LATEST NEWS:

On Wednesday, the 21st of November, we are back in Melbourne for a Wine Dinner at Bistro Vite. The evening will start with a sneak preview of our 2011 Riesling, leading into four courses with dishes carefully matched with our wines and specially prepared by Chef Mesi Abebe and his team at Bistro Vite, at Yarra's Edge Docklands. Our dinner is being organised by Darren Quick of Bistro Vite, who is taking the bookings, so please contact him direct on (03) 9646 0996, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

If you're in Melbourne, please join us for a unique and memborable experience, learning about food and wine flavours and textures, and how they enhance and complement each other. I look forward to seeing there, to sharing our wines with you, and you need to book soon, as places are filling fast!

REVIEWS:

2009 Sauvignon Blanc:

"The Best Savvy I've tasted this year" by Jeremy Pringle, on his great wine blog called Wine Will Eat Itself

Red to Brown Wine Review Blog , "this is an Australian Sav Blanc ... that nods its head to wines of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume .. on the palate this wine shines .. one of the most impressive, if not the most impressive Australian Sauvignon Blanc I have tried" 

Ray Jordans 2010 WA Wine Guide, "There's a lot more in this wine than the normal savvy ... the palate is deeply intense with a powerful long finish.

2009 Viognier:

James Halliday Tasting Notes: "Has the fuller mouthfeel that should be a first requirement for viognier ... dried peach and apricot flavours ... all achieved without any oily phenolic characters"

2010 Riesling:

"Second release from Whicher Ridge is right up with best" , Windsor Dobbin, Wine Writer on his blog, Wine of the Week "Svelte, citrus driven style ... lovely linearity and crisp, cleansing acidity"

2008 Elevation Cabernet Sauvignon

"All finesse and elegance" on a great wine blog, by Jeremy Pringle, Wine Will Eat Itself Blog.

2008 Shiraz:

GENERAL NEWS:

Ever wondered who Margaret River was named after? There is a connection between Margaret River and the Whicher Range ... read about Margaret Whicher, and John Garrett Bussell's desire to marry her in 1837. 

A friend has sent through this rather funny article on the association between winemakers and their dogs .... enjoy the read .... The Bond Between Winemakers & Their Dogs

UPDATE: The 2011 Rural Womens Award National Dinner was held in Canberra in the Great Hall in Parliament House on the 24th May. Our 2009 Sauvignon Blanc was served on the night which was very exciting! Visit our Photo Gallery for photos of the night.

Caroline Robinson, also from Western Australia, was awarded the National Rural Woman of the Year at the dinner. Click here to view a YouTube video of Caroline's acceptance speech. The award was also covered by the ABC Landline programme the following weekend, click here to view the Landline story.

If you would like to read more about the 2011  Rural Women of the Year, click here to go to the RIRDC website.

PREVIOUS: Did you know that 15 October is World Rural Women's Day ? Each year applications close for the RIRDC Rural Women's Award , and on 16 February, Cathy was awarded the RIRDC Rural Women's Award - WA Runner Up. This award is Australia's pre-eminent award that recognises and encourages rural women's contribution to primary industries, resource development and rural Australia.

While the Award acknowledges past achievements, it is focused on the future and provides rural women with financial and practical support to implement their visions for primary industries and rural Australia, and to enhance their leadership and representative capacities.

Read Cathy's words on her winning Project Proposal by clicking here: RIRDC Award Winner - WA Runner Up.