Three Willows Vineyard is a boutique family owned & operated vineyard, ideally situated for cool climate viticulture at lat. 41º S, elevation 200-250m, on a gentle north-facing slope with free draining 'terra rosa' basalt soil rich in ironstone. Typically, most of the rainfall occurs in late winter and spring followed by a dry summer and autumn – perfect for premium quality fruit.
The first vines were planted in spring 2003, with Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris being the main varieties, followed by plantings of the rare French hybrid Baco Noir in 2005.
Bangor is a 6,200 hectare property that was farmed as early as the 1830’s for supplying beef to the Port Arthur Settlement, and has been cared for by the Dunbabin family since the 1890’s. With over 5,100 hectares of native forests and wetlands, 35 kilometers of coastline and 2,100 hectares of private conservation reserve, caring for the environment is our way of life here at Bangor.
This extends into everything we do in our 4 hectare vineyard. All of our vines are hand-tended, and our grapes hand-picked. At vintage you will find three generations of the Dunbabin family working side by side. Our site has well drained clay-loam soil over ancient dolerite rock, which combined with a northerly aspect, provides perfect growing conditions for premium quality cool climate Tasmanian wine.
Our award-winning cellar door, Bangor Vineyard Shed, is located 35 minutes from Hobart Airport and 45 minutes from Hobart CBD, on Tasmania's tourist route to Port Arthur. We are open 7 days a week for wine tastings and light meals. Overlooking the vineyard and beautiful Blackman Bay, you will enjoy fine wine, premium Tasmanian produce, and a warm rural welcome that will make you want to stay a while.
At the wild, southern edge of our continent, there’s a pristine wilderness
perfect for premium wine. This is why we exist, to invite explorers to discover cool climate Tasmanian wines.
Coles-owned brand.
Planted in 1973 on Tasmania’s east coast, Bream Creek is one of the state’s oldest vineyards. The original 5 hectares consisted mainly of Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller plantings of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer.
After purchasing the property in August 1990, Fred’s priority was to increase Pinot Noir plantings and introduce Sauvignon Blanc and Schonburger (the first commercial plantings in the Southern Hemisphere of this rare German varietal). With his dedication and passion, this pristine vineyard is now a 7.5 hectare showcase of grape varieties ideally suited to the cool maritime climate of East coast Tasmania.
Marion Bay is steeped in history. Bream Creek Vineyard overlooks the place where Abel Tasman first landed in 1642 to collect water and to plant the Dutch flag. Later in 1772, French Navigator Marion du Fresne anchored his ships Mascarin and Castries in what is now known as Marion Bay.
Today, the Bream Creek district is a rural area with a small but thriving coastal community, well known for its painters, sculptors, fine furniture makers, jewellers and potters. Bream Creek Vineyard forms an integral part of this passionate rural mosaic.
Broad Arrow Wines is a Tasmanian label from Spikey Bridge Vineyard, situated in the idyllic wine growing area of Launceston’s Tamar Valley, Tasmania. The Vineyard currently produces two Tasmanian wine labels, Spikey Bridge (our Flagship wines) and Broad Arrow.
Cape Bernier is a family owned and operated property dedicated to the production of fine wine. Located on the slopes of an ancient volcanic range with expansive ocean views and modulating sea breezes, Cape Bernier's maritime climate and rich soils provide the ideal growing conditions for cool climate varietal wines. Our long, slow ripening period in cool, dry, sunny condition produces wine with intense fruit flavours and high natural acids.
Established in 1998, the vineyard has 4 ha under vine producing Pinot Noir (50%), Chardonnay (25%) & Pinot Gris (25%) grapes. Our Chardonnay displays citrus and stone fruit, Pinot Gris apple, pear and honey, while our Pinot Noir is elegant, perfumed and spicy with berry, dark plum and savoury spice characters. Our sparkling wines, made in the méthode traditionelle, are dominated by fresh fruit characters, crisp acidity and smooth creamy bubbles – heavenly!
Our approach to wine-making is simple – that of minimalist intervention. We believe that growing the best quality grapes will produce the best quality wines. Using the best of both old and new world methods our wines are made to showcase the intense and zesty fruit flavours unique to Cape Bernier.
