Drive Margaret River yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole region in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point — Margaret River township, Dunsborough, Cowaramup or Augusta — choose the cellar doors you want from 59 on the map, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 82 stories cover the peninsula's people and places: as you pass Vasse Felix in Wilyabrup you'll hear how a 1965 research paper by agronomist John Gladstones convinced a Perth cardiologist named Tom Cullity that this remote forested strip had Bordeaux's numbers — and how in 1967 he planted the region's first commercial vines there. No group, no schedule, no guide — pause for a long lunch at a cellar door, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops in the karri forest stretches of Caves Road. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.
The walkable social hub of the region on Bussell Highway, with independent bottle shops and a Saturday farmers market in Rotary Park.
Where it all started - Tom Cullity planted the region's first commercial vines here in 1967 and made the first vintage in 1971.
Caves Road estate where Diana and Kevin Cullen planted trial vines in 1966; under Vanya Cullen it became Australia's first certified carbon-neutral winery.
Founded on Wallcliffe Road in 1970 by David Hohnen, who won the Jimmy Watson Trophy in 1983 and 1984 and later founded Cloudy Bay.
Stevens Road estate developed by Denis Horgan with guidance from Robert Mondavi; its concert lawn has hosted the London Philharmonic since 1985.
Established in 1991, with a Cape Dutch homestead, a two-hectare formal rose garden open to visitors and one of the region's best restaurants.
Major estate on Boodjidup Road, a short drive from the Margaret River township.
Acclaimed Caves Road producer in the heart of the Wilyabrup sub-region.
One of Wilyabrup's most respected names, on Caves Road amid the laterite gravel Cabernet country.
Rosa Brook Road cellar door, one of the region's acclaimed contemporary producers.
Food and wine village on Bussell Highway, known for the fibreglass cows on its main street and its cluster of cellar doors and restaurants.
Built in 1895 at the most south-westerly point of mainland Australia, where the Indian and Southern Oceans visibly meet.
The most celebrated sub-region on the ridge - laterite gravel over clay loam, home to the founding estates.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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