Features Overview

PICK ‘N SIP - Experience Margaret River like a winemaker

🕰️ 5 DAYS - 4 NIGHTS

🛌 PRIVATE/SMALL GROUP

🗓️ FERUARY - MAY

From 5,350 pp

“All great wines start in the vineyard”

It makes sense then, that if you really want to understand how great wine is made, that you get out amongst the vines. Join us and one of Margaret River’s highest accoladed winemakers in this intimate and intensive four-day winemaking immersion during Margaret River’s white vintage season.

Join us for an experience like no other, a true vintage immersion where you’ll get the real deal when it comes to winemaking life during harvest. You’ll get your hands messy picking grapes, you’ll learn what winemakers look for in a great wine, and how they make it. From perfect ripeness, picking technique, how to preserve grape freshness, right through to all the action in the winery - you'll get it all. Of course, there will be plenty of time to relax and enjoy great wine too, as well as lazy sun-drenched vintage lunches amongst the vines, and a surprise morning adventure on two wheels soaking up the region’s terroir and wine-making history.

You’ll be privy to insider wine travel tips, behind-the-scenes insider knowledge, and a side of Margaret River that you’ve never seen before, no matter how many times you’ve holidayed here or how many bottles of Margs Chardy you’ve sipped.

This four-day food and wine immersion is curated and hosted by an expert team led by wine and tourism expert Stepan Libricky. IWSC award winning wine journalist, communicator, travel writer and presenter Cassandra Charlick provided wine selection advise and recommendations.

inclusions & highlights

• 4 nights boutique lake-side accommodation in either twin share or double in an exclusive private country estate. Twin share includes a king bed and private ensuite per person.

• All meals and beverages.

• Wines selected and paired by Cassandra Charlick.

• A private chef (with an Australian Good Food Guide hat and in the WA top 50 restaurants three years running) for the entirety of your stay, carefully curating each dish to pair with the wine you’ll be exploring.

• Two days of vineyard and winery hands on immersion with one of the region’s highest accoladed and ground-breaking winemakers (and an extremely fun guy to learn about wine from), Dylan Arvidson of LS Merchants. Young Gun of Wine 2020 finalist and 2022 Halliday Wine Companion Awards Best New Winery runner up.

• An afternoon and lunch with Sasha and Ben MacDonald, owners, farmers and winemakers of Glenarty Road. Glenarty Road recently won Western Australia’s top Regional Restaurant of the Year in the WA Good Food Guide Award.

• Morning on the trails on your off-road bikes   amongst the region’s pristine terroir with local guides from Margaret River MTB Tours, Brooksy and Dianne.

• All transfers from arrival through until departure.

• Plenty more wine filled surprises, aperitivo hours and wine quizes.

  pricing

  Based on minimum of 6 traveling adults, for maximum of 12 guests.

  Prices start from $5,350 pp in lake-side private villas, twin or king share.

  Private and exclusive group travel, strats from $40,000.

  Please make an enquiry for accurate pricing for a private experience.

  Please note that the itinerary is a guide only, seasonal variances may occur due to agricultural operations.