Chartley Estate is a 7-hectare family owned and run vineyard. It is situated in Northern Tasmania overlooking the waters of the Tamar River. It is a cool climate vineyard producing typically cool climate wines. It is a medal winning vineyard. Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc complete the vineyard varieties. All vines are hand pruned and picked for premium quality. Chartley Estate wines are of export standards and can be delivered anywhere in the world.
With 25 years of winemaking experience, Jim Chatto is also a senior wine show judge with over 18 years of experience across both regional and capital city shows, currently he is Chairman of the National Wine Show. In 1998 Jim moved to Tasmania as the inaugural winemaker for Rosevears Estate in the Tamar Valley. He fell in love with Tasmanian Pinot Noir, and a Tasmanian. In 2000 Jim left Tasmania for the Hunter Valley but began the Chatto label to continue his affair with Tasmanian Pinot Noir. Jim then spent the next six years searching for the perfect vineyard site. Warm, well-drained but in a very cool region, right on the edge of viticultural possibility. Planting began in 2007 and our first vintage from Isle Vineyard (2012) was released in 2013. In 2014 we released two wines - one exclusively from our vineyard known as Isle and the other a Huon Valley Pinot introducing a small amount of fruit from neighbouring vineyards in the mix with our own.
The name is inherited from a local heritage house, Clarence House which has also been owned and managed by the Kilpatrick family since 1993. Clarence House was build in the 1832, having recently celebrated its 178 years old and is the twelfth oldest house in Australia.
The house and vineyard face opposite each other in the Clarence Plains valley, with the vineyard being situated on the western slopes to catch the early morning sun.
We're rewriting the rules of sparkling wine.
The combination of creativity and courage is at the heart of Clover Hill.
For the last 40 years, from our home in Lebrina, Tasmania, we have been redefining Australian premium sparkling wine.
We have long been one of the few sparkling houses solely producing wines using methode traditionelle. Now, it is our multi-vintage philosophy that anchors us. Our multi-vintage approach delivers a consistent house style that embodies freshness, character, and vibrancy.
The first "Old Block" of vines at Coal Valley Vineyard was first planted in 1991 by Drs. Margaret and Gradon Johnston who recognized a good vineyard site when they saw one. Twenty years later the vineyard, with steep slopes facing due north, has a steady track record of producing award winning, elegant, true cool climate wines. Under new management since 2017, the new owners are excited about growing the business and producing the highest possible quality cool climate wines with a focus on Pinot, Sparkling and Tempranillo.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] One of the oldest and largest family-owned vineyard estates in the Yarra Valley, Coombe Farm is still owned
by the descendants of Melbourne’s own Dame Nellie Melba, the Vestey family. Coombe Farm is the place for premium viticulture,
delicious regional wines and a relaxing Tasting Room experience.
Tasmania's rugged coastal beauty and cool climate terrain first ignited a passionate pursuit to craft the perfect single site wines back in 1987, well before the rest of the world caught on. Such inspired the founding of Dalrymple Vineyards on the sloping hills of Pipers River, overlooking Bass Strait. Since then, people around the world have fallen in love with the Tasmanian landscape, wild and breathtaking, and the finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that thrives here. From every patch of land comes the demand for meticulous attention that, when granted, awards exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines perfectly reflective of the pristine beauty of every single site. Mother Nature calls the shots, and you can taste it.
Darlington Vineyard is situated on a 2 hectare site located a kilometre from the sheltered waters of Prosser Bay on Tasmania’s Freycinet coast.
The vineyard takes its name from the historical settlement of Darlington on nearby Maria Island; the site of an audacious vineyard experiment established in 1885 and abandoned a decade later.
The dry east coast conditions and the hungry soil provide Darlington with its unique terroir. Personal attention to each vine and low cropping rates ensure small berries and intense flavours in our elegant cool climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc.
Quality and innovation have always been the driving forces behind winemakers Peter Dawson and Tim James.
The grapes are grown on the Meadowbank vineyard, which is located approximately 60 kms north west of Hobart. Its rugged topography is bounded by the fast flowing, pristine waters of the Derwent river.
