Take the road less travelled south of Busselton and discover a hidden gem

Whicher Ridge is proudly a Busselton Winery and has one of the closest cellar doors to the town centre

Our winery, vineyard, cellar door and wine sensory garden are located 20 minutes from Busselton and 40 minutes from Margaret River.

Our winery is small, family owned and operated by a dynamic team of two, Neil and Cathy Howard. We are a vigneron and winemaker couple with a combined 50 years of experience between us.

We take a ‘hands-on’ approach to the growing of our grapes and the making of our wines, and we have a ‘tread lightly on the earth’ philosophy with our sustainable farming and gardening practices.

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Small Batch Wines

We specialise in making small batch wines

Our wines are made from vines growing in the ancient soils of three of Australia’s most isolated wine regions, Margaret River, Geographe and the Great Southern.

We planted our vineyard here in 2004, and made our first wines in 2008.

We make all of our wines ourselves! Each of our wines are full of varietal and terroir specific flavours, made in styles which celebrate their provenance and which also pair well with food. Our wines have texture, flavour intensity, length and balance.

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JOIN THE CLUB

Our Handpicked Wine Club , different from the others!

A bespoke wine club membership that suits your needs, with the flexibility of choosing your own wines for each and every order, and the chance to discover some aged wine gems as well as wines that are distinctly unique.

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Visit our Wine Sensory Garden near Busselton

Discover Our Wine Sensory Garden – A truly unique wine experience which is the first one in Australia.

We planted our Wine Sensory Garden in 2014 and it is the centrepiece for our bespoke, immersive wine experiences.

For each wine there is a ‘Descriptor Bed’ planted with fruit trees, flowers and herbs which describe the aromas and flavours in that wine. The adjacent ‘Affinity Bed’ has plantings of fruit trees, seasonal vegetables and herbs which have an affinity for, or pair with, that particular wine.

You are welcome to wander around our Garden and immerse yourself in the sights, smells and flavours of the plants at your own pace, however, a Pick + Sip wine experience is highly recommended if you would like to learn more about wine flavours, wine styles and pairing wine with food.

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Come Along to an Event

Book a Sow + Sip Event in our wine sensory garden

These events are immersive, ‘hands-on’ seasonally inspired events where you can literally get your hands dirty, sowing a selection of seasonal seeds, while sipping on a glass of wine, or a cup of coffee or tea.

Held every 2 months, from late Winter to Autumn, each Sow + Sip event is themed around sowing a seasonal selection of herb, flower and vegetable seeds, specifically chosen as it’s the ideal time of the year to sow them.

Our Sow and Sip events are fun, social, engaging, educational, and relaxed, with the added benefit of it taking place in an amazing garden setting which is our wine sensory garden! Sow + Sip Event dates for 2026 are 23rd August, 27th October and 13th December.

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Visit Us with Your Dog!

We are dog friendly to friendly dogs of all shapes and sizes

Dogs are a large part of our winery and vineyard life and they have included kelpies, a border collie, and a beagle. Read our Wine Dogs Blog for some feel-good vibes!

Polly the Wine Dog, is our black kelpie who loves visitors! She is a valuable and hardworking team member and she is our customer happiness manager.

Bringing your dog along to visit us is welcomed by all 3 of us. Our only requirement is that you keep your furry best buddy on a leash.

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From the Blog

Discover the Small Family Winery Trail in Margaret River

Beyond the Big Names: Margaret River’s Small Family Winery Trail Behind every bottle produced on the Margaret River Small Family Winery Trail is a family story. In an increasingly globalised wine world, small family wineries offer something rare — authenticity. Most of the wineries on the Small Family Winery Trail are single-estate vineyards, meaning the […]

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Australia’s First Wine Sensory Garden

Ten years on from planting the wine sensory garden in 2014 at Whicher Ridge, our garden has grown upwards and spread out! The entire sensory garden is now mature and full of plants. It is an eclectic mix of carefully chosen fruit trees, flowers, herbs and seasonal vegetables all year round, ensuring that it is […]

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The Six Seasons of Margaret River

The Noongar people are the traditional owners of the South West of Western Australia, and for the Wadandi dialect group, the Busselton- Margaret River region where Whicher Ridge Wines is located, is known as Wadandi Boodja (Saltwater People’s Country). The Noongar people follow an ancestral six seasons calendar which guides them to live in harmony […]

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Inspiration for Planning the Ultimate Road Trip to Margaret River

The Margaret River region is vast in size and equally as generous in it’s range of offerings for visitors to the region. A road trip to the region is really the best way to see and experience it for yourself. Whether you are driving to Busselton from Perth or flying into the Busselton-Margaret River Airport, […]

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