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Emma Farrelly

For over 19 years, Emma’s passion for the wine industry has produced award-winning wine lists across top venues in Perth. As Director of Wine for the State Buildings & Como The Treasury, Emma’s invaluable insights and industry-wide network enables her to curate unique wine lists and wine events for each of the award-winning restaurants at the State Buildings, including Wildflower, Long Chim, Post, Petition Kitchen and Wine Merchant. Emma also creates world-class experiences for the guests of the 48 room luxury hotel. For two years, Emma studied under the guidance of Dr Steve Charters, Master of Wine. Since then, Emma has worked as a Sommelier and consulted on various wine lists and menus, earning her recognition through numerous awards. With her finger firmly on the pulse of the wine industry, Emma has been selected as a judge for many wine shows including Young Gun of Wine Awards, South Australia’s Hot 100, Drink Easy Awards, WAGFG WA Wine Awards, Langton’s Margaret River Wine Show, James Halliday Cabernet Challenge and Australian Chenin Blanc Challenge. She was also awarded 2017 Sommelier of the Year at the WA Good Food Guide awards and Sommelier of the Year at the 2019 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant awards.
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Xanadu Vinework Semillon 2023

Pale and restrained citrus, fresh hay and lemon sherbet. This wine is all about brightness, minerality and energy – crunchy...
VW SBS

Xanadu Vinework Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2023

A slight whiff of smoke and flint on the nose followed by lean tropical fruits, fresh lemongrass and just ripe...
NV XAN CHA

Xanadu Chardonnay 2023

Almond meal, flint and fresh orchard fruits on the nose, followed by a riot of classic Gin Gin clone characters...
C SHZ

Xanadu Circa 77 Shiraz 2021

Lifted, fragrant and vivid with plenty of red/black fruits, fennel and warm spice. A component was fermented on Viognier skins...
Castelli Estate Chardonnay

Castelli Estate Great Southern Chardonnay 2023

A wine that speaks of the 2023 season in the Great Southern, which long and cool. Fruit from Albany, Denmark...
Coughlan Estate Chardonnay

Coughlan Estate Chardonnay 2023

Bright and expressive. There is sunshine on the fruit, yet it is poised with plenty of taut acidity that keeps...
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Frazer Woods Shiraz 2020

This is made from estate grown fruit in Wilyabrup by John Frazer – the master of sparkling wine making in...
Coughlan Estate Reserve Syrah()

Coughlan Estate Syrah Reserve 2022

Made by Bruce Dukes and Remi Guise, this excites me before I even taste the wine. Those two certainly know...
WALBURRA Cabernet Final NV

Walburra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

This is an incredibly elegant and ethereal style of Cabernet from the Wilyabrup region of Margaret River. Layered cassis, fresh...
Passel Estate Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2021

Bright and energetic showing pink grapefruit, flint and saline minerality. A delicate and taut feel, reflective of vintage with purity...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Leafy aromatics, just starting to show some secondary characters such as tobacco and pencil box, supported by dark, inky cassis...
Castelli Estate Il Liris Chardonnay ()

Castelli Estate Il Liris Chardonnay Denmark 2021

Powerful and impressive array of aromatics here – stonefruit, cheesecloth, citrus and nougat. The fruit is very complete and saturating...
Sweetwater Cabernet Sauvignon Hunter Valley

Sweetwater Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

A complex and evolving wine with some secondary notes such as leather, tobacco and tea leavessitting comfortably alongside the forest...
Sweetwater Shiraz A

Sweetwater Shiraz 2010

Beautiful, perfumed aromatics showing liquorice, sweet damp earth and violets. The mouthfeel issilky and long with savoury tannins and vibrant...
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Pas Touche Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

This wine is super bright and grapey, with an intense youthful vibrancy and plenty of energy. There is a refreshing...
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Pas Touche Pinot Gris 2023

Slightly hazy hue to this unfined and unfiltered expression of Pinot Gris. Plenty of pear and spice with some creamy...
Castelli Riesling

Castelli Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2023

Very expressive with bright notes of talc, lime zest and subtle florals. The palate has intense drive and refreshing acidity....
Castelli Riesling

Castelli Estate Riesling Porongurup 2018

How delightful to see Riesling released at almost 6 years of age. This is in an excellent drinking window –...
Marri Wood Park Chenin

Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2022

From a biodynamic vineyard in Yallingup, there is a gorgeous lift of warm lemon skin, nashi pear and sweet white...
Vermentino

Heartland Vermentino 2023

Bright and lifted with warm lemon skin, sea spray and coastal herbs. A vibrant and pure palateoffering plenty of refreshing...
DOLCETTO

Heartland Dolcetto 2022

A soft and supple expression of this variety, morello cherry, thyme and delicate spice with finelywoven tannins and bright, expressive...
Tempranilo

La Kooki Las Piedras Tempranillo 2021

Dark cola, sarsaparilla and spice. There is a rusticity to this wine that I love; blood, earth and savoury  with...
LK Temp Geo

La Kooki TempTino 2023

An unusual blend of Tempranillo and Vermentino come together here, to create a fragrant, medium  bodied wine with plenty of...
Boya Chardonnay

La Kooki Boya Chardonnay 2021

There’s a lot to love about this wine. Gingin clone Chardonnay at its finest, offering pink grapefruit,  sea spray, oyster...

Stories

The KP Naturally wines are made by Katie Priscilla Kerrigan under the watchful eye of her father Michael. These wines...
XanaduChardnyReserve

Xanadu Brings out the Big Guns

Over the years the quality and consistency of Xanadu has gone from strength to strength, under the watchful eye and...
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