Wine Region	Frankland River-Great Southern wine region, Western Australia.
Wine Maker	Michael Staniford, Assistant – Ryan Charuschenko
The Alkoomi vineyard is located only 80kms inland from the Southern Ocean, resulting in good winter rains and dry ripening months. Summer days and evenings are cooled by fresh sea breezes, enabling ideal slow ripening of grapes. This climatic pattern is very similar to that of the best Bordeaux vintages.
Merv and Judy Lange are pioneers of the wine industry in the Frankland River district. They planted their first vines in 1971 – Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Malbec – and produced their first wines in 1976. Today, Alkoomi is one of the largest family-owned wine producers in Western Australia. The Lange’s son Wayne, daughter Sandy, and extended family members are all actively involved in the business.
The Alkoomi vineyards and winery share similar climatic conditions to those found in Bordeaux, France thus it is not surprising that Alkoomi produces some of the finest wines made in Australia. The name Alkoomi is taken from a local aboriginal dialect and translated means "a place we chose". The Alkoomi logo is a stylized representation of an Australian grass tree which grows in the area. Wines are produced under three tiers, White Label, Black label and the Iconic wines Wandoo, Jarrah and Blackbutt.
Alkoomi’s red wines enjoyed success early on and Alkoomi has continued to produce elegant cabernet, shiraz and cabernet blends. The quality of Alkoomi Riesling has helped establish the reputation of Frankland River as one of the best areas for this variety in Australia and the Sauvignon Blanc is also regarded as one of the best in the country. The consistently superb varietal flavours across a wide range of Alkoomi wines have been recognised by the doyen of Australian wine writers, James Halliday, awarding Alkoomi a five star rating in his “Guide to the wines of Australia”.
What the critics have to say!
Rated five stars for the 11th consecutive year. Alkoomi has grown from a boutique wine producer in the 1970’s to a powerhouse West Australian wine company of medium size. It has a reputation both domestically and internationally, of being a producer of high standard with an impressive range of wines. "Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity.. For those who see the wineries of WA as suffering from the tyranny of distance, this most remote of all wineries shows there is no tyranny after all. It is a story of unqualified success due to sheer hard work and no doubt to Merv and Judy Lange’s aversion to borrowing a single dollar from the bank. The substantial production is entirely drawn from the ever expanding estate vineyards- now over 100 ha. Wine quality across the range is impeccable, always with precisely defined varietal character…”     James Halliday – The Australian Wine Companion - 2008