Wine region
Margaret River
Margaret River is a wine region in Australia, home to 111 wineries, known for Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec.
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Characteristic grapes
Margaret River is best known for Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec.
Wine profile
919 distinct Margaret River wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
Representative Margaret River wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- 1683 Wines — Loin du Clos Cabernet Franc
- 1683 Wines — Wilyabrup Cabernet Franc
- 3 Oceans — The Estates Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
- 3 Oceans — The Estates Shiraz
- 3 Oceans — The Explorers Cabernet Sauvignon
- Abbey Vale — Premium RSV Chardonnay
- Abbey Vale — Premium RSV Semillon Sauvignon Blanc
- Abbey Vale — Premium RSV Shiraz
Australia wine designations
- GI
- A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Margaret River?
- Margaret River is the major geographical indication wine region in southwest Western Australia , with 5,840 hectares under vine and 215 wineries as at 2012.
- Which grapes are associated with Margaret River?
- Margaret River is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Margaret River wines mean?
- GI: A geographical indication identifies wine as originating in a country, region or locality where a quality, reputation or other characteristic is essentially attributable to that geographical origin. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Margaret River?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Margaret River wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Margaret River?
- The current regional catalogue contains 919 linked wines from 111 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.