Cellar Sales

"Best wineries 2010"

The nomination of the best wines of the regions has evolved in two ways: the 5 red stars for wineries with a particularly distinguished track record over the past 3 years, and 5 black stars for those which have been consistently at or near the top for this period. While I have deliberately refused to bind myself to this yardstick, the red-starred wineries have in almost all instances achieved 5-star ratings for each of the past 3 years, and most of those with black stars have had maximum ratings in 2 of the past 3 years, including (importantly) this year.”

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James Halliday - 'Australian Wine Companion

West Cape Howe Wines have moved, with the sale of the Denmark Vineyard/Winery we have moved to a new location. Our new location is the undulating, historical and pictureques property of Langton on Muir Highway, Mount Barker, Western Australia.

The property previously the site of Goundrey Wines. West Cape Howe Wines purchased the property in March 2009 and has since moved it's entire operation to this site. With stunning grounds, playground for the kids to enjoy and BBQ facilitates available our new site has a warm and friendly atmosphere that the whole family can enjoy.

West Cape Wines have set up a temporary Cellar Door area whilst extensive renovations are being carried out to the existing building. We will be posting pictures on the web when works are complete. Call in and meet our friendly and knowledgeable staff while experiencing our critically aclaimed fine wines.

We are looking forward to unvieling the "new look" cellar door and hopefully meeting you at our new site.

Mount Barker Wine Region

The Mount Barker wine region is located approximately 4hrs drive south of Perth. Its a great place to make camp and explore the five wine producing sub regions within the Great Southern: Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker and the Porongorups.

Producing around 37% of wine grapes grown in WA, the Great Southern is one of Australia's largest GI's. The Great Southern offers a unique and varied climate for grape growing. Renowned both nationally and internationally for Riesling, Shiraz, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, the Great Southern and in particular Mount Barker offer the wine traveller a chance to try many classic wine varieties grown and made to perfection.

The climate of the Mount Barker region during the growing season offers warm and sunny days providing important sunlight availability and excellent fruit ripening conditions, while the cool nights enhance and retain acidity. This often results in the production of exceptional fruit that in turn, makes for a sublime wine drinking experience. Our average rainfall of 600 to 700mm per annum is perfect for grapevine requirements, so many vineyards in the region employ minimum irrigation at key times of the growing season to offer concentrated, intense wines that drink well young and offer excellent potential to develop with bottle age.
http://www.mountbarkerwine.com.au.