Our History
There are few greater pleasures in life than opening and sharing a good bottle of wine. It lures us into a new world of discovery and ignites our senses. It creates a fascinating path for wine lovers to search for excellence, knowledge and pleasure on their wine drinking journeys. Our hope is that you discover Westend Estate wines as a worthy companion on this happy endless journey.
Westend Estate was established by Francesco and Elizabeth Calabria, newly arrived migrants from Italy in 1927. They purchased a five acre block of land at the Western end of the township, Griffith in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
The winery became known as Calabria Wines, now owned and operated by their son, Bill Calabria. In 1974, Bill changed the name to Westend Estate Wines with the aim of increasing the quality and range of wines offered by the winery.
As testimony to the success, Westend Estate Wines have been honoured with many medals and trophies from major Australian and International Wine Shows. Westend Estate was one of the first to consistently win gold medals from Riverina fruit particularly from red wines.
Established in 1945, our aim is to deliver unique and memorable wines with honour and passion.