SECRET VALLEY

LUSH GREEN FIELDS, meandering brooks and cattle grazing roadside. You’d think you were in the English countryside if not for the golden wattle wafting gently in the breeze, the skittish willie wagtails and the marri trees that line the winding roads of Ferguson Valley.

Originally used to graze dairy cattle, the focus in these parts changed forever when a handful of families started planting grapevines in the 1980s, and lo, a foodie destination was born. As more locals saw value in the prospect, vineyards and cellar doors slowly bloomed over the course of the ’90s and noughties. The Valley now encompasses more than 20 venues