Cellar doors

Plantagenet Wines

This is where Great Southern winemaking began (plantagenetwines.com). Check out the trophy cabinet, which tells the story of the region and its wines.

Drink now Three Lions Riesling Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon

Alkoomi Wines

There are two cellar doors where you can taste Alkoomi’s benchmark wines (alkoomiwines.com.au): at the Frankland River vineyard and on Stirling Terrace in downtown Albany. Don’t miss the opportunity.

Drink now White Label Riesling Cellar Blackbutt

Singlefile Wines

Even the resident geese walk in single file at this great cellar door (singlefilewines. com) just seven kilometres from Denmark.

Drink now Great Southern Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

Cellar Single Vineyard Frankland River Shiraz

Castelli Estate

The Tudor-style architecture is at odds with the landscape but the wines (castelliestate. com.au) are sophisticated and immensely drinkable.

Drink now Empirica Uvaggio GMS

Cellar Il Liris Rouge

Harewood Estate

Winemaker James Kellie cut his teeth at Howard Park. His Harewood Estate range (harewoodestate.com.au) offers an extraordinary quality-for-dollar quotient.

Drink now Denmark Pinot Noir Cellar Reserve Shiraz