Plantings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were first made in 1987. Vineyard patches selected for Dawson & James wines were planted in 1989 and vine age plays an important part in flavour development and the balance of the fruit.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] Cornwall Vineyard is on the homestead of Alec and Peta Harper's property, near Cambridge on Richmond Road in Coal River Valley, Tasmania.
6-10 Steele St, Devonport TAS, TAS, 7310, Australia
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Brand owned by the Goodstone Group from Northern Tasmania.
Frenchman’s Cap Winery sources fruit from Tasmania to produce outstanding, value-for-money wines that truly represent Tasmania. Winemaker, Julian Alcorso, is recognised as one of the pioneers of modern-day Tasmanian winemaking, making his first wines from the family vineyard, Moorilla Estate, in 1978. Julian nurtured the family business to be one of the state’s premier wineries and tourist attractions before moving to the Tamar Valley to establish Tamar Ridge Wines in 1998. In 2001 he left to establish Winemaking Tasmania. Julian is a multi-award winner and in 1994 was named in the top 12 winemakers in Australia and later selected in the Gourmet Traveller Wine Magazine’s Winemaker of the Year awards 2009.
Frogmore Creek’s winemaking approach has been to "let the fruit do the talking". Our wines are fruit-driven with only enough additional intervention, oak particularly, to provide subtle complexity and enhancement to the basic fruit flavours. Generally, we do not promote malolactic fermentation in our white wines, which means that the fruit flavours are prominent and acidity remains relatively high. Both these factors mean that the wines are clean, fresh and tight in structure. We believe that such wines go very well with food and age elegantly over a long period. Our reds are made with conventional hand plunging in small batches or pumping over in larger quantities. Pressings are important to final wine structure and are always included. Similarly to the whites, our reds are fruit driven with French oak treatment intended to be just sufficient to provide balance and complexity.
Gala currently produces fine wool from non-mulesed multi-purpose merinos, prime lambs, vegetable seed, pasture seed, cereals and poppies. In 2007 the decision was made to plant a vineyard at Gala and take advantage of Tasmania’s growing reputation as a premium cool climate wine region. Several successful vineyards have been flourishing in the Cranbrook area since the early 1980’s.
In a changing climatic, economic and ethical environment, farming practices and enterprise selection must adapt for a property to remain sustainable. At Gala we endeavour to meet all of these challenges to ensure another 8 generations of our family can have the opportunity to caretaking this beauitful land.
Ghost Rock Vineyard, situated 10 minutes east of Devonport on Tasmania's Central North Coast,offers a modern cellar door experience. You can taste, enjoy and purchase our wines including our famous Tasmanian Pinot Chardonnay Sparkling (Catherine). We also produce Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Rose.
Owners Cate and Colin Arnold invite you to visit and sample their award winning Tasmanian wines while taking in the tranquil vineyard and countryside views to Bass Strait.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] Bordered by the stunning Pipers River, Gryphonwood's 73 acres comprises roughly half workable land, half bushland and river gorge. The river blocks are at 260m above sea-level, while the topmost vines are at 310m, making Gryphonwood one of Tasmania's higher vineyards. Our height above sea-level will impact on our wine styles. Each growing season in Tasmania is unique, and the seasons will dictate to us the style of fruit we can produce.
Home Hill is an award winning Winery and Restaurant less than 30 minutes drive from Hobart. For many we are the country retreat lost in the Huon Valley, surrounded by vineyard and countryside, with magnificent views of Mt. Wellington and Sleeping Beauty.
Home Hill is very much a family boutique vineyard. Our production is modest but our wines are gold medal/trophy winners. Our most successful win was the prestigious Jimmy Watson Trophy for the 2014 Home Hill Kelly’s Reserve Pinot Noir.
Home Hill produces Sparkling wines, Sylvaner, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Rosé, Pinot Noir and late harvest dessert wine.
Iron Pot Bay Vineyard is located at 703 Rowella Road, Rowella, in the Tamar Valley, approximately 50 minutes drive north of the centre of Launceston.
Our vineyard is 10 hectares in size and we grow Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Riesling and Pinot Meunier.
