What happened to Margaret River wine tours in 2020?
Here we are in the first week of 2021 and the team at Margaret River Tours has been operating in what is nothing less than a changed wine tasting landscape, thanks to the pandemic mayhem of 2020. We would like to say we have been up and running for a few months, but we think…
Why do winemakers use oak?
Why do winemakers use oak? An oaked wine (otherwise known as wooded wine) can be an acquired taste for some, but many people really enjoy the flavours imparted by an oak barrel from the outset. Oak barrel fermentation adds a range of flavours to wine including vanilla, cloves, butter, popcorn, toast, spice and char. Oak…
Where to Eat in Margaret River
We highly recommend that our patrons eat something substantial before tasting wine. Having a hearty breakfast before a Margaret River Tours Full Day Gourmet Wine and Dine Tour or lunch before our Half Day Gourmet Wine Tour is the best start to your day. In addition to Margaret River’s world-class wineries, our region also boasts…
Halliday’s 2019 reviews of our partners
Margaret River Tours are very proud of our partnerships with some of the Margaret River Wine Region’s most popular wineries. The latest James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2019 has awarded many of our partners with glowing reviews for their top tier wines. The Halliday Wine Companion is widely regarded as the industry benchmark and his…
Rosé style in focus
With an upcoming Rosé festival being held at Rustico later this month, we thought it would be good to talk a bit about Rosé. What is it and how is it made? Rosé is not a variety of wine, but rather a style of wine. It is produced from red grape varieties and is usually…
Lessilu Van Life reviews Margaret River Tours
Click on the story title to watch the video. Last year we were lucky enough to have social media influencer Lessilu join our tour. As she says, the Margaret River region is renowned for its wine and it’s not wise to drink and drive, so the obvious answer is to join a wine tour. Lessilu’s…
Wine Ratings
What does it mean when a cellar door salesperson says that the wine we are tasting is rated at 96 points? Over the years a number of systems have been tried and tested in an attempt to rate a wine in a way that will inform consumers about the quality of a wine. Ratings are…
50 Years Young
Farewell 2017 – the year we celebrated 50 years of commercial winemaking in Margaret River. As we await the ripening, picking and pressing of the 2018 vintage in the Margaret River Wine Region, I thought it might be of interest to reflect on the history of the region so far. In 2017 Vasse…
A ZigaZag Review For Margaret River Tours
Find out exactly what its like to join a Margaret River wine tour with Margaret River Tours by reading this blog post on ZigaZag written by Jo Castro. Learn about how it all began and what it means to Adam and the team to be sharing and promoting the region, offering their wealth of experience…