A picturesque vineyard with a remarkable family history and multi award-winning wines, also serving deluxe and generous lunches and dinners daily at its stunning restaurant, near Augusta.
Hamelin Bay Wines was established by the Drake-Brockman family in 1992. The family-run vineyard features a restaurant and cellar door and is built upon a unique family history in the region.
Owner Richard Drake-Brockman is the great-grandson of regional pioneer Grace Bussell, whose family first settled in the Margaret River region in 1830. Grace is famous for her courage as a 16-year-old when, with aboriginal stockman Sam Isaacs, she rescued the survivors of the Georgette shipwreck at Redgate Beach. Her husband, Frederick Brockman is known for his exploration of the Kimberley. He read about Grace's feat in the newspaper and was so impressed, he rode 300 kilometres on horseback to meet her. This romantic tale ended happily when they married in 1882.
In a stroke of serendipity, Hamelin Bay's vineyard and winery is located at the intersection of the Brockman and Bussell Highways, which were named in honour of these two pioneering families.
The unique Five Ashes vineyard is one of Margaret River's most picturesque vineyards.
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