Our vineyard was planted at Rowella on the western side of the Tamar River.
GPS: -41° 10' 36.82", +146° 54' 47.94"
Jansz Tasmania is a luxury sparkling wine house, solely devoted to the art of sparkling winemaking since 1986.
Location is integral to growing outstanding fruit and only Tasmania can boast such idyllic conditions. Put simply, it is the perfect place to craft premium sparkling wines.
By allowing nature to do the work, our wines are naturally expressive of our Tasmanian home and its pure, pristine environment.
Undeniably Tasmanian. Unmistakably Jansz.
Kate Hill came to Tasmania in 2006 to fulfil her ambition of making some of Australia’s best, world class, cool climate wines
Not only is Tasmania Australia’s most picturesque, best kept secret, but its gentle climate is ideal for the propagation of some of Australia’s most succulent fruit and bountiful vines – and so ideal for the production of fine wines. Kate is keen to make the most of Tasmania’s superb cool climate fruit by producing high quality wines that everyone will remember and enjoy.
Kate is no stranger to the world of wine. For more than ten years she has been making wine in some of the world’s prime wine-making regions including South Australia, France, California and Chile. She was an executive winemaker with Orlando Wyndham for four years at their Riverina winery and has a number of gold medal wines to her credit. Kate’s experience in Tasmania includes working with Stefano Lubiana Wines and work with contract winemaker Winemaking Tasmania. She has established herself as a wine consultant and educator at Hobart’s Drysdale Institute and has now embarked as an independent winemaker. Her first two solo vintages won wide acclaim, including the Trophy for Best Wine of Show for her 2008 Pinot Noir at the 2010 Tasmanian Wine Show.
Having made her new home in Tasmania, Kate is now expanding her business. She began by producing a Riesling and Pinot Noir but her range will expand to include a sparkling Pinot-Chardonnay and a Cabernet Merlot.
Kelvedon is a historic East Coast Property owned and managed by
the Cotton family since 1829. The Kelvedon vineyards produces Pinot and Sauvignon Blanc. Kelvedon has traditionally been a fine wool sheep property with some cropping and these operations still continue.
[This winery is permanently closed.]
Lalla Gully vineyard lies at the same latitude and longitude to Clover Hill in north east Tasmania. Established in 1992 and later purchased by Taltarni in 1998, Lalla Gully is dedicated to producing cool climate aromatic white varieties.
Milton Vineyard was first farmed in 1826 initially for fine Tasmanian wool but is now producing fine cool climate wines. We are located at 42 Degrees South on the dry sunny Freycinet Coast of Tasmania. The grapes are grown on free draining red loam liberally sprinkled with dolerite rocks.
Tasmania lends itself to boutique vineyards. Our vineyard has a unique micro-climate that suits the ancient grape Pinot Noir. Also in our 13 hectare vineyard are plantings of the aromatics Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Gewurztraminer. Our focus is on producing small quantities of handmade wine. Close attention is paid to every detail in the vineyard and the wines represent this exacting work.
Moores Hill is a boutique family operated wine producer located in the beautiful Tamar Valley, Tasmania. We specialise in estate grown cool climate wines of depth and personailty. Stylistically, our aim is to produce wines with subtle varietal character, perfect ripeness, elegant structure and natural balance.
[This winery is permanently closed.] Motton Terraces is an award winning, family operated, true cool-climate vineyard and winery located in North West Tasmania.
The vineyard was established in 1990 and sits tucked into the bush 4.5 km from the township of North Motton.
Owners Jenny and Flemming Aaberg do everything from growing the grapes, making the wine to marketing.
The Ossa wines journey began in 2017 when Rod and Cecile Roberts purchased their 100-hectare farm on the East Coast of Tasmania. Parcels of land in this revered wine growing appellation are tightly held and rarely become available. Captivated by the wild, ancient landscape they knew instinctively that they had found their site. Committed to a sustainable business model, the Belbrook farm is entirely off-grid and seeks to maintain a carbon positive status.
Ossa wines made their inaugural release in 2022 and are highly sought after for their consummate craftsmanship and limited releases. Born from respect and reverence for the land, and as the result of wonderful collaborations, Ossa wines are a reflection of all those involved in bringing them to life.
