January 27 this year marked the 250th anniversary of the birth Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Perth is about to appreciate that the great composer has more to teach us than music.
Talented winemaker Gordon Parker, who has worked at prestigious Great Southern wineries such as Plantagenet and Amberley, has forged his own label, Gordon parker Wines, and is making quite a stir.
An already stellar year is getting better for Mt Barker producer Xabregas Wines, which has just won three awards at the highly acclaimed International Wine Challenge 2006 in London.
Winemakers in the state’s southern regions have joined their colleagues in the north by closing the chapter on vintage 2006. And what an interesting vintage it has been.
The end to vintage 2006 can’t come soon enough for winemakers in Margaret River and surrounding areas, but the end of harvest also gives the rest of us a chance to celebrate.
The debate over cork and stevlin may finally have been put to rest in Western Australia, but it has been enthusiastically replaced by argument over the merits of cleanskins – wine that is sold without a label, at a lower cost.
From marron to premium nougat, the Western Australian food and beverage industry showcased an array of products at the recent Food and Hotel Asia 2006 Exhibition, held in Singapore.
Swan Valley and Regional Winemakers Association of WA president Arch Kosovich will this week tell his fellow winemakers 2006 has been a pretty good year.
The Moore River area is the state’s hottest property in the olive game, with sales of premium olives continuing to climb and the diversification of the products from the region finding new markets in Australia and overseas.
Western Australian winery Howard Park is the only Australian wine producer to be awarded gold at the 2006 Wine Masters Challenge – VIII Concurso Mundial de Vinhos in Portugal.
