I recently had the pleasure of 36 hours at the lovely Hotham Ridge Winery at Wandering, Western Australia as I conducted a photo-shoot for the owners. At only a little beyond 1.5 hours from downtown Perth, this organic/biodynamic winery is a wonderful and proximal location to spend time relaxing with fine wine, delicious food, and gorgeous rammed-earth cottages that are refreshingly clean and quiet. The bistro utilizes a wood-fired oven to produce meals, from which I enjoyed what may well be the most delicious pizza I can recall – the “Classico.”
The following images are all taken at the winery – I hope you enjoy them, and if you are planning a visit to the Perth area I suggest you may want to consider spending time at Hotham Ridge Winery, even if only for a bite to eat and a sampling of their award winning wines.
Overlooking the Chardonnay, with a beautiful crop for this vintage.
Three-image stitch.
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Looking back at the cottages, homestead, bistro, and winery.
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The Dutch influenced homestead, and the two cottages – “Billie” and “Nina” – as seen from the bistro.
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Here is “Billie’s” porch.
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These old oak barrels, settled among a garden of ponds, flowing water, and birds-a-plenty, greet visitors on pathway to the cellar door and bistro.
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The Magpie tapestry – illustrating the basis of the Hotham Ridge label.
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The vintner’s vintages.
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Vines, very soon to be relieved of their sweet bounty.
Dawn breaks over the Chardonnay. HDR image.
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A red bicycle appearance among the vines.
This red bicycle makes an appearance in several of these images as the owners of the winery wanted the bicycle included in some of the scenes – I like it.
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As this is an organic winery (certified), there is no herbicide or pesticide usage thus these young vines are competing with the remnants of the spring’s grass.
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Mmmm, I see another award winning red in the making…
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Table grapes drape and shade an outside table at the bistro.
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The bountiful flora surrounding the Bistro entrance from the parking lot.
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This short board-walk to the bistro is edged by a luscious pond and wetlands.
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“The Wide World” as seen from the bistro garden area.
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Ever closer, some of the outdoor bistro dining tables are revealed.
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You have arrived at the bistro entrance
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Times of yore; traps, sickles, and shears adorn the bistro wall.
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Some of the available seating in the bistro – bench and table section.
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Delightfully fresh wholemeal spelt sour-dough bread, fresh out of the wood-fired oven.
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Awaiting oven’s readiness for my soon to be savoured “Classico” pizza!
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To wrap up this express tour, I present a variety of visual vagaries 🙂
Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) in full bloom.
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A eucalyptus gumnut – species yet to be confirmed.
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Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis).
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Highly aromatic flower of the caper plant.
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Motorbike Frog (Litoria moorei).
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Bulrush; Cattails; Cumbungi; Wonga; Reed-mace; raupo; (Typha)
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Wild oats ablaze in dusk’s amazing light.
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Curling bark.
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Lichen on granite (primarily).
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Wine vines swishing in silhouette before a highlight of wild oats.
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Thanks for taking a look at my images.
Ciao for now.
Andrew McInnes Photography 