Pages Creek is a 12 acre vineyard established in 1999 by Peter Lowrie in undulating countryside in the Coal River Valley near Hobart, Tasmania. Named after the creek that runs through their 50 acre property, the varieties grown are four of the world's most noble varieties - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The Pembroke Vineyard is located at the entrance to the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania on approximately one hectare.
The vineyard predominantly grows Pinot Noir along with a very small range of classic white varieties including Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc. The vineyard is a certified plot and has produced clonal material for distribution to the fledgling Tasmanian wine industry in its establishment phase. The vineyard was established in 1980.
Pembroke Vineyard is one of the oldest in the Coal River Valley. Pembroke Wines specialises in Pinot Noir and produces Gold Medal quality wine. It is owned by the McKay and Hawker families and is situated on land bought by the McKay's in 1848.
Kreglinger, founded in 1797 by brothers George and Christian Kreglinger, is a family company, which holds registration number one recorded in Antwerp.
In 2000, Kreglinger (Australia) Pty Ltd, owned by the Launceston based de Moor family, diversified into wine production and the year following took majority ownership of Pipers Brook Vineyard which was established in 1974.
Pipers Brook Vineyard has a history that encompasses 50 years as a modern pioneer of the Tasmanian fine wine industry, and today produces Pipers Brook Estate, Ninth Island and Kreglinger Sparkling wines, with Kreglinger and the de Moor family at the helm.
POOLEY WINES has an historical property and two separate vineyards in the Coal River Valley in southern Tasmania. The Coal River Valley has developed a worldwide reputation, and is ideally suited, for the production of cool-climate wines such as Pinot, Riesling and Chardonnay.
Relbia Estate sources fruit from the southern end of the
Tamar Valley, ten kilometres south of the historic
City of Launceston in Tasmania. This family owned vineyard produces elegant cool climate wines showing crisp acidity, complexity and intensity - ready to drink now or aged by cellar.
Resolution Vineyard is one of Tasmania's southern most vineyards in Australia, providing excellent conditions for producing cool climate wines. Situated in the Vineyard, Resolution Vineyard House provides comfortable accommodation for visitors looking to relax and recharge, with breathtaking views of Mount Wellington, D'Entrecasteux Channel, Adventure Bay and Bruny Island.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] After many years in the wine trade as a grower, manager, owner and viticulturalist, it was, I concluded, time for me to enter the ring and lose some serious money by sharing my passion for wine and launching my own range. This range is tailored to my thoughts on what comprises the ideal drinking experience for each variety. I hope you will find them to your taste too.
Riversdale Estate is located in the Coal River Valley and lies in the shadow of the famous UTAS radio telescope. The Coal River Valley enjoys wonderfully mild and dry weather during the ripening season between December and April, and is quickly becoming recognized for the reliability and quality of its wines. Riversdale Estate produces single-vineyard wines; Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sparkling, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris.
We practice sustainable viticulture. With the magnificent radio telescope towering in the landscape, Riversdale Estate turned to the cosmos for inspiration when naming their range of ultra premium cool climate wines!
ROSLYN 1823 is a permaculture-based vineyard integrated into our 30 Ha farm in the Coal River Valley in South Eastern Tasmania. Our viticultural approach is guided by the three main Ethics (earth care, people care and fair share) and 12 Principles of permaculture (Observe and interact; Catch and store energy; Obtain a yield; Apply self-regulation and accept feedback; Use and value renewable resources and services; Produce no waste; Design from patterns to details; Integrate rather than segregate; Use small and slow solutions; Use and value diversity; Use edges and value the marginal; Creatively use and respond to change).
Vigneron and owner Andrew Palmer has studied and applied permaculture and Natural Sequence Farming techniques for over a decade.
Permaculture ethics and principles, sustainability and environmental friendliness guide our approach to vineyard management. We use organic compost and mulching, a range of biological fertilisers, chickens and ducks for pest control, and sheep and alpacas for weed control to complement our standard viticultural practices. Irrigation is kept to a minimum, ensuring true flavours the reflect the nature of our terroir.
