in producing his fine wines and brandy spirits that are all certified organic.
With Duncan's brandy spirit production of organic brandy he uses minimal artificial fossil fuel energy. For example he uses a wood fired pot still and has an underground cellar for natural cool wine storage.

While Duncan's brandy, natural wines and organic wines likewise matures in oak casks, and ultimately sealed in lightweight recyclable glass.

Of all the organic wineries in Australia, he uses very small amounts of grid electrical energy in producing a bottle of alcoholic wine compared with the Australian average. The carbon neutral status increased recently with the purchase of an electric lawnmower. It is amazing how much petrol the lawnmower used to mow the grounds every week.

He has a large amount of solar power excess to Duncan's needs and would love to have a set of batteries to be even more independent from the grid. The other part of Duncan's philosophy is to produce the best natural friendly Australian fine wine and spirits at his Perth winery and the best environmentally friendly Australian wine. We also have a vegan online wine shop and "vegan store perth", and organic wine store, and if you live in Perth there is a bottle shop near me so you can buy natural wines online delivered to your home.

Organic Wine Delivery

We offer the best organic wine delivery across Perth and Australia. Don't forget to recommend Duncan's wine delivery service to your friends or family.

To highlight the benefits of natural wines, he also holds a number of Perth wine events, so you can come and visit the winery and learn about Duncan's fine wine and spirits.

Organic Vision

Harris Organic's vision is to produce chemical free wine, vegan friendly organic red wine & white wines plus certified organic brandy spirits, that are healthy and good for you (in moderation) and the environment. To do this Duncan's certified organic vineyard is fed with composted manure and composted wood chips, instead of chemical fertilizers.

He always make well balanced single-varietal, single vineyard wines from the ten different grape varieties.

Duncan's meticulously handcrafted red wines, are not fined or filtered with animal additives, that means they are natural vegan friendly. He are able to produce the only certified organic port wines in Australia as we are self sufficient in organic brandy spirit production.

Duncan's vision includes leaving the land for future generations in a better condition than when he aquired in 1998 and providing the best white wine online for you, where-ever you live near Harris farm online. We provide a Perth natural wine delivery service, just ask us. When you are looking for a winery, choose the best Swan Valley winery where organic wine is made.

Buy Organic Red Wine Online

Harris Organic Wines produces a wide range of wine with online availability across Australia from the ten organic grape varieties in Duncan's organic dry farmed wine vineyard. All the winemaking is performed by Duncan Harris, winemaker and distiller.

You can buy organic red wine online which are vegan friendly, whether you require traditional method organic sparkling, white wine, dessert port wines, sherry, shiraz, fortified port wine organic red wine. To know more browse his online wine shop or join us at Duncan's winery cellar door for a seated wine tasting prior to your purchase.

Dont forget Duncan's wine delivery to you so you can buy red wine online.

Remember, when you purchase local Australian wine online, they are better for you and the environment.
Harris Wines, celebrating over 26 years of Australian wine business.

If you would like an natural wine subscription for Australian wine, please join Duncan's Organic Wine Club
Where to buy dry farm wines in Australia, right here. Yes, we do not irrigate the vines. If you live in Perth, we have a cellar door and "wine shop", call us or visit us at our Swan Valley Winery.

Organic Natural Wines - Australia

Harris Winery produces a range of organic natural wines in a traditional method; Duncan Harris the natural winemaker makes these natural wines and natural red wines from the organic grapes grown on the certified organic property in Perth at Duncan's Swan Valley winery. He make a meticulously handcrafted traditional method natural white wine called "blanc de blanc" from chardonnay and a soft vintage natural red wine from shiraz. Blanc de blanc means "white of whites".

These are natural wines made exclusively from white grapes, in this case, chardonnay. These are made with time honoured methods where the wine is bottled on the premises. Serve chilled to your family and friends for your organic wine enjoyment.

They are vegan friendly full flavoured and dry in style white and red wines and you can buy online at Duncan's natural wine store. Dont forget if you live in Perth and type in "wine shop near me" or "wine delivery" we will send a natural wine delivery to you.

Everclear Alcohol - Australia

Harris Swan Valley distillery produces a range of organic brandy based spirits in a traditional pot still called Rotunda; Duncan Harris the organic distiller and winemaker makes these organic Brandy and Pisco from the organic grapes grown on the certified organic property in Perth. He makes a traditional organic Pisco from white wine and a soft brandy too.

He also make Everclear Alcohol, organic gin and vodka from estate grown ingredients. All for your summer and organic brandy enjoyment.

Where to buy 95% alcohol
The organic brandy is gluten free and you can buy online at their organic vodka distillery store. Dont forget if you live in Perth and type in "organic vodka shop near me" or "organic vodka delivery Perth" we will deliver his organic vodka or brandy to you anywhere in Australia.
Food Grade Ethanol
The Swan Valley's Harris Organic Wine and Spirits produces a range of brandies and food grade ethanol. Duncan Harris the organic distiller makes a range of brandies including Pisco, Vodka, and pure high 190 proof alcohol in an food grade ethanol, plus organic brandy from the organic grapes grown on the certified organic property at his Swan Valley winery.

Duncan makes a traditional award winning Cognac style XO brandy for drinking and a soft organic vodka too.

They also make organic 100 proof vodka from estate grown grapes. All for your organic brandy enjoyment.

The organic brandy is gluten free and you can buy online at their XO Brandy store. Dont forget if you live in Perth and type in "organic brandy" or "where to buy organic alcohol" Duncan will deliver his organic wine or brandy to you.

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