MINISTRY OF CLOUDS

by Bert Wiggers | May 1, 2023

This brilliant wine is made from fruit from the Frecyinet Vineyard on the east coast of Tasmania. It starts out smoky, complex and a touch mysterious, but with some air it really blossoms; showing off some nutty and riper peach notes, but all backed by strong acidity....

PARISH VINEYARD

by Bert Wiggers | Apr 30, 2023

COAL RIVER VALLEY Just 30kms north east of Hobart in the Coal River Valley we discovered this unique site. Sitting below the imposing Mount Lord, with views over Pitt Water, the property is beautiful, rugged and somewhat daunting. Proprietor, Robert Hill Smith and...

DALRYMPLE VINEYARDS

by nicole | Apr 26, 2023

Pipers River in the Tamar Valley is where the good stuff grows. Imagine – bald, windswept hills, ancient gum trees leaning at angles, roaring north west gales with sideways rain, fluttering wildflowers, and wheeling eagles. This is wild...

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...