Margaret River Wine Trail Cellar Door Walk
Drive the Margaret River wine region 270 km south of Perth — Australia's premium Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay region produces 3% of Australia's wine but 20% of its premium wine, from 200 wineries concentrated along Caves Road.
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Vasse Felix Winery
Vasse Felix (1967) was the first winery established in Margaret River — founded by Dr Tom Cullity on the advice of Melbourne viticulturalist John Gladstones, who identified the region's Mediterranean climate as ideal for Bordeaux varieties.
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Leeuwin Estate
Leeuwin Estate is Margaret River's most famous winery — the Art Series Chardonnay has been consistently ranked among the top Chardonnays in the world, and the annual outdoor concert series in the vineyard has featured the London Philharmonic and Ray Charles.
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Cullen Wines Biodynamic
Cullen Wines is Margaret River's most acclaimed biodynamic producer — Diana Madeline, the flagship Cabernet-Merlot blend, is regularly rated Australia's finest Bordeaux blend, and the winery is certified carbon neutral in a region where sustainability is increasingly central.
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Moss Wood Winery
Moss Wood produces the definitive Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon — the winery established in 1969 makes wines of classic structure and longevity from a small vineyard on the gravelly loam soils that define the region's best terroir.
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Voyager Estate
Voyager Estate is the most architecturally dramatic winery in Margaret River — the Cape Dutch homestead with its formal rose garden and South African character contrasts with the Australian bush surroundings, and the Cabernet-Merlot is consistently outstanding.
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Cape Mentelle Winery
Cape Mentelle was founded by David Hohnen in 1970 — the winery pioneered Margaret River Zinfandel and produced the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc joint venture in New Zealand, making it one of the most influential wineries in Southern Hemisphere wine history.