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Best's Wines make wine in a personal way, caring and guiding it through every stage from the first bud-burst to the wine in the glass.

For over five generations as vignerons Best's Wines have learnt from the vines, the soil and the climate. These lessons have taught Best's Wines how to marry passion with the magic of nature producing individual Australian estate wines that proudly carry the Best's Wines signature.

Best's have never been afraid to try new ideas in viticulture or oenology. In fact, they were the one of the first to plant Chardonnay in the early 1970's when the variety was scarcely considered in Australia, let alone imagined to have had the enormous success that it enjoys today. Accordingly some of the historic varieties such as Chasselas and Ondenc have given way to Best's award winning examples of Chardonnay and Riesling and their traditional Shiraz and Pinot Meunier have been joined by Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Dolcetto.

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History: Established in 1866 by Henry Best, who knew little about wine, but whose capacity for work was mammoth, the winery flourished. After Henry's death, his son, Charles, sold the enterprise in 1920 to neighbour and second-generation vigneron, Frederick P. Thomson. Under the Thomson family, the Best's name continues to thrive. Fourth generation vigneron, Viv Thomson and son Ben continue to combine traditional methods with today's technology. That it is still in the hands of the Thomson's is a tribute to the tenacity of this family, now in its fifth generation at Great Western.
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