Emma Farrelly has her finger firmly on the pulse of Perth’s wine industry. Emma’s unrivalled passion for the industry has time and time again produced award-winning wine lists across top venues in Perth and now finds herself at the Wine Helm of Perth’s iconic heritage listed hospitality mecca, State Buildings.

Her contagious dedication to breathing new life into Perth’s wine scene led to her being awarded Gourmet Traveller’s Sommelier of the Year 2019, the first Western Australian recipient. This award not only recognised Farrelly’s 16-year dedication to the wine and service industry, but that Perth, under her matriarchal guidance, has become a haven for wine lovers.

We love that Emma is firmly committed to the future of Australia’s wine industry, regularly featured on many boards, committees and judging panels as well as championing for biodynamic farming and a strong focus on celebrating small producers.

For Emma, a wine needs to have a place and a story to earn a spot on her famed lists and focuses on the small details about regions and/or producers because she feels that’s what drives people to a wine and how they remember it by. Therefore, we couldn’t think of a better person to call on to create a Mixed Pack of some of their favourite wines for Sometimes Always, and keeping in true spirit, has chosen six wines that sing praise of WA’s diverse array of hidden gem producers, from the Perth Hills to the Great Southern.

The jewel in the Perth wine crown.

Emma has also kindly given us insight in why she chose these particular wines and some of the stories of where and how she discovered them.