Margaret River Wine News & Reviews

Welcome to Passel Estate’s Margaret River Wine News & Reviews, your source for our latest Margaret River wine news and wine reviews. Here you will find updates on our new releases, awards and critical acclaim received plus insights from our vineyard and tasting room. Whether you are discovering Passel Estate wines for the first time or following the region’s wine stories, our blog keeps you connected to the world of our Margaret River fine wines.

Introducing our new viticulturist, Tim Quinlan

We are absolutely delighted to introduce our new viticulturist at Passel Estate, Tim Quinlan. A master of precision wine-growing, Tim will be managing the vineyard year-round, working very closely with our winemakers, to cultivate exceptional fruit for our fine wines.

Passel Estate included in the 100 Best Australian Wines 2025

“Passel must be bursting with pride” says renowned wine critic, Matthew Jukes, as we take our place in his 100 Best Australian Wines Report 2025.

Meet the Margaret River Maker: Wendy Stimpson from Passel Estate

The Margaret River Wine Association has published this charming interview with Passel Estate co-founder, Wendy Stimpson. Pour yourself a glass of wine and spend a few minutes discovering Wendy’s tale. MRWA’s blog might just tempt you to explore the beauty of Passel Estate yourself.

A flurry of starry reviews from Wine Orbit

Today we are raising our glasses to a flurry of starry wine reviews from Sam Kim for Wine Orbit.

Sam is a renowned senior judge, wine educator and wine writer based in Auckland who specialises in Australia and New Zealand fine wines. It was a pleasure to introduce our sustainable, single-vineyard, Margaret River wines to Sam for the very first time, and we could not be more delighted with his stellar reviews and generous scores.

Having a ‘Wine Blast’ at Passel Estate!

Owner, Wendy Stimpson, had great fun introducing Passel Estate to Peter Richards MW – one half of the married Masters of Wine duo behind the UK’s award-winning podcast, Wine Blast – when he visited Margaret River in the Spring.

New Plaudits for Passel Estate Wines from Leading UK Wine Writers

We had the absolute pleasure recently of introducing Passel Estate to two of the UK’s leading wine writers, Matthew Jukes and Richard Hemming MW, when they each visited the Margaret River Wine Region in the Spring.

Read on to discover the fabulous reviews Passel Estate wines received from these esteemed wine critics.

IWSC Wine Trophy Honour!

The International Wine & Spirits Competition today revealed their 2023 Wine Trophy winners, following an additional blind tasting of all GOLD-medal winning wines by the IWSC Judging Committee.

We are thrilled to announce that our Passel Estate 2018 Lot 71 Reserve Syrah was a Wine Trophy winner!

Passel Estate’s Bushland Sanctuary Featured in Explore Magazine

“At Passel Estate you can be a force for good by simply raising a glass” says Amy Cooper in her cover story for Explore Travel Magazine on 29 July 2023.

Introducing the Passel Estate 2017 Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Introducing the 2017 Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. This stunning wine has won SILVER medals from both the Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge, and more recently received an incredible 96 points from Wine Pilot’s Emma Farrelly.

Passel Estate is formally recognised for sustainable winegrowing

We have always been rigorous in managing our vineyards at Passel Estate in an environmentally sustainable way under the expert guidance of our veteran viticulturist, Andy Ferreira and have recently received formal recognition of our sustainable practices, through official certification by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.

Passel Estate’s Conservation featured in Australian Geographic Magazine

Passel Estate is proud to feature in Australian Geographic’s in-depth article in the January/February 2023 edition, about conservation and sustainability in the Margaret River region. Living the Good Life by Fleur Bainger covers a range of different conservation initiatives being carried out by tourism operators and other enterprises in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River, which is the first certified ECO destination in Western Australia.

Welcome to Passel Estate; a dog-friendly winery in Margaret River

Here at Passel Estate, we understand that outings are much more enjoyable when your precious pet can join you, which is why dogs are welcome to visit our tasting room in Margaret River.

The Winemaker Files: Interview in The Wine Merchant UK Magazine

To mark Passel Estate wines arriving for the first time in the UK, The Wine Merchant Magazine had a chat with founder, Wendy Stimpson for The Winemaker Files in the January 2023 edition.

Interview with Luxury Lifestyle Magazine, LUXUO

LUXURY lifestyle magazine, LUXUO has published this fabulous interview with Passel Estate co-founder, Wendy Stimpson! Why not pour yourself a glass of wine and spend a few minutes acquainting yourself with Wendy and Barry’s story? After reading this interview, you may well be tempted to discover Passel Estate firsthand…

Passel Estate wines reviewed on Wine Pilot and The West Australian.

We’ve received some more excellent reviews from respected members of the wine industry including Ray Jordan, Emma Farrelly, Jeni Port and Angus Hughson.

Exciting results from Jancisrobinson.com

As the new year pushes ahead at full steam, we are thrilled to reflect on the December 2021 Singapore focused wine article published on JancisRobinson.com by one of the industry’s best; Richard Hemming MV.

Passel Estate Wins Sauvignon Blanc Trophy 🏆

It is with enormous pleasure we announce that Passel Estate has been awarded no fewer than 3 GOLD medals and the TROPHY for best Sauvignon Blanc at the 2021 Australia & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show.

Fantastic new accolades for Passel Estate

The newly released 2016 Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has been garnering some sensational reviews recently, including a GOLD ribbon and 95 points from Aaron Brasher for The Real Review and 95 points from Erin Larkin of Halliday Wine Companion.