Bring in the finest harvests from the most splendid vineyards in the Australian west, fashion them to a dashing contemporary styling and make them available to the young at heart, palates with a taste for everything that's modern and fresh. This is the way of The Sum, revitalizing wines which are as balanced and generous as they are easy to enjoy. The passionfruit of Sauvignon Blanc with a spray of lemon sherbet, an intensely herbaceous core, clean, generously flavoured, an elegant mix of acidity and fruit ripeness, satisfyingly crisp before a lip smacking finish.

The Sum of all parts, nature, creativity and science, in perfect balance and harmony, a range of wines in thoroughly modern styling, full of fruit and balanced by a big dose of freshness. Selectively vinified from the purest free run pressings, to create a wine which articulates the solid style that every west coast enthusiast recognizes as west coast Riesling. Generous lifted orange nose, rose blossom, grapefruit and white peach notes over a tightly wound palate, layered with citrus and floral flavours, lovely on the lime, very attractive in its youth.

Year in and year out, Swings & Roundabouts vinify parcels of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc to define the archetypal Margaret River white. With good reason. Swings & Roundabouts have the right vines, producing the finest example of each grape, achieving remarkable balance within the finished wine. A classically dry Margaret River, completely unwooded and unoaked, fruit driven, vibrant and fresh. The cut of mouth watering tropical flavours charm the palate, seasoned by the savouryness of chinese rice wine characters, lemongrass and green vegetal.

Swings & Roundabouts retain access to some of Western Australia's best vineyards. Their rounder and more deliberate style of Chardonnay targets fresh drinking rather than oak overkill. The pick of Margaret River's fruit is vinified into a finely honed Chardonnay wine with effusive stonefruit/ apple characters and brisk vegetative acidity, made even more attractive by a course of luxurious barrel ferments, adding texture and infusing the wine with warming vanilla spice. A treat alongside prawns or chicken caesar, Swings & Roundabouts is an easy to appreciate aperitif style.

Bridgeland is one of the most picturesque properties on Margaret River. Originally prime farmland, it boasts one of the largest dams in the region, approximately a kilometre in length and covering eighteen hectares. Bridgeland is endowed with a unique confluence of terroir and clime, a longer, cooler growing season and slower ripening period to produce wines of the highest quality. Barrel fermented in a high proportion of new French oak barriques, battonaged throughout the maturation to infuse opulent textures and extraordinary complexity.

Stella Bella is more than a name or a wine, it is an expression, a passion and a summation of things bright, spirited and beautiful. Stella Bella is fashioned to classic Margaret River dry white styling, an assemblage of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, the requisite regional white, displaying all the clean and crisp fruit flavours of each grape. Opulent and intense, a subtle biscuit character from lees stirring and oak. Chill slightly and enjoy alongside goat cheese recipes or marinated, barbecued prawns.

Stella Bella have won resounding critical acclaim and a reputation for producing artisanly crafted Margaret River wines of great expression, personality and quality. Stella Bella have established an almost peerless reputation after receiving numerous accolades at significant competitions, including coveted Gold and Mission Hill Trophy at the London International, the only southern hemisphere Chardonnay to win such a prestigious award.

Jack Mann is the patron saint of West Australian viticulture, the creator of Houghton White Burgundy and architect of the state's greatest editions. Jack's son was also a winemaker, he advised Swan Valley based Sandalford to establish vineyards in the nascent Margaret River region. Arguably Western Australia's finest and most enduring Verdelho, Sandalford is crafted from fruit grown primarily to these forty year old, dry grown Wilyabrup vines inspired by Dorham Mann.

Sandalford spare no expense from vineyard through to bottling, ensuring that their Reserve range of wines are regional benchmarks in their own right. These quality standards are worth the effort, the best Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are earmarked and only the finest free run juices are employed. Fashioned to a Sauvignon Blanc dominant style, Semillon acts in support, adding weight and complexity, contributing to the lifted, aromatic qualities of Sauvignon Blanc, defining the Margaret River provenance of this generously proportioned wine.

