The Scotts Brook winery at Boyup Brook (equidistant between the Margaret River and Great Southern regions) has been developed by local schoolteachers Brian Walker and wife Kerry. There are 15ha of ...

Local business owners, Laurence and Susan Mockler, began the development of their vineyard 12km east of Orange in 1995. Typical of many such properties in the area, it was once a cherry orchard, at an ...

Little Brampton Wines is a boutique, family-owned business operated by Pamela Schwarz with the able assistance of the next generation, Edward and Victoria. The vineyards have been sold, but fruit for ...

The Zerbe family has been involved in horticulture for many generations since arriving from Prussia in 1854, planting fruit trees in what is now suburban Melbourne. Generations later, in 1959, the ...

The Butera family's 44ha property supports grass-fed beef and olive groves as well as viticulture. Pinot noir, chardonnay, riesling, merlot and cabernet were first planted here in '98. Both the ...

Margaret and the late Anthony Wallington began their Nyrang Creek Vineyard in 1994. Today the plantings include chardonnay (8ha), shiraz (2ha), cabernet sauvignon and grenache (1.5ha each), and lesser ...

Swinging Bridge Estate was established in '95 by the Ward and Payten families. In '08, having been involved from the start, Tom and Georgie Ward took the helm and have since evolved Swinging Bridge ...

Redesdale Estate was planted in 1982 on the rocky northeast slopes of a 25ha grazing property fronting the Campaspe River. The vineyard property was sold in 2016; Peter and Suzanne Williams now live ...

John Casas has established 5 ha of shiraz, 4 ha of cabernet sauvignon and 1 ha each of chardonnay and sauvignon blanc. The vineyard is managed to produce low yields of 1–2 tonnes per acre, with ...

Witchmount Estate, with its restaurant and function centre, is only 30 minutes from Melbourne, in the Sunbury region. The vineyard is planted to shiraz (12ha), cabernet sauvignon (6ha) and chardonnay ...

This is the venture of father Peter, wife Chris and daughter Elke Davies. In 1983 the family purchased what they describe as 'a clapped out sheep paddock' on the side of a small valley with 180-degree ...

Brian and Colleen Marsh modestly describe themselves as ‘little more than hobbyists', but also admit that ‘our wines show tremendous promise'. They began planting the vineyards in 1993 in a hidden ...