2forty9 Wine Farm
Pinot Noir is the fifth most crushed wine grape in Australia. Warm climate vignerons will tell you it's the most crushing grape of all. But Campania's Tracy and Malcolm Green will have none of that talk. Since 2016, they've put all their vineyard eggs in the one basket. They've planted and manage only Pinot Noir.
It's a sign of the times. Tasmania has become this country's Pinot Central. In 2024 and 2025, the State's vineyards processed around 14 percent of Australia's total Pinot Noir harvest – the largest share by any single region, apart from the Riverland (which also processed 14 percent).
2forty9 Wine Farm at Wattlebanks on White Kangaroo Road is home to 3.5ha of Pinot Noir. The Green family has worked the property's free‑draining, rocky duplex soils since 1954.
Following the passing of family matriarch Lois Green OAM in December 2022, the third and fourth generations are continuing the valley story – Malcolm and Tracy Green, along with their children Hunter and Havana.
Nothing happens quickly in this part of the Coal River Valley.
Patience and Pinot Noir go hand-in-hand. The vineyard's first plantings in 2016 and 2017 have had several additions over the years. December 2025 saw another 4000 vines established. The Greens report MV6 and Abel are their top performers to date, but these are early days.
The vineyard's first vintage in 2021 marked the beginning of a valued working relationship between the Green family and veteran Tea Tree winemaker, Robert Drew. He's been growing Pinot Noir since 1992.
"The secret to successful winemaking is getting it right in the vineyard," Drew says.
And on wine farms too.
Watch this space.
Key details:
Malcolm Green: owner/operator
Tracy Green: owner/operator
Robert Drew: contract winemaker, Drew Wines
Vineyard/cellar door address:
249 White Kangaroo Road, Campania TAS 7029
No vineyard cellar door.
Telephone:
+61 (0) 458 102 159
Email:
wines@2forty9.com
Website:
www.2forty9.com
Tasmanian viticulture takes place within a diverse mix of soil types and microclimates.
Climate data* for sites in the Coal River Valley highlight the wide diversity of growing conditions here. Six Friends (MJT 15.9°C; 786 GDD); Pooley Cooinda Vale (MJT 16.8°C; 929 GDD); SISU (MJT 16.8°C; 929 GDD) figure among the coolest sites.
Richmond Park Estate and Strelley Farm Estate (both MJT 18.0°C; 1189 GDD) are considered to be among the warmest, along with Coal Valley Vineyard and Cross Rivulet Winery (both MJT 17.9°C; 1185 GDD).
Vineyard sites on the Australian mainland are far warmer than those in Tasmania.
South Australia's Piccadilly Valley* (MJT 20.4°C; 1730 GDD) and Macedon Ranges* (MJT 19.9°C; 1365 GDD) in Victoria are regarded as the coolest GIs in their respective states.
Climate data* for White Kangaroo Road, 1995-2024:
- Total annual average rainfall: 498mm
- Growing season average rainfall (Oct 1-Apr 30): 288mm
- Average autumn rainfall: 107mm
- Mean January temperature: 17.7°C
- Growing degree-days: 1120 GDD
- Average no of hot days (35°C or more) per year: 1
- Average no of cold days (minimum 4°C or less) Sept 1-April 30: 16
*Source: My Climate View, utilising past data from the Bureau of Meteorology and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Funded by the Australian Government.
Last page update: January 2026