Swan Valley based Sandalford have beeen making wine for over 150 years, changing their style and vinification throughout the passage of generations in many ways. During the 1970s, they developed a major new vineyard in Margaret River. Now one of the oldest, it is also one the largest, covering six hundred acres, the source of the most exceptional quality in mature vines Chardonnay. Oak barrel ferments, wild yeasts and time spent sur lies, a west coast Chardonnay of greater complexity for those who like a bigger, richer style.

Sandalford is designed to be fully fruit driven, completely Margaret River, refreshingly unoaked, classic and dry. The winemaking story goes back, way back to the 1840s as the second land title in all of Western Australia. In 1972 Sandalford broke out of their Swan Valley environs and established an estate vineyard along Margaret River, today it is one of the oldest and most salubrious. The exclusively free run juices of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc are treated to a cool ferment on low solids, achieving an articulate expression of the enduring Classic Dry White.

Sandalford are one of the nation's elder winemaking estates, with a tradition which dates back to the 1840s. The Element range is styled for modern palates, an assemblage of Verdelho and Chenin Blanc, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, much from the Swan Valley, an area that's well suited to aromatic white grapes. The main influences are the warm, dry summers and revitalizing maritime winds from the Indian Ocean. West Australian sunshine in a bottle, the wine of choice to accompany salt & pepper squid or freshly tossed caesar.

Sandalford's award winning offerings reflect contemporary lifestyles, always fashioned with today's tastes and trends in mind. Element reveals fully why Chardonnay has found a wonderful new home within the blamy maritime terroirs of the Australian west coast. The nose is reminiscent of stonefruits and citrus, the palate offers ripe peach and melon characters, a mouth filling creamy texture and fine, refreshing finish.

A fruit driven style supported by subtle oak ferments and Sur lie maturation, crafted by one of the Pemberton region's most conspicuous and artisanal family operated estates. Salitage retain traditional winemaking techniques, delivering complexity of aroma and flavour through clonal diversity, lees contact and French oak treatments. A style suited to those looking for full aromaticness and presence of palate in West Australian Chardonnay.

A fresh and vibrant blend of grapes which has become the signature of stylish Margaret River white wine. Redgate grow six blocks of Sauvignon Blanc and five of Semillon on gravelly loam clays less than three kilometres from the Indian Ocean. Each is nurtured from budburst until harvest to maximise flavour development, the vines are encouraged to yield fruit that's worthy of Margaret River's elder wineries. A vigorous bouquet of lively citrus fruit and freshly cut grass precedes an effusive palate of passionfruit and lime sherbet flavours, all competing for attention.

Established circa 1973, Hay Shed Hill are on a mission to produce world class wines which faithfully represent the propitious endowments of Margaret River. Fashioned to an exuberently fruit driven, completely unoaked drink now style, Pitchfork is a congenial accord of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Completely in tune with contemporary trends of relaxed everyday enjoyment and convivial accompaniement to a wide range of foods, Pitchfork is long and lingering with a tight acidic backbone before a clean dry finish.

Margaret River enjoys a Mediterranean climate with cool winters and good rainfall, followed by dry, moderate summers, ideal conditions for wine growing. The auspicious climes afford grapes an opportunity to remain on vine for full development of all the bold regional perfumes and flavours which characterize Margaret River Chardonnay. The team at Pitchfork choose to preserve the exquisite freshness of fruit, by crafting an unoaked wine that speaks of its provenance and is articulate of truly world class Chardonnay.

Picardy is a traditional Burgundian style of Chardonnay with impressive aromatics and profound fruit character. The wine possesses all requisite floral and fine grassy sour sob/ oxalis grass characters expected in a young Burgundy. Picardy offers great texture and solid structure with high acid and extraordinarily low pH whilst retaining perfect balance. Crafted from grapes grown to four clones of vine imported from France, selected over a decade of trials out of a field of several hundred, grown to some of the most illustrious vineyards in Burgundy.

Moss Wood enjoy the challenge of consistently producing the most substantial Semillon wine anywhere in Margaret River. The style has evolved since 1980 with the emphasis on achieving good depth of fruit flavour. Semillon grapes are painstakingly picked in three stages, green, medium and maximum ripeness, to enhance the complexity and achieve a highly engaging white wine experience.

