Margaret River sits on a peninsula surrounded on three sides by the Indian and Southern Oceans, giving it one of Australia's most reliably moderate, maritime climates. That's made it the country's leading region for Bordeaux-style wine — Cabernet Sauvignon-based reds with real structure and longevity — alongside some of Australia's most acclaimed Chardonnay, grown on gravelly, well-drained soils across a landscape better known internationally for surfing than wine.

Key grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon