3 Best Shopping in The South West Wine Region, Western Australia

Calling all chocoholics! If smooth milk chocolate is your vice and rich dark is your life, then proceed directly to Margaret River's very own chocolate factory. As you step inside this sweet paradise, there are free chocolate tastings to get you started. You'll also find an on-site café and a window into the kitchen where you'll get to see chocolate-making in action. The warehouse-size gift shop is stocked full of chocolate in every shape, size, and combination to satisfy every craving. Look for locations in Perth and the Swan Valley, too.

This award-winning artisanal producer smack-dab in the middle of vineyards and olive trees is an aromatherapy feast for the senses. Inside a converted machinery shed (the soap factory), there are a chemical-free range of soaps and body care products hand blended with natural organic ingredients, as well as yummy olives, tapenades, dukkahs, and pestos all without preservatives or artificial additives. This is a place for gastronomes and purists. Sniff, rub, scrub, pamper, and taste to your heart's content.

Check website for the shop's "make your own" classes.

One of the big pluses of stopping in at WA’s largest boutique family-owned winery is that there are a number of labels you can taste, all fixed at different quality and price points. Beneath high ceilings and with views of vineyard rows, compare the Howard Park branded wines against the simpler MadFish and the elegant drops under their super-premium offering, Marchand & Burch. Interestingly, feng shui principles were used to design the spacious tastings room. Floor-to-ceiling windows allow in plenty of light as well as giving views over the property, and even the door has specific measurements to allow good luck to flow through. Wines produced under the Howard Park label include Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasting fees start at A$10 per person.