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Rockcliffe is a four-minute drive from Denmark town, down a road lined with karri forest and farmland. The cellar door is open seven days a week, tastings are free, and there's pizza, gelato and a lot of good wine. You might only plan on a quick tasting, but we can strongly recommend that you take a little more time to enjoy the experience.

With October underway, the Australian summer is close, and so are the Christmas lunches, backyard barbecues and long afternoons on the verandah that fill the calendar. This is the time of year when many of us start swapping heavy reds for something lighter, brighter and a little more refreshing.

Tucked along Western Australia's south coast, Denmark packs an unusual amount into a small town: towering karri forests, some of the most photographed beaches in the state, a thriving food and wine scene, and a slower pace that makes it easy to actually switch off for your next long weekend.

For many wine drinkers, Margaret River is the best-known wine region in Western Australia, and its reputation for Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay is well earned. But it isn't the state's only major region, or even its largest.

Solar-fired pizzas, hand-made gelato and fudge with no artificial flavours: a Rockcliffe cellar door visit is about more than wine. Step inside a day built on local ingredients and quiet sustainability, from the tasting bench to the Granite Garden.

Ancient granite, sea-cooled summers and rare karri loam soil quietly shape every glass from Scotsdale Valley. Discover how these forces set Denmark apart, first within the Great Southern, then across Australian wine altogether, and why this small coastal district tastes like nowhere else.

Ray Jordan's latest Food & Wine column for Business News singles out Rockcliffe's Single Site Limited Release Grenache 2023, awarding it an impressive 95 points. He praises its spicy plum and bright red fruit, vibrant palate, and fine, chalky tannins; calling it one of the most beautifully presented Rockcliffe wines he's tasted.

Rockcliffe Winery has fully converted its energy use to source renewable solar power, with lithium battery storage. Solar panels have been installed on the roof of the winery and excess energy is stored in three by 13.5kW, Tesla Powerwall 2 batteries.

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