For a wine that relies on lifted, zesty fruit notes as this one does, the final assembly sits very close to perfect. Ribbon Vale's fruit produces a different style to that grown at neighbouring Moss Wood. Sauvignon Blanc brings major aromaticness to the wine, the Semillon component contributes heightened flavour profiles. Ribbon Vale is vibrant and juicy, pristine and finer than most variants of the blend. Flavour builds in the glass before a finish that is refreshingly crisp with zippy acidity and an aftertaste that's long and fruitful, dry and lingering.

Bill and Sandra Pannell were super keen to plant Chardonnay as soon as cuttings became available in 1976. Moss Wood have evolved into one of the new world's leading purveyors of west coat wines, their profound vintages of Chardonnay remain true to their provenance and sense of place. For those who like their Chardonnay in the big boned Burgundy style. Lifted fruit aromas of peach, lime and quince with fragrant orange blossom notes, a rich background of roasted nuts, caramel, cheese and soft oak, cinnamon and almost toasted hot cross buns.

Moss Wood include parcels of exposed grapes with no leaves, others without leaf removal. The former is a more complex style of Chardonnay with accentuated malty and roasted nut characters while the latter tends to retain citrus, honeysuckle and peach blossom aromatics whilst looking prettier. Before assembling, there are extensive tastings to check on the choice of barrel and to compare the different levels of exposure. The results are fascinating, a grand total of just a few hundred cases are made each year, Moss Wood Chardonnay is always beaut.

Moondah Brook can boast an unbroken succession of superb vintages ever since inaugural release, they can lay claim to consistently delivering one of Australia's most popular Verdelho wines. This unique grape was originally planted on the Moondah Brook property near Gin Gin in the 1960s, from much earlier cuttings along the Swan Valley where Verdelho thrives in the warm and sunny climes. Every year, Moondah Brook just gets better, no discerning white wine enthusiast's chiller should be without a bottle or two of Moondah Brook's invigorating Verdelho.

For five decades, Moondah Brook have lead the way with distinctive varietal wines offering some of the best value to come out of the west. Moondah Brook Classic Dry White is a wine which shows all the hallmarks and complexity of the enduring West Australian style. Chardonnay brings peach and melon flavours, balanced by the herbaceous, lemon and gooseberry notes of Sauvignon Blanc. A splendid food wine, the perfect match to seafood, fried whiting, blue swimmer crab and Asian stir fry recipes.

Moondah Brook is a contemporary range of varietal wines sourced from premium Western Australian vineyards. Patience and dedication, hard work and an ongoing commitment to sustainable viticulture, have all contributed to the development of the finest Chenin Blanc vineyards in the west. A splendid example of how Chenin Blanc has taken to the salubrious mesoclimes of West Australia, fashioned to the traditionally complex and dry, fruit filled, food friendly style.

MadFish are stylishly fashioned by the eminent Howard Park team, to articulate a taste of the West Australian lifestyle, to offer a whiff of the Freemantle doctor and a mouthful of sun ripened fruit, no matter where you are or what time of year. An approachable Riesling of refined balance and engaging complexity, riper white peach and melon flavours are supported by piquant grapefruit and citrus notes. Unadulterated and completely unoaked, MadFish is a fresh and affable, easy drinking young white, the perfect partner to relaxed luncheons.

A sensational wine which articulates the splendour of Great Southern's auspicious clime. Fruit is sourced from vineyards at Mount Barker, Frankland River and the Porongurups. Mount Barker produces Riesling with a racy lime/ lemon character overlaid by talc and bath salts. Frankland River provides a little more generosity, riper flavours with a perfumed nose. The Porongurups yield tight and elegant Riesling wines with wonderfully floral nose and mineral palate. Match your Madfish with sushi or a grill of the freshest seafood.

Lenton Brae can justifiably claim to be one of Margaret River's leading proponents of the ebullient fusion between Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, having claimed multi trophies and gold medals for the style at regional, state and national competitions. The site was chosen after a chance conversation with the owner of Moss Wood who mentioned that the soils were uniformly excellent and equal to those of the eminent vineyard nearby. The overriding philosophy at Lenton Brae is to construct wines which rank among the Margaret River's finest.

