In partnership with Club Oenologique - the world through the lens of wine and spirits. David is joined by Master of Wine Alistair Cooper and Libby Brodie to talk about Margaret River, a region in Western Australia that punches well above its size, with premium wines that are winning new acclaim - and plenty of top medals.

The Drinking Hour Podcast (The Buyer)

January 2024

Western Australia spans over 2.5 million square kilometres, and the closest capital city to Perth is a three-hour flight. This isolation, and the fact that the state produces about 20% of Australia’s premium wine, has given rise to a population of wine drinkers loyal to their home-grown producers and wine regions.

Cassandra Charlick, Decanter

18th January 2024

Decanter's Western Australia correspondent Cassandra Charlick shares the 10 bottles that resonated most with her from a year of trips and tastings, highlighting gems from Margaret River, Pemberton, Great Southern and Perth Hills – as well as California's Napa Valley.

Cassandra Charlick, Decanter

20th December 2023

“We continue our journey around the world with the IWSC’s panel of judges who have been visiting, tasting and assessing wines in their countries and regions where they come from by travelling to Margaret River, in the capable hands of Libby Brodie, who was part of the team of wine buyers, importers, merchants and consultants who were able to see for themselves just how far one of Australia’s increasingly premium wine regions has come in recent years.”

Libby Brodie, The Buyer

24th November 2023

A story following the trade mission to Bangkok to promote premium WA wine and food with the Great Southern Development Commission and the South West Development Commission. This initiative to develop a critical Southeast Asian market was run with support from the WA Wines to the World Program.

Stuart McGuckin, The West Australian

27th September 2023

“WA WINES TO THE WORLD – together with the South West Development Commission and Great Southern Development Commission (TradeStart), and Australia’s South West – is funding a delegation of 10 wine retail buyers to visit Margaret River and the Great Southern in an aim to create new relationships and sales opportunities for both new-to-market and established WA wine brands.”

Wines of Western Australia

21st September 2023

“Last week, for the first time in the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s (IWSC) history, they brought in situ judging to Australia and focused on one region, not the whole country. Known as Australia's 'boutique region', Margaret River is famous for its premium wines. The quality of the wines did not disappoint, with 92% of entries awarded with a medal.”

MRWA

September 2023

The Halliday Wine Companion announced their Top 100 Wineries for 2023 which featured significant representation from Western Australia and TEN of our very own outstanding Margaret River wineries.

“WA Wines to the World has successfully launched its new Grants for Regions & Producer Groups program, enabling a diverse range of export project submissions from regional wine associations and producer groups. Round one saw substantial interest and uptake from industry, demonstrating the demand for this type of support. It is designed as an inclusive program open to all WA wine regions and collaborative producer groups, with no minimum spend requirements.”

Wines of Western Australia

15th August 2023

“Vinexpo Asia 2023 ended on a high note, attracting close to 10,000 trade professionals hailing from 64 countries over three days in Singapore as Asian markets spring back to life post pandemic.”

Wines of Western Australia

30th May 2023

“In a demonstration of the longevity and world-class quality of Margaret River wines, Leeuwin Estate, Cullen Wines, Moss Wood, Vasse Felix, Xanadu, Deep Woods and Stella Bella each showcased a current and classic vintage from their premium range”

This article comes from the from WA WINES TO THE WORLD’s Wild, Windswept & Worldclass tasting last November.

Tina Gellie, Decanter

5th May 2023

“The hard part was summoning the courage just to have a crack at the first vintage,” is how Richard Burch describes the brave steps the next generation of winemakers and producers are willing to make in Margaret River, writes Julian Tompkin.

Julian Tompkin - New Voices Program

14th April 2023

“Our editors take the risk out of shopping for well-priced bottles, whether wines new to you or the latest vintages of names you know. In addition to our Top 10 Wine Values of 2022, look to this hand-picked compendium of recently reviewed wines from regions near and far to suit every palate and wallet.”

Bruce Sanderson, Tim Fish, MaryAnn Worobiec, Alison Napjus, Aaron Romano, Kristen Bieler

28th February 2023

“A landmark moment for Interpreting Wine, the first ever Australian regional series, covering Margaret River. The series features four very different producers: Deep Woods Estate, Xanadu, Blind Corner and Happs. All with unique stories, terroir and wines to share. Subscribe on your favourite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Enjoy!”

Lawrence Francis - Interpreting Wine

13th February 2023

In this story, featuring wines from Western Australia, Erin Larkin explores Australian wines that pair with the warm weather.

Erin Larkin

10th February 2023

Almost any article written about a wine region will refer to the specific soil types of the area, and link these to the quality of the wines produced there. To take things a step further, many a wine writer has made bold claims about the influence of geology on wine without explaining how this occurs. You may have seen quotes along the lines of “the famous… sandy soils of Barolo… clay soils of Rioja… stony soils of Bordeaux… slate soils of Mosel… and the limestone soils of Champagne and Burgundy” just to name a few. So, what’s the dirt on Margaret River…?

Leah Clearwater - New Voices Program

February 2023

“We continue our series helping to promote new voices in the Australian wine scene with this fascinating examination by Max Brearley on the changing face of Western Australia’s ‘unassuming’ Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blends and how producers are increasingly succeeding in making dynamic, age worthy and beguiling expressions not normally associated with the region. He also looks at how producers are now looking to make Semillon, in particular, “the star of the show” and not one of the supporting cast. “

Max Brearley - New Voices Program

3rd February 2023

In case you missed it, we saw some great results for Margaret River wines in the Decanter World Wine Awards!

Blind tasted and rated by the world’s leading wine experts across three stages of judging, medals awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) are objective merits of quality.

