
Danielle Costley
Danielle Costley is a freelance food, wine, spirits and travel journalist based in Margaret River, Australia. She has spent 25 years work across international publications, including Decanter, Gourmet Traveller Wine, AUDI Magazine and Your Margaret River Region magazine. Her book, Beyond the Farm Gate: a culinary journey through Australia’s South West was published in 2015. While researching her book, she developed a taste for local botanicals and she founded SouWester Spirits, an artisan distillery in Margaret River.
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Old Vine Charter: Perth’s Swan Valley to preserve historic vines
More than 20 wineries are taking part...
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Swan Valley, Western Australia, for wine lovers
Wineries to discover and a selection of great places to eat & drink in the Swan Valley...
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UV light box offers hope for vegan wine lovers, says winemaker
New technology claims to soften tannins without fining...
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Tom Cullity Wine Trail: A Margaret River guide
This 5km drive is an ideal starting point to explore Margaret River...
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Margaret River winemakers tip 2020 as best yet
Cabernet Sauvignon will be the region's 'greatest on record'
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Perth guide for wine lovers
The capital of Western Australia has transformed into a food and wine mecca
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Vasse Felix buys Watershed vineyard to increase Chardonnay production
To increase production of Chardonnay...
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Australia’s Swan Valley counts cost of ‘once in a century’ floods
Grapes washed away before harvest...
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‘Red dynamite’ origins of Margaret River winemaking – new find
Margaret River's true origins date back to the 1920s...
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Margaret River winemakers embrace new grape varieties
See which obscure Balkans variety has arrived...
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Australian wine producer puts faith in ‘cigar’ barrels
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Margaret River 2014 harvest ‘strongest yet’ for white wines
Winemakers in Western Australia's Margaret River region are becoming increasingly confident that 2014 will be one of their best vintages yet for white wines.
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Margaret River wineries dispute Wallcliffe name
Margaret River winemakers are to hold an emergency meeting in response to threatened legal action against Flametree Wines by LVMH-owned Cape Mentelle over use of the Wallcliffe name on wine labels.
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Margaret River winemakers challenge Cape Mentelle over Wallcliffe name
Margaret River winemakers have voted overwhelmingly in support of retaining the Wallcliffe name as a sub-region, in a challenge to LVMH-owned Cape Mentelle.
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Tributes paid to Margaret River winemaker
The Margaret River wine community is mourning the tragic loss of Willow Bridge Estate winemaker, Simon Burnell, who lost his life in a windsurfing accident last week.
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Cape Mentelle winemaker moves to Napa on quality mission
Cape Mentelle winemaker Rob Mann has left Australia to become director at Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley as owner LVMH seeks to improve quality at the Californian estate.
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Western Australia’s first ‘ice wine’
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