Vintage in the Geographe Wine Region is drawing to a close.  Grape harvesting commenced in mid January. The first fruit harvested was Verdelho, followed by the Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Chardonnay then Chenin Blanc which all ripened at the same time.  Harvest period for the white grapes was very compact with most being picked within a two week...

Meet Western Australian authors and sample all the latest releases from 5th Estate and Barton Jones Wines at the “A GLASS OF WINE & A GOOD BOOK” event hosted at UWA.  This is a free event and hosted as a part of the 2013 Perth Writers Festival on Saturday 23 February 2.00 – 6.00pm in the Juliet Tent at  UWA Crawley. Download the...

DONNYBROOK’S Food and Wine Festival was the place to be on Saturday. Not to be put off  by the searing heat, a hundreds of people visited the Donnybrook Amphitheatre to celebrate all things food and wine. Produce on sale included everything from frozen mangoes and duck, through to some terrific locally made wines. Locally made arts and crafts were also...

Two wine from the Geographe region featured in this year’s Top Value Wines under $20, as issued by James Halliday. The 2011 Willow Bridge Estate Dragonfly Geographe Shiraz scored a remarkable 94 points with the following commentry from Mr Halliday: Strong purple-crimson; has exemplary cool-grown shiraz varietal character, with plum, blackberry,...

Inclement whether didn’t deter many of the South West’s vinophiles who came to celebrate all thing’s Geographe at the 2012 Geographe Crush Festival, celebrated on Sunday November 11th at the Bicentennial Park in Bunbury. From all accounts is was a great day out, with the event now firmly established on the Bunbury calendar as one of he...