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definitely Brown Hill. I was in Margaret river just over a year ago and they were a stand out for me. Great reds, and great Sauv blanc too.

If you like Japanese food, try Chiba in Moonee ponds. Not at all expensive, and always packed with Japanese people.

I am going to WA later in the year too, and I recently posted pretty much the same question. Check out http://forum.auswine.com.au/viewtopic.php?t=6631 to see the replies I got.

Good work mkcoleman. There'll be more wineries there than I thought. I'm there!!

Yep, it is finished.
Try the Good Food and Wine Show though. Obviously not as many wineries, but still a few. Is on in Melbourne & Sydney next month

Thanks guys. This should give me a good starting point

sorry - would help but I'm only 25

Regions in the Murray darling basin may have fared well this year, but if their irrigation is cut they will be in trouble. Sure, you can grow vines dryland, but the soil type needs to be right (good water holding capacity), and the vines need to adapt to those conditions. Vineyards which have been i...

I am planning to visit WA later in the year (never been there before, so I'm pretty excited!). I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for wineries to visit. I'd rather steer clear of the big touristy ones (unless they have exceptional wine of course!), and the quality of the wine means m...

If a low sulphur wine still gave you a rash, maybe it is something else you are allergic to? Do whites affect you more than reds? Because they usually have more preservatives. I recently learnt that many wineries add extra tannin (non grape derived) to reds. I don't know if that would be an allergen...

I agree, stay off the cheap wines - who knows what (and how much of it) is in them. Completely preservative free wines are fairly likely to be pretty ordinary because wine is very prone to oxidation and spoilage if not handled correctly by the winemaker. Organic is not necessarily any better than an...

I definitely think both smoking and a high sugar diet affect people's tastes in wine. I have never smoked, but I have had ex smokers tell me that their tastes have changed after they quit - mostly in the tannin / hardness spectrum. I have a few friends who guzzle down the soft drink, and they cannot...

I have no problem with wineries charging a small ($5) refundable fee on their premium range, as long as it is purely to avoid free loaders and not a money making exercise. That is, the fee is refundable on any purchase. Charging for everything is over the top, and I would be inclined to walk out, as...