Wine & wineries FOLLOW THE TRAIL Cape Grace Wines' owners Karen and Rob Karri-Davies, below and this page. Opposite, Brown Hill Estate's cellar door (image by Frances Andrijich) and owners Gwen, Jim and Nathan Bailey in the barrel room. Inset, Glenarty Road's Kerfuffle Archy's Drop Fortified Savvy.
Cape Naturaliste National Park offering a rustic, picturesque setting for lunch or a tasting. They offer a wide range of alternative varietals for the region such as petit verdot, grenache, mourvedre and zinfandel as well as bordelaise-style wines.
CAPE GRACE WINES Cape Grace was established in 1996 by Robert and Karen Karri-Davies and is now in it’s 20th
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vintage. Production has been kept small to maintain quality which allows them to use ‘small batch’ equipment like a basket press. They hold a 5 Star rating from Halliday Wine Companion and have collected three trophies and over 175 medals. “The tin shed winery in the forest” is how Karen describes the cellar door. “You drive down a gravel road to the winery. Wildflowers grow by the roadside. It is a working winery.Visitors can see the barrels, tanks, open fermenters and
basket press. During vintage you smell the wine being made! We are surrounded by bushland so there are stunning views from the window of the tasting room.” Their range includes the classic Margaret River varietals as well as still, sparkling and dessert versions of chenin blanc and single varietal malbec, cabernet franc and petit verdot. Cape Grace offer a variety of experiences throughout the year including “The Winemakers Pick” during vintage where you get to immerse yourself in the winemaking process.You pick grapes, prepare them for fermentation, taste upcoming releases from the barrel and conclude with lunch to reward you for your hard work.
BROWN HILL ESTATE A visit to Brown Hill Estate’s cellar door, located within its winery, allows you to see the winemaking process firsthand. Owned and operated by the Bailey family, they will guide you through a tasting of the three ranges made