Howard Park Wines is Western Australia’s largest family owned and operated boutique winery,responsible for such brands as Howard Park and MadFish. Established in 1986, Howard Park is one of the original pioneers of the cool climate Great Southern region known for its rich ancient soils and elevated vineyard sites, and the iconic Margaret River wine region built on a vision of crafting outstanding handcrafted wines with an uncompromising commitment to quality.

Viticulture and winemaking are carried out with minimal intervention and organic & biodynamic practices employed. Howard Park produces wines of international standing that are noted for their rare balance of elegance and power showing a consistency of style and quality which is the hallmark of enduring great wines. The MadFish range of fine Western Australian wines is also produced from grapes grown in Margaret River and the Great Southern. The MadFish story begins in the town of Denmark at Madfish Bay, where two tides meet and fish are observed leaping in the air as if in a state of madness. 

In 2016, Burch Family Wines celebrate their 30th year of wine production. In 2009, we were asked to join Australia''s First Families of Wine (AFFW), a collective of twelve multi-generational family-owned wine producers. The main criteria is that the family-owned companies need to have a "landmark wine" in their portfolios. They must have the ability to do at least a 20-year vertical tasting, have a history going back a minimum of two generations, ownership of vineyards more than 50 years old and/or ownership of distinguished sites which exemplify the best of terroir, commitment to export and environmental best practice, appropriate cellar door experience, and be paid-up members of the Winemakers Federation of Australia.

MadFish Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is a modern blend of six traditional grape varieties and is crafted to produce a wine with a complete palate profile. After crushing, the grapes are fermented in stainless tanks with traditional pump over to help extract colour, tannin and flavour. Maturation in French oak barriques for 8 months produces a wine packed full of ripe fruit flavours and savoury oak tannins.

Grape varieties: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, 3% Shiraz.