hotham ridge winery

Very scenic with friendly hosts. Well worth the trip out. Good wine for a little known winery and the restaurant does a decent pizza.

My family celebrated our mother's 82nd birthday at Hotham Ridge Winery which is a short 90 minute drive south-east of Perth. The party extended over two days so six of us stayed in the two luxurious cottages and in the winery apartment. The accommodation is completely self-contained, beautifully furnished and very reasonably priced.Breakfasts were provided and after the rest of the family arrived from Perth for the birthday lunch; we walked around the landscaped gardens and in the Wandoo forest, photographed wildflowers, played board games, sketched and slept in the Spring sunshine. Sunset and a chorus of banjo and motorbike frogs signalled dinnertime, which was a delicious paella in the Bistro, cooked by our hosts, Wouter and Leonard, and complemented by Cuban music and sangria. We left laden with bottles of Hotham Ridge Wines and making plans to return soon to this wonderful place.