Anne Dawson

Malcolm McCusker will launch a new label in February, McCusker's Wines, based in the Chittering Valley.

THE Ullinger family will continue to operate Redgate Wines while founder Bill Ullinger recovers from a serious stroke he suffered about eight weeks ag

IAN Mayo has joined Plantagenet Wines as general manager.

BASKERVILLE Wines has been sold and the new owners are looking at expanding the Swan Valley property to include accommodation.

FOREST Hill Vineyard chief executive and chief winemaker Larry Cherubino has left the Denmark winery.

A NEW label based in Denmark has found a niche market with the recent production of its first vintage of preservative-free wines.

WHILE Margaret River and wine have a long-standing connection in terms of recognition throughout Australia and around the world, the neighbouring town of Witchcliffe has not been so fortunate.

MUST Winebar has received the State award at the 2004 Australia's Wine List of the Year Awards, coordinated by Tucker Seabrook and held in Sydney las

Pemberton winery Gloucester Ridge Vineyard will go under the hammer on Friday December 10.

Preparations for this weekend's Margaret River Wine Region Festival are being finalised, with a number of personalities set to appear across the South West during the four-day event.

Former Palandri chief winemaker Tony Carapetis has joined Voyager Estate as an assistant to current Voyager senior winemaker, Cliff Royale.

The Western Australian wine industry last year lost one of its most prominent figures in Galafrey founder and winemaker Ian Tyrer.

Results are in from the Qantas Wine Show of Western Australia, held in Mount Barker recently.

Olsen Wines has re-branded and its bottles are now sporting a new label.

After nearly five years as Palandri's chief winemaker Tony Carapetis has left the Margaret River winery.

Vincor Australia has appointed two new staff members to look after its Amberley brand.

When Steve and Ann Marie Olsen decided to leave the city behind and settle in Margaret River 20 years ago, they did so primarily so their children could grow up away from the city.

Despite the Wallabies' recent rugby union loss in Durban it's not all bad news for Australia in the world of tri-nations competitions.

A WESTERN Australian roughie has streaked the field in the past few weeks to find itself on James Halliday's list of top 10 new wineries nationwide and with a gold medal from last week's 2004 Sheraton Perth WA Wine Awards.

Millbrook Winery is on the hunt for a new functions coordinator following the departure of Juanita Towell.

Matt and Jackie Jarvis bought a property in Bramley, a stone's throw from Margaret River, three years ago.

Paul McArdle has been appointed as Must Winebar's new wine consultant filling the shoes recently vacated by Natasha Court.

Evans and Tate continues to go from strength to strength, having recently released its Mosaic brand.

Wills Domain will be opening its new cellar door just in time for summer with the official ribbon cutting set for this November.

Barwick Estates has added two new members to its team, with Andrew Rohrbach and Donelle Lyndon-James joining the winemaker recently.

WINE NEWS with Anne Dawson 

VASSE Felix will re-open its cellar door on June 24 after undergoing renovations to the original cellar.

A NEW label launched in Margaret River and Perth recently is set to challenge traditional thinking in the wine industry.

WHILE the official launch of Goundrey's new label, Offspring, isn't until next Wednesday, the new brand is already bringing home awards.