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at the estate. While on your wine journey, add Downderry Wines in Dumberning to your list. This award-winning winery is tucked amidst Narrogin’s rolling wheat fields on a small 10-acre plot. When owners Rex and Jan Hayes purchased the property in 1998, they were determined to realise their dream of owning a vineyard in their pursuit to create the perfect drop. The industrious couple transformed the working farm into a vineyard with plantings of Muscat, Zinfandel, Shiraz, Semillon, Fiano, Chenin Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo and Sagrantino. The Shiraz is particularly suited to the warmer conditions experienced in the Wheatbelt, with its 2015 Shiraz being awarded WA’s Best Red Table Wine. “When we purchased the land, a vineyard seemed an ideal location with its north-facing aspect and fertile soils,” says Rex. “Minimal chemical usage is undertaken in our vineyard, allowing the natural flavours and characteristics of our wines to prevail.” The cellar door’s verandah allows visitors to bask in the quiet surrounds whilst satisfying their taste buds with a wine and a cheese platter. Afterwards, visitors can feed the alpacas, sheep, and cattle. Caravanners or campers can stay onsite for up to three-days for a small fee. FARMSTAYS Quiet your mind as you stay a while at secluded properties situated on expansive paddocks in this special part of Western Australia; blessed

Walkers Hill

An authentic, environmentally friendly, rural experience with modern comfort. Ranked number 1 in the region and the ideal base to visit nearby award winning Cambinata Yabbies plus iconic Wave Rock & Lake Dumbleyung. • Accommodation includes eight 1 bedroom apartments and 2 bedroom cottages plus motel units • Breakfast and dinner baskets on request • Uninterrupted farm views from every room with private facilities and air-conditioning. 3645 Dumbleyung Lake Grace Rd, Kukerin WA 6352 Phone: 0437 341 679 www.marysfarmcottages.com.au

See Australia’s Largest Yabby Farm One hour from famous Wave Rock or visit Cambinata Yabbies enroute to Albany or Esperance. • Jars of gourmet yabby tails and abalone available for purchase. • Lunch or dinner with fresh cooked yabbies available for groups by appointment if staying

at Mary’s Farm Cottages. Phone: +61 8 9864 6054 www.cambinatayabbies.com.au 4208-10 Dumbleyung - Lake Grace Road, Kukerin, WA

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