Wine tasting

Since the first commercial grape vines were planted at Vasse Felix in 1967, Margaret River has grown into Australia’s best-known wine region. With a Mediterranean climate, it’s ideal for producing exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Semillon and Shiraz wines.

As Margaret River’s founding winery, you can expect nothing short of excellence at the Vasse Felix Estate. Join a tasting, take a behind-the-scenes tour, or browse the estate’s art gallery and sculpture garden. Other venerated wineries include Moss Wood, Cape Mentelle, Cullen Wines and Leeuwin Estate, which also offer tours of their sprawling grounds and tastings at their cellar doors. Elsewhere, boutique wineries such as Si Vintners, Dormilona, and Blind Corner focus on natural, minimal intervention wines, which have become increasingly popular with savvy wine drinkers.

Rather than just selecting a handful of wineries, you can also design your own itinerary with some guidance from Margaret River Vintage Wine Tours, or opt for one of their existing tours which takes you to Vasse Felix, Xanadu, Voyager and more.

For special events, Cape Mentelle’s summer cinema under the stars makes for a romantic activity where you can sip some wine on the lawn, while Cullen Wines’ special tasting at the Wannang Tree Storytelling Table, a table crafted from a beloved peppermint tree that fell in 2021, gives an extra layer of meaning and connection to the land on which your grapes were grown.