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Australia
Vineyards
Leeuwin
Estate
Leeuwin
Estate is a boutique, family owned and
operated winery located in the picturesque
Margaret River district, 360km south of
Perth, Western Australia. One of the icon
wineries of Australia, it has earned an
international reputation for making wines
that rank alongside the world's finest and
now exports to over 30
countries.
The
Estate, a pioneer in the business of Wine
Tourism, has also evolved as an exciting
destination for visitors. In the process
it has won numerous Australian Tourism
Awards.
The winery
incorporates a Gold Plate Award winning
restaurant, Art Gallery, and serviced
boardroom.
Visitors
are welcome to tour the winemaking process
and sample the wines. Numerous special
events, cooking classes and wine dinners
are held throughout the year, culminating
in the annual series of spectacular
summertime alfresco concerts, staged in
the grounds of the winery.
The winery
is open daily between 10am - 4.30pm. The
restaurant is open daily and Saturday
evening for dinner. Private functions,
meetings, special events and conferences
are catered for.
A charter
flight service operates between Perth and
the Estate's private airstrip. Leeuwin can
coordinate district tours, golf days and
overnight accommodation in the
district.
Since its
inception in 1974, Leeuwin Estate's
mission has been to produce wines that
rank with the best in the world through
the pursuit of excellence. Today Leeuwin
has been recognised through the receipt of
numerous awards for its wines, restaurant,
architecture, environment, arts
endeavours, and as a leader in wine
tourism.
On three
occasions Leeuwin has been included in the
prestigious category of "International
Winery of the Year" by US "Wine &
Spirits" magazine and included in the
prestigious French publication, "100 Vins
De Legende", as one of the world's great
wine legends. Australia's largest wine
auction house, Langtons, includes
Leeuwin's Chardonnay in the top
'exceptional' category, whilst Leeuwin has
been featured on the front cover Wine
Spectator and included amongst the
'"Classic" wines of the World. With a
point score of 98/100 WINE SPECTATOR
listed Leeuwin's 2001 Art Series
Chardonnay at number 24 in the Editor's
selection of their top 100 wines of 2004,
whilst Editor at Large, Harvey Steiman,
has written, "This gets my vote for the
greatest white wine Australia has ever
produced."
Stevens
Rd, Margaret River, 6285 Western
Australia
Telephone (61 8) 9759 0000 Facsimile (61
8) 9759 0001
Website: www.leeuwinestate.com.au located
in the picturesque Margaret River
district, 360km south of Perth, Western
Australia. One of the icon wineries of
Australia, it has earned an international
reputation for making wines that rank
alongside the world's finest and now
exports to over 30 countries.
The
Estate, a pioneer in the business of Wine
Tourism, has also evolved as an exciting
destination for visitors. In the process
it has won numerous Australian Tourism
Awards.
The winery
incorporates a Gold Plate Award winning
restaurant, Art Gallery, and serviced
boardroom.
Visitors
are welcome to tour the winemaking process
and sample the wines. Numerous special
events, cooking classes and wine dinners
are held throughout the year, culminating
in the annual series of spectacular
summertime alfresco concerts, staged in
the grounds of the winery.
The winery
is open daily between 10am - 4.30pm. The
restaurant is open daily and Saturday
evening for dinner. Private functions,
meetings, special events and conferences
are catered for.
A charter
flight service operates between Perth and
the Estate's private airstrip. Leeuwin can
coordinate district tours, golf days and
overnight accommodation in the
district.
Since its
inception in 1974, Leeuwin Estate's
mission has been to produce wines that
rank with the best in the world through
the pursuit of excellence. Today Leeuwin
has been recognised through the receipt of
numerous awards for its wines, restaurant,
architecture, environment, arts
endeavours, and as a leader in wine
tourism.
On three
occasions Leeuwin has been included in the
prestigious category of "International
Winery of the Year" by US "Wine &
Spirits" magazine and included in the
prestigious French publication, "100 Vins
De Legende", as one of the world's great
wine legends. Australia's largest wine
auction house, Langtons, includes
Leeuwin's Chardonnay in the top
'exceptional' category, whilst
Leeuwin has been featured on the
front cover Wine Spectator and included
amongst the '"Classic" wines of the World.
With a point score of 98/100 WINE
SPECTATOR listed Leeuwin's 2001 Art
Series Chardonnay at number 24 in the
Editor's selection of their top 100 wines
of 2004, whilst Editor at Large, Harvey
Steiman, has written, "This gets my vote
for the greatest white wine Australia has
ever produced."
Stevens
Rd, Margaret River, 6285 Western
Australia
Telephone (61 8) 9759 0000 Facsimile (61
8) 9759 0001
Website:
www.leeuwinestate.com.au
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