✍🏽 By Erin Malloy | Ahoy Management
Top drops from the Great Southern converge in Cottesloe for Wines of the Wild South
Wander through wine and food from the Great Southern and discover the region’s breadth of premium Rieslings and other varietals at Wines of the Wild South. Cottesloe Civic Centre will host 18 producers from the deep south of the state, who will make their way up to Perth to share their wine and knowledge with guests at the summer sundowner on Sunday 1 December from 4pm – 7pm.
Wines of the Wild South unites the region’s larger, well-known producers with the smaller boutique creators, inviting guests to experience an exclusive tasting of Great Southern producers without having to leave the city.
Guests will get the chance to find their new favourite drop from: Capel Vale Wines, Ferngrove Wines, Bunns Vineyard, Castle Rock Estate, West Cape Howe Wines, Plantagenet Wines, 3 Drops, Duke’s Vineyard, Plan B! Wines, Lange Estate, Castelli Estate, Gilbert’s Wines, Single File Wines, Shepherd’s Hut Wines, Zarephath Wines, Frankland Estate, Alkoomi and Trevelen Farm.
The vibrant summer afternoon will be made complete with an Albany Rock Oyster bar and gourmet grazing boxes from Great Southern producers to pair with the wine, as well as a DJ spinning smooth tunes all with the stunning backdrop of the Indian Ocean in Cottesloe.
Mark Forrest, Executive Officer of the Great Southern Wine Producers Association said of the region’s wine, ‘The Great Southern wine region has been building such an incredible reputation world-wide, it now has the most valuable grapes of any other wine region in Western Australia.’
The Great Southern wine region regularly dominates the Halliday Wine Companion and 2024 is no exception with many of the top-rated Rieslings in Australia coming from the area.
Being the largest wine region in Australia, the Great Southern Wine region spans Albany, Porongurup, Frankland River, Mount Barker and Denmark and is home to over 70 unique wineries on some exceptional soils.
‘Research has recently found that the bedrock that sits beneath Great Southern vines are up to 2.8 billion years old, making it one of the most ancient wine regions in the world, 2 billion years older than the wine regions of Europe’ Mr Forrest says. “Underpin this with some of Australia’s most innovative and talented winemakers and the result is a premium wine that has the wine critics attention world-wide.”
Tickets are on sale now and include tastings from 18 producers, food and entertainment. Guests can book now via https://events.humanitix.com/wines-of-the-wild-south
Wines of the Wild South is proudly supported by Great Southern Wine Producers Association, Australia’s South West, Great Southern Development Commission, Gallaghers and Leeuwin Coast and is managed by AHOY Management.