At harvest, the grapes are hand-picked, selecting only the highest quality bunches to go into producing our premium wines. Our wine maker, Robbie Drew from Tea Tree, employs his 30 years’ experience to ensure that the flavours nurtured in the Roslyn 1823 vineyard are captured in each bottle of our Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris.
Small Wonder is family owned, intent on reducing its impact on the environment, respecting the land, supporting communities, and celebrating Tasmania. Nestled within native bushland on the Western Ridge of the Tamar Valley the 20 hectares of vines were first established in 1998 and as of 2022, the vineyard was certified organic. Predominantly Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with smaller plantings of Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Sauvignon Blanc, the resulting Small Wonder wines have grace, elegance, and texture.
Formally known as Goaty Hill.
Spring Vale is situated at Cranbrook, north of Swansea on Tasmania's Freycinet Coast. The Freycinet Coast could otherwise be described as the mid East Coast, and Spring Vale is about in the middle of that.Continuing in the tradition of hard work and innovation established by William Lyne in 1826, Rodney and Lyn Lyne have planted 6.6 hectares of wine grapes at Spring Vale, principally Pinot Noir. The vineyard began in 1986, when a small area of two acres was planted to Pinot Noir. Further plantings were made in the following years: firstly, more Pinot Noir, then Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer, followed by Pinot Gris in 1996. In 2000, more Pinot Noir and a splash of Pinot Meunier was planted.In June 2007, Spring Vale purchased a neighbouring farm, "Melrose". The purpose of this purchase was to enable decent amounts of a lighter red to be produced, with the first "Melrose" Pinot Noir being the 2008 Vintage.The acquisition of "Melrose" brings the total production in a normal year to 120 tonnes. "Melrose" was planted in 1998 to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, and in 2008, another hectare of Gewürztraminer was planted at "Melrose".
Stargazer pays tribute to Abel Tasman, who as an explorer and navigator, must have spent a fair amount of time gazing towards the heavens. Tasman, a Dutchman under the employ of the United East India Company was the first European to sight Tasmania (on 24 November 1642) and then the South Island of New Zealand, nineteen days later on 13 December.
At its highest point the vineyard is only 30 meters above sea level, with the lowest being less than 10 meters, and it is less than 1 kilometre from the Tamar River.
We have 0.75 of a hectare of Chardonnay, 3.2 hectares of Pinot Noir and 0.2 of a hectare of recently planted Grüner Veltliner for a total of 4.2 hectares. The rows run north/south and have a row spacing of 2.2 meters and the vines are 1.2m apart giving a density of 4500 vines per hectare.
The spur pruned vines are treated individually in relation to the crop they carry. We never have more than two bunches of grapes per shoot and any vines that are weaker will only have 1 bunch per shoot which results in us averaging 1.5 bunches per shoot or 4.5 tonnes per hectare.
We are very conscious of our environment; we use minimal sprays and have not used herbicides for 3 years. We have begun to use some biodynamic preparations on the soil in an effort to build soil health which we believe will result in increased vine health.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] ur boutique, multi award-winning cool climate vineyard is located in Tasmania’s south eastern wine region. This location is privileged to enjoy an ideal location and environment for making exceptional wines. Sugarloaf Ridge’s cool maritime influenced climate provides for a long growing, slow maturing season which develops low yielding, balanced fruit with intense berry flavours.
All our grapes are lovingly tendered and hand-picked allowing for minimal spoilage to realise their full potential. Our wines are individually crafted by one of Australia's most recognised winemakers – Julian Alcorso and his team – who have over 30 years experience making award-winning Tasmanian wines.
[This winery may no longer be operating.] Located below Mt Wellington, Summerleas enjoys an especially cool mesoclimate. The black cracking clay soil over dolerite is highly regarded for viticulture, especially for chardonnay and pinot noir.
Traditionally a sheep grazing property, the passion for growing fine wool, ultimately lead to the desire to produce fine wine. Established in 1998, the vineyard is positioned on a hill above the 1860’s homestead. A mixture of ironstone and red clay loam exists over most of the site with the merlot section planted in a black clay loam.
