Wise Wine

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Wise Wine
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LocationLot 80 Eagle Bay Road,
Eagle Bay WA 6281, Australia
Coordinates 33°34′50″S115°04′21″E / 33.58056°S 115.07250°E / -33.58056; 115.07250 Coordinates: 33°34′50″S115°04′21″E / 33.58056°S 115.07250°E / -33.58056; 115.07250
Wine region Margaret River
Founded1992 (1992)
Key people
  • Ron and Sandra Wise, owners
  • Larry Cherubino, winemaker
Tasting Open to public
Website Wise Wine

Wise Wine (often referred to as Wise Wines) is an Australian winery at Eagle Bay, near Dunsborough, in the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia.

Australian wine

The Australian wine industry is the world's fifth largest exporter of wine with approximately 780 million litres a year to the international export market with only about 40% of production consumed domestically. The wine industry is a significant contributor to the Australian economy through production, employment, export and tourism.

Dunsborough, Western Australia Town in Western Australia

Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, 254 kilometres (158 mi) south of Perth on the shores of Geographe Bay.

Margaret River (wine region)

Margaret River is the major geographical indication wine region in southwest Western Australia, with 5,017 hectares under vine and 215 wineries as at 2012. Margaret River wine region is made up predominantly of boutique size wine producers; although winery operations range from the smallest crushing 3.5 tonne per year to the largest around 7000 tonne. The climate of Margaret River is more strongly maritime-influenced than any other major Australian region. It has the lowest mean annual temperature range, of only 7.6 °C, and as well as the most marked Mediterranean climate in terms of rainfall, with only 200 millimetres of the annual 1160 millimetres falling between October and April. The low diurnal and seasonal temperature range means an unusually even accumulation of warmth. Overall the climate is similar to that of Bordeaux in a dry vintage. Although the region produces just three percent of total Australian grape production, it produces over 20 percent of Australia's premium wine market. The principal grape varieties are fairly evenly split between red and white; Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, Shiraz, Merlot, Chenin blanc and Verdelho.

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The winery was established in 1992, when Ron and Sandra Wise acquired the then Geographe Bay Estate (founded in 1983), and combined it with the nearby Eagle Bay Estate, which they had owned since 1986. [1]

See also

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Oz Clarke British television presenter and wine writer

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