Surf's Up, Winemakers Disappear

08/07/19 • 19 min

For many winemakers, Margaret River’s epic surf is as thrilling as its grapes – when the waves are curling, the lure of the ocean wins every time. Hear about a big wave surfer’s brutal wipe out, why one winemaker swapped surfing for extreme mountain biking, and find pro surfing royalty in the region’s Surf Gallery at Aravina Estate.

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Wine Unearthed - Surf's Up, Winemakers Disappear

Transcript

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Welcome to Wine Unearthed. This podcast takes you behind the scenes of the Margaret River wine making region in Western Australia,

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the very place named best in Asia Pacific by travel authority, Lonely Planet. It's produced for you by Your Margaret River Region and the Margaret River Wine Association. My name's Fleur Bainger. I'm a food and travel journalist and I'll be taking you through this