A north east facing slope was chosen for the vineyard site with good cold air drainage down towards the river, thus reducing the risk of frost but exposing it to maxim sunlight hours, essential for the long slow ripening of cool climate wines. Vine rows running north to south allow full sun exposure, ensuring ripe full flavoured fruit. Our small vineyard (2.5ha) is planted with 16,000 vines and this high density planting is designed to produce low yields of exceptional quality. Only 350 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon and 250 cases of Riesling are made each year.
Tiger Ranch was established in 1975 when my grandfather, Tom, visited the site of our new farm at Narrawa Road, at Wilmot on the North West Coast of Tasmania. He was beguiled by stories of early farming pioneers recounting stories of catching Tasmanian Tigers in and around the area. Although believed extinct from the region, some of the stories so amused Tom that the family dairy farm was nicknamed Tiger Ranch, and since then all farming pursuits have been under the Tiger Ranch Agriculture banner and also including Awarran Park.
Two Bud Spur is one of a small group of vineyards in the Huon Valley that together make up the most southerly wine region in Australia. Our vines were planted in 1996 on a premium north facing site in Gardners Bay, Tasmania. The vineyard was purchased by marine biologists Craig Mundy and Karen Miller in August, 2006 and we released our first wines under our new Two Bud Spur Label in 2007.
Broadview Estate and Viridian Wines are located in Granton in the Derwent Valley wine region of Southern Tasmania and are owned by Lyn and Michael Rochford.
White Rock is a boutique vineyard situated in Kimberley 30kms south of Devonport on the banks of the Mersey River. The northerly aspect and cool nights creates an ideal climate for the development of intense and lasting flavours.
In the early 1800's, as much of Tasmania was still undergoing European settlement, a young marine, Private Hugh Germain, would travel into unexplored areas around Hobart Town to hunt wallaby for food for the townsfolk.
In his saddle bags he carried two books, The Holy Bible and The Arabian Knights. He used these books to name many of the places where he would camp on his hunting expeditions. Hence within close proximity, you will find Jerusalem, Jericho, River Jordan, Lake Tiberius and of course Bagdad.
The warm, open Bagdad valley soon became famous for its ability to grow many fruits such as apples, pears and stone fruits. Unfortunately there is very little water in the valley, and the area often experiences summer droughts, which led to these orchards failing after successive poor seasons. After this foray, the open grasslands became a place for grazing sheep.
In the mid 1980's we purchased a 4ha lot of land, which had been a part of the old Winstead Farm. We felt this would be an ideal place for vines. With the subdivision of the original farm, the lots were connected to the local council reticulated water scheme, meaning the terroir of the original orchards was a thing of the past. Frost was the next enemy to combat, but after taking numerous measurements and talking to some of the older inhabitants of the valley we discovered the slopes we owned were relatively frost-free. This was definitely more good luck than good management.
So in 1989 we planted a small test patch of 50 Pinot Noir vines. In 1990 we added a further 4000 vines. The die was cast. The original vineyard of 1.5ha was planted to Pinot Noir and Riesling.
In 1993 we purchased a further parcel of land 500 metres further up the valley and planted a further 1.5ha to Pinot, Sauvignon Blanc and a small test patch of Merlot. This year we will be planting a small test plot of Shiraz, which will be very interesting.
Our boutique vineyard and cellar door lies amidst the hills of the West Tamar Valley wine route between Exeter and Beaconsfield.
During the Permian age (286-245 Myr) this part of the earth suffered under a cold, glacial climate. Pebbles and limestone were deposited, which formed the rolling hill country and created a unique terroir for our vineyard.
Clean fresh air, sunny north facing slopes, and careful attention to detail enables us to grow premium fruit from which our cool climate speciality wines are hand crafted.
The name Winter Brook comes from the brook which divides two parts of our land in winter time. The tree resembles the northerly wind; the perfect condition for grape vines!
[This winery may no longer be operating.] Hand-crafted using fruit from low yielding vines, the wine has been caressed and nurtured to bottle with minimal wine-making inputs - no filtering, no fining, no fuss. Just careful attention to detail and a desire to allow the full expression of the vineyard shine through in your glass.