Olivia Mason

26th January 2023

“Here in the U.S., there has never been a better time to drink Australian wine. Exports, particularly of premium wines, are at the highest they’ve been in 15 years, meaning there’s increased brand diversity and availability of Aussie wines.”

WA wines captured the Best Bordeaux Blend and Best Riesling.

Christina Pickard

24th January 2023

Mature vineyards and talented, experienced winemakers have taken the expression of Riesling to another level, where the region’s examples sit comfortably as world-class interpretations of the variety.” That’s how David Stredwick explains the impact that Riesling has had in Western Australia and how winemakers, particularly in the Great Southern area, are working hard to understand and improve the unique quality Rielsings the area is now capable of producing.

David Stredwick - New Voices Program

17th January 2023

“Here then are ten of my favorite inexpensive wines—all less than $25 a bottle and all terrifically delicious. Each of these wines rated at least 90 points when I tasted them.”

Featuring WA’s own Howard Park Wines.

Karen MacNeil

6th January 2023

Margaret River is not only celebrated for its wines, but for the magnificent natural environment within which the vineyards nestle. Inspired by their relationships with this landscape, winemakers Vanya Cullen (Cullen Wines), Glenn Goodall (Xanadu), and Ian Batt (Small Things Wine) find common ground in their endeavours to preserve it. Here Angela Oemcke talks to them about the steps they are taking and what impact it is having on the land and the wines it is capable of producing.

Angela Oemcke - New Voices Program

4th January 2023

With two months of the year spent in Australia and South Africa it is no surprise that Geoffrey Dean has picked almost all of his top wines of 2022 from these two countries, with only the Tommasi, Deburis Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG 2010 being the ‘odd one out’. With so much time spent in the field Dean has a knack of discovering wines that are not the usual suspects and which other wine experts seem to have missed.

Geoffrey Dean

28th December 2022

A spotlight shone on Western Australian Riesling in a Robert Parker Wine Advocate article by Erin Larkin.

In this article Erin praises Great Southern's Porongurup and Frankland River regions, and highlights Denmark producer Harewood Estate as a standout.

Erin Larkin

16th Dec 2022

The 17th edition of Matthew Jukes’ 100 Best Australian Wines was back with a bang last week after a two-year absence. Held at Australia House, the London tasting showcased wine critic Jukes’ top wines that are available in the UK, across a range of categories from sparkling to fortified. Fellow Aussie wine expert, Roger Jones, was there for The Buyer and picks out his selection of wines that categorically have to be on your radar.

Roger Jones

13th November 2022

“Western Australia’s fine wine regions unearthed”

See the print version of the feature published in the July 2021 edition of Harpers Wine & Spirit celebrating the success of Western Australian wineries at the 2021 International Wine Challenge. This article and associated advertising was supported by WA WINES TO THE WORLD.

Harpers Bespoke for Harpers Wine & Spirit

6th July, 2021

The far south-western tip of Australia makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. Cabernet, then Chardonnay, made the region's name but does the future lie in Rhône varieties? (No air miles were notched up by me in the preparation of this article.)

Jancis Robinson

28th November 2022

The Sami-Odi visit was part of our two-week tasting trip to Australia that started at the end of September, and we rated literally thousands of wines from the great wine continent. We spent half of the trip in South Australia’s Barossa Valley and the other half in Western Australia’s Wilyabrup, in the Margaret River wine region.

James Suckling

27th October 2022

Following the Food & Wine Classic held in Aspen in June, supported by WA WINES TO THE WORLD, Margaret River is currently featuring in the US magazine, Food & Wine in print and online.

Food & Wine

October 2022

The story of Margaret River is rooted in a combination of its ancient landscape and the early dreamers who settled there fifty years ago, drawn by its majestic beauty and extreme isolation…

Angus Hughson for Vinous

8th September 2022

Tom Cannavan’s article is a direct response to WA WINES TO THE WORLD’S virtual tasting activation held in May - “Margaret River and Great Southern: Spotlight on Crisp Summer Whites”.

Tom Cannavan for WINE-PAGES.COM

17th August, 2022

In compiling this report, it was important to reinforce a few key truths about Western Australia and the wine grown and made here. Firstly, the high quality of the best wines in Margaret River and the Great Southern are world-class and expressive of their terroirs…

Erin Larkin for Robert Parker Wine Advocate

July 2022

Gabriel Stones article is a direct response to a virtual tasting run by Wine Australia CONNECT that WA WINES TO THE WORLD supported.

Gabriel Stone for Falstaff Magazine

24th June, 2022

On the 1st of June 2022 Erin went down to Xanadu in Margaret River and tasting through 75 vintages of Black Label, Steven's Road Vineyard and reserve ranges in both Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvingon. The wines were sensational, and painted a really clear picture of both the Xanadu house style, and the longevity of these Margaret River fine wines.

Erin Larkin for Robert Parker Wine Advocate

24th June, 2022

Erin Larkin for Robert Parker Wine Advocate

June 2022

Tom Cannavan’s article is a direct response to a virtual tasting run by Wine Australia CONNECT that WA WINES TO THE WORLD supported.

Tom Cannavan for WINE-PAGES.COM

17th June, 2022

Rose Murray Brown MW’s article is a direct response to WA WINES TO THE WORLD’S virtual tasting activation held in May - “Margaret River and Great Southern: Spotlight on Crisp Summer Whites”. 

Rose Murray Brown MW Published in The Scotsman

11th June, 2022

Gabriel Stones article is a direct response to WA WINES TO THE WORLD’S virtual tasting activation held in May - “Margaret River and Great Southern: Spotlight on Crisp Summer Whites”. 

Gabriel Stone for Falstaff Magazine

30th May, 2022