5 Best Margaret River Wineries Known For Quality Wines

Western Australia is not particularly known for its vine growing potential, except for one prominent wine region. This region is Margaret River, named after the river which rises in Whicher Range and debouches into Indian Ocean forming an estuary. It is in the middle reaches of this river that viticulture is practised, making it a top wine growing region of this state. There are total 200 Margaret River wineries present.

Some of these are-

1.   After Hours Wines - The vineyard was bought by Mathews in 2005 and at present it produces about 60 tonnes of fruit from this vineyard. Cab Sav, Shiraz and Merlot are major varieties of grapes grown here.

2.   Night Harvest Wines - This is a five star rated winery by the famed wine critique - James Halliday. The fruit comes from four different vineyards present in the Margaret River region. Fruit is also sourced from some contractors, though in small quantities. Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay are quite famous.

3.   Hardys Wines - The Hardys are one of the oldest wine houses in the country. They are known for producing quality wines of different varietals. Fruit is sourced from their vineyard located in the Margaret River region.

4.   Butler Crest Wines - The vineyard of this winery is located in  Wilyabrup, which is one of the premium wine region within the Margaret River wine region. They are known for producing premium wines of Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Semillon.

5.   Houghton Wines - Again, Houghton wines is an old winery, which began its operation in 1830s. The beginning was made in the Swan Valley region of Western Australia.

These wineries produce wines from different grape varietals and sell these in domestic or export markets either as single wines or carefully crafted blends.