The premiere vitcultural precincts of Margaret River are endowed by oceans on three sides, conditions that are perfect for the production of truly world class white wines. The vineyards of Leeuwin Estate were established from the ground up with a view to extracting fully the virtues of these splendid mesoclimes. Siblings is an entry level wine, intended for fresh and early drinking, it is nevertheless a highly polished example of the classic and dry Margaret River style of white. The Semillon component is cannily fermented in older oak barrels for complexity.

Leeuwin are particularly adept at vinifying world class Chardonnay, the estate's flagship is Langtons Classified, a member of the most elite rank in Australian wine. On three occasions, Leeuwin have been listed on the Wine & Spirits International Winery of Year and included in the prestigious 1OO Vins De Legende. Prelude Vineyard is an elite site, closely managed by the highly decorated Chardonnay artificers at Leeuwin, to yield a tghtly focused wine with layers of impeccably clean flavour, a remarkable balance and exquisite style.

Leeuwin Estate was purposely built from the ground up to a no expenses spared approach by America's most accomplished vineyard developer. Originally a cattle farm, the property was deeply ploughed, deep ripped, emptied of stone, pegged, measured and planted to vines by hand in the 1970s. It remains to this day under the stewardship of America's Mondavi family. Prelude Vineyard is an elite site, closely managed to yield the quality of fruit, requisite for the vinification of the definitive Margaret River classic dry white.

The area between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin is lined with the most ancient soils and fertile mineral sands. This amazing terroir underneath Leeuwin vineyard combines with the sensational maritime climes to provide a growing season that's ideal for viticulture and encourages great finesse in the finished wines. Offering an intensity and depth of flavour that's so very Leeuwin Estate, Art Series represents the benchmark in Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc, bursting with citrus and lifted floral, complexed by subtle anise and vanilla.

Art Series are Leeuwin's most opulent, age worthy range of wines. They are identified by paintings commissioned from leading contemporary Australian artists, significantly to be found on five star winelists the world over. A viticultural team that's second to none, hand manages precious blocks of mature Riesling vines, which are without peer. Leeuwin Estate have obtained outstanding reviews for a salient succession of profound Riesling vintages, one of the few made in Margaret River.

Exceptional Langtons Classification. Great wines are born in great vineyards. At Leeuwin the viticulturist and winemaker work hand in hand throughout the winemaking process. Variations and deficiencies in the individual blocks have not been completely corrected so that the wine reflects the soil. Block 20 forms the backbone of Art Series. The young wine begins with true varietal power of great delicacy which requires up to twelve months lees contact in new French oak to draw out the complexity, losing none of that essential balance in the process.

Exceptional Langtons Classification. Art Series is a finely balanced Chardonnay, the result of very low yielding vines matched by subtle vinification techniques to preserve the natural palate richness. A regimen of new French oak complements the fruit, providing a wonderful balance of warm toasty flavours. Art Series shows remarkable restraint and lovely youthful freshness, a well focused palate with lingering finish of citrus blossoms, the palate develops a great weight of fruit and fine length of flavour that persists in the mouth minutes after drinking.

The clean and racy style of West Australian Sauvignon Blanc, from fruit harvested off a boutique, hand managed vineyard at Margaret River, crafted by a five Halliday star winery. Arriving fully labelled, offering great length of flavour and depth of palate, this stellar value in Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc has received a breathtaking wine show judge's score of 96 points, Gold Medal and hotly contested Sauvignon Blanc Trophy at the Royal Melbourne, Sydney Royal Silver Medal and Gold Royal Perth Wine Show.

An exciting blend of grapes which changes each year to accomodate the influences of vintage. Chenin Blanc and Verdelho, Chardonnay, Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc may be called upon in varying proportions to construct a rejuvenating, crisp Margaret River white that's devilishly seamless on the palate, generous with good fruit and fine length, balanced by delicate acidity. It's been plainly named so you don't get caught up in the technicality. Kiss Chasey is revitalizing, youthful and relaxed, as easy going as the beachlife around Margaret River.