Winestate Magazine

perth grapevine

TWO years of respectfully appointed renovations have delivered fresh energy into The Bassendean Hotel, the grand old drinking haunt which over 90 years ago, opened its doors to queuing patrons at 9am, eagerly awaiting their first pint of the day.

It took The Basso’s founding publican (armed with 468 local signatures, and the support from The Bassendean Football Club & the local Road Board) five failed attempts in court before he was granted a license to open in 1929 – so it’s not

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Winestate Magazine

Winestate Magazine4 min read
Nzbriefs
NEW ZEALAND WINEGROWERS (NZW) kicked off 2023 by rolling out its new global brand platform. ‘Altogether Unique’ is its first brand refresh since 2006 and aims to highlight the New Zealand wine industry’s location, people and climate. NZW worked with
Winestate Magazine4 min read
The Seventies
IT WAS May 1978 when, with an 80c cover price, the first Winestate magazine hit the news stands. It doesn’t seem all that long ago really, but maybe that’s because I’m a person of a certain age! But it was after reading an interview with Penfolds’ fa
Winestate Magazine2 min read
The 21st Century 2000 - 2008
As the new millennium arrived, our export markets were going through the roof. As new vines came into production each vintage got larger and larger. The 2006 vintage produced a record crush of 1.9 million tonnes. This figure didn’t take into account

Related