Dormilona
Josephine Perry had an early start with her first harvest at Cape Mentelle when she was only 14. Since then, she has worked both locally and in Europe, particularly Spain, which is where the Dormilona name came from. Meaning ‘lazy bones’, it captures her hands-off approach in the winery, with lo-fi but deeply thoughtful processes employed, including fermenting in amphora. Working with classic Margaret River varieties, Perry fashions lithe and elegant offerings of great energy and drive.
L.A.S. Vino
Nic Peterkin is a about as close to Margaret River royalty as it comes, being the son of the pioneering Dr Mike Peterkin of Pierro fame. But Nic was never going to let his princely birthright drive his career. Indeed, rather than slip into the family groove, he founded L.A.S. (luck, art science) Vino, with its foundation in sourcing fruit from growers working sustainably and making wines with minimal intervention. The range includes the ‘Albino PNO’ a rosé made from pinot noir and chardonnay and ‘The Pirate Blend’, a Portuguese melange.
W: lasvino.com
Nocturne
Husband and wife winemaking team Julian and Alana Langworthy make wines both from their Sheoak Vineyard in Yallingup, as well as from other distinguished sites. Julian, as the Chief Winemaker of Deep Woods Estate, has won pretty much every accolade possible, including a Jimmy Watson Trophy. At Nocturne, the dial is turned down, with a focus on seriously refined and elegant expressions of the Margaret River classics, cabernet and chardonnay, as well as a delicate nebbiolo rosé.
South by South West
Liv Maiorana and Mijan Patterson founded South by South West in 2016, with the mission to celebrate the diversity of grapes and sites in Margaret River. To that end, they produce a dizzying and everchanging selection of cuvees, from small to micro in size, with many of their lines only filling 25 to 50 cases – vivid expression made with a lo-fi ethos.
W: southbysouthwest.com.au
Si Vintners
Sarah Morris and Iwo Jakimowicz founded Si Vintners in 2010 when they bought a mature (1978) vineyard in Rosa Glen. They were early players in redefining what was a very established, and some would say conservative, region. Biodynamic farming, no chemicals, minimal-intervention making and the familiar sitting side by side with the eccentric, including their ‘Baba Yaga’, a skin-contact sauvignon blanc co-fermented with a little cabernet sauvignon.
Tripe Iscariot
Remi Guise’s day job is as Senior Winemaker at Bruce Dukes’ excellent Domaine Naturaliste. Tripe Iscariot is his creative outlet, where his mantra is inspired by nose to tail eating (yes, that’s the tripe reference), making use of all that the vines give him to build texture, complexity and individuality both across varietal wines and some quiet eclectic blends.
More of the Best Wineries
- Amato Vino
- Amelia Park Wines
- Arlewood Estate
- Ashbrook Estate
- Blind Corner
- Blue Poles Vineyard
- Brookland Valley Estate
- Cape Mentelle
- Cloudburst Wine
- Deep Woods Estate
- Devil’s Lair
- Domaine Naturaliste
- Evans & Tate
- Evoi
- Flametree Wines
- Flowstone Winery
- Forester Estate
- Fraser Gallop Estate
- Goon Tycoons
- Happs Wines
- Hay Shed Hill
- House of Cards
- Howard Park Wines
- Hutton Wines
- Ipso Facto Wines
- Juniper
- Larry Cherubino Wines
- Lenton Brae Wines
- LS Merchants
- Marq Wines
- McHenry Hohnen
- Peccavi Wines
- Sam Vinciullo
- Sandalford
- Skigh
- Snake & Herring
- Stella Bella Wines
- Thompson Estate Vineyard
- Victory Point Wines
- Voyager Estate
- Wills Domain
- Wines of Merritt
- Xanadu Wines
