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Western Australia

Western Australia is a wine region in Australia, home to 229 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.

Western Australia at a glance: roughly split red/white.
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Western Australia's 229 wineries make roughly equal red and white wine; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry GI designation.

About the Western Australia region

    Location
    Western Australia’s most significant cooler-climate wine regions, including Margaret River and Great Southern, are concentrated in the state’s south-west and far south-west.
    Climate
    The South West has a Mediterranean climate, with dry summers and wet winters.
    Soils
    Representative major wine-region soils in Western Australia include deep, well-drained gravelly loams in Margaret River and moderately fertile brown to grey-brown sandy loams in Great Southern.

Region facts sourced from Wines of Western Australia, Great Southern regional page, retrieved 2026-07-12. (Wines of Western Australia website terms; factual extraction with minimum necessary quotation), Wines of Western Australia, Margaret River regional page, retrieved 2026-07-12. (Wines of Western Australia website terms; factual extraction with minimum necessary quotation), Wikipedia contributors, "South West (Western Australia)", Wikipedia, revision 1348243442, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International), Wikipedia contributors, “Western Australian wine”, English Wikipedia, revision 1343408235, retrieved 2026-07-12. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When Western Australia wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Western Australia is roughly split, making substantial red (52%) and white (44%) wine.

1,603 distinct Western Australia wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • Red821 · 52%
  • White689 · 44%
  • Rose73 · 5%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Western Australia wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Credaro — 1000 Crowns Shiraz
  • Sandalford — Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Aravina — The A Collection Chenin Blanc
  • Howard Park — Miamup Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Amato Vino — The Pig Cabernet Nebbiolo
  • Larry Cherubino — Chardonnay
  • Passel Estate — Lot 71 Reserve Syrah
  • Risky Business — Malbec

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Western Australia, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Margaret River
  • Frankland River
  • Great Southern
  • Mount Barker
  • Swan Valley
  • Pemberton
  • Geographe
  • Denmark
  • Porongurup
  • Manjimup
  • Perth Hills
  • Greater Perth

Quality designations

Wines here carry GI status — a controlled quality designation.

  • GIGeographical Indication — a defined origin area used in Australia and other New World countries.

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

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.

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.

Explore Western Australia

Ways to browse Western Australia — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 1,603 wines tracked above):

  • Red Western Australia (84)
  • White Western Australia (79)

How to choose a good Western Australia wine

Look for the GI designation — it signals a controlled-origin Western Australia wine.

FAQs

Where is Western Australia?
Western Australia’s most significant cooler-climate wine regions, including Margaret River and Great Southern, are concentrated in the state’s south-west and far south-west.
What do the designation terms on Western Australia 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 Western Australia?
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 Western Australia 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 Western Australia?
The current regional catalogue contains 1603 linked wines from 229 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.