Join the Cape Mentelle team for the Behind the Scenes tour and tasting at Cape Mentelle. Visit the historic Wallcliffe Vineyard established in 1970 where your tour guide will discuss our viticultural practices and the influences on wine styles and quality.
Learn about the historical reasons for the siting of the vineyard and beginnings of Margaret River as a wine growing region. The life cycle of the vine will be discussed in context of what is happening in the vineyard at any given time. After the vineyard tour the group will walk over to winery. A detailed explanation of the wine making processes will be presented, this includes crushing/destemming, fermentation, maceration, pressing and barrel ageing. You will also learn the different techniques required for making white wine and red wines.
Most days we will be able to do some ‘tank thieving’ – a term used to describe tasting directly from the tank. This is a seasonal option and therefore not always available. Depending on wine-making activities on the day, the tour will continue to the Barrel Hall. The barrel hall stores all the oak aging wines.
The tour guide will explain different types of oak barrels used at Cape Mentelle read more...
Join the Cape Mentelle team for the Behind the Scenes tour and tasting at Cape Mentelle. Visit the historic Wallcliffe Vineyard established in 1970 where your tour guide will discuss our viticultural practices and the influences on wine styles and quality.
Learn about the historical reasons for the siting of the vineyard and beginnings of Margaret River as a wine growing region. The life cycle of the vine will be discussed in context of what is happening in the vineyard at any given time. After the vineyard tour the group will walk over to winery. A detailed explanation of the wine making processes will be presented, this includes crushing/destemming, fermentation, maceration, pressing and barrel ageing. You will also learn the different techniques required for making white wine and red wines.
Most days we will be able to do some ‘tank thieving’ – a term used to describe tasting directly from the tank. This is a seasonal option and therefore not always available. Depending on wine-making activities on the day, the tour will continue to the Barrel Hall. The barrel hall stores all the oak aging wines.
The tour guide will explain different types of oak barrels used at Cape Mentelle and their influence on the wine.
Tour Departs:
10.30am weekdays (please arrive by 10.20am) and wear flat shoes
Tour Duration:
90 minutes (including 30 minutes of wine tasting)
