A whirl of excitement surrounds Margaret River winery Stella Bella, after a series of rave reviews in recent weeks. Stella Bella has been making wine for just 10 years, under three labels – the easy drinking fun of Skuttlebutt, the middle tier range Stella Bella  and the premium (and curiously named) Suckfizzle.

Two books released in the past month have created much of the hubbub around Stella Bella.
The Big Red Wine book, written by Campbell Mattinson and Gary Walsh, named the Stella Bella Cabernet Merlot 2007 as Australia’s “best red blend” and bestowed the honour of “winemaker of the year” on Janice McDonald.

James Halliday’s newly released Australian Wine Companion 2011 gave his laudatory red five stars to Stella Bella and handed out 96 points to three of its wines – the Suckfizzle Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2007, the Stella Bella Chardonnay 2008 and the Stella Bella Cabernet Merlot 2007.  “It’s hard to imagine the wines getting better,’’ Halliday wrote.

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