CLARENCE HOUSE ESTATE

by nicole | Apr 24, 2023

COAL RIVER VALLEY, Winemaker David Kilpatrick The Clarence House Estate vineyard was planted in 1998. Located in the foothills of the Meehan Ranges, halfway between Hobart and the Coal Valley, the property boasts ideal dermosol soils from Jurassic dolerite and basalt...

MANIA

by nicole | Apr 19, 2023

TAMAR VALLEY, Winemaker Jim Chatto 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 and Daisy left Tasmania for the Hunter Valley but began the...

APSLEY GORGE VINEYARD

by Bert Wiggers | Mar 23, 2023

EAST COAST, Winemaker Brian Franklin Former Abalone diver and Lobster fisherman Brian Franklin planted Apsley Gorge with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in the early 1990’s. Situated in the Apsley Valley about 14 kilometres from the township of Bicheno, Tasmania, the...

SPRING VALE WINES

by TomH-7214 | Mar 23, 2023

EAST COAST Continuing in the tradition of hard work and innovation established by William Lyne in 1826, Rodney and Lyn Lyne have planted 14.5 hectares of wine grapes at Spring Vale, principally Pinot Noir. The vineyard began in 1986 when a small area of 0.8...

BLACKJACK WINES

by Bert Wiggers | Feb 24, 2023

BENDIGO BlackJack Wines is named for an American sailor who jumped ship during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. In search of his fortune, BlackJack found his way to the Castlemaine Goldfields and into the history of this region, with a road adjacent to BlackJack...