Pick + Sip

The aim of our Pick and Sip Experience is to provide an informative, engaging and memorable wine tasting experience for our visitors.

 

Our Wine Sensory Garden is a totally unique wine experience in the Margaret River region, being the only one of its kind in Australia.

 

Join us on a Pick + Sip experience, a bespoke and immersive wine experience which demystifies the world of wine!

Pick + Sip in the Garden

Our Wine Sensory Garden is the centre piece of our Pick and Sip wine tasting experience, with its plantings of fruit trees, herbs, flowers and seasonal vegetables which describe and match the flavours, textures and styles of our wines.

The Garden is designed in a figure eight, infinity shape with sections themed for seven different wine varieties.

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

A Pick and Sip Experience in the Wine Sensory Garden will immerse all of your five senses in the tasting experience and you will discover along the way how to describe the flavours that you are tasting in a wine as well as learning how simple it is to pair food with wine.

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Pick + Sip + Savour In The Garden

If you are thinking of a food and wine experience, then we can most certainly assist! We may not have a cafe or restaurant, but who needs that when there’s a brilliant cafe just a few minutes drive down the road from us at Hippo Lakes!

The Pick, Sip and Savour experience is the perfect combination and great value for 2 people! It starts with a Pick + Sip Tour through the wine sensory garden with the winemaker learning about wine flavours, winemaking and pairing wine with food.

At the end of the Pick + Sip experience you can then relax in a quiet spot in the wine sensory garden, and enjoy the delicious platter prepared by Hippo Lakes, with accompanying glasses of Whicher Ridge Wines.

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Seasonal Pick + Sip + Garden Experiences

Due to the changing seasonal influences on our Garden throughout the year, we offer several different seasonal wine and garden related experiences.

In Winter when the rain and wind can be a challenge, we offer two different times for our Wander in the Garden experience. Wander through the wine sensory garden with Cathy the winemaker and gardener and learn how the idea for the garden came about, and how it has evolved into becoming the centrepiece for our award winning tasting experience.

In late Spring right through until late Summer, is when our Soirée in the Garden is happening! The Wine Sensory Garden is a real delight to be in on a summer evening! Booking in for a Soirée is a superb way to wind down after a day busy of sightseeing, work, or simply an excuse to catch up with friends sharing a gourmet platter.

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Reviews of Pick and Sip

Best Cellar door I've been to!

19/10/2025
Hosts are very welcoming. Cathy and Polly put out their best for us, will be recommending friends. - Harry

Thankyou Cathy!

14/06/2025
A wonderful immersive sensory garden adventure. We experienced so many new incredible tastes from the garden and paired with the wine, this was an unforgettable journey. We enjoyed a delicious picnic box and Chardonnay in the garden, accompanied by birds and the warmth of the winter sun. - Belinda

What a special experience!

26/10/2024
We have spent the weekend at one of the cabins and got to try some delightful wines Cathy and her husband make. Loved the environment and energy in this place. Absolutely loved the sensory garden tour, Cathy was making us think about wine and what we were tasting in such a fun and interesting way. I have learned a lot about herbs I didn't know even existed. I am definitely coming back and bringing few friends or family as this is a unique experience. Thank you so much and will be back soon. - Gabriela

A truly memorable morning!

20/06/2024
We had a Pick and Sip experience with Cathy at Whicher Ridge and it was a truly memorable morning. We learnt a huge amount about how and why wines are made and crafted to taste as they do, and what differences go in to the crafting of the particular taste and texture the winemaker wants. Cathy was a gracious and memorable host, their wines are delicious and I recommend anyone to spend the time at the winery, getting to know the environment. - Peter