Future Perfect Wines
Queensland-born Thomas New is a winemaker's winemaker, the driving force behind Future Perfect, a small-batch cool climate project based in outer Hobart. New's journey into wine has been a circuitous one. He trained as a botanist and ecologist, worked in hospitality and viticulture, then co-founded the Granite Belt's avant-garde La Petite Mort.
As a true wine disciple, New followed his nose to cool-climate Tasmania, working vintage at Stefano Lubiana Wines along with overseas gigs in Austria and the US. Home base now is a small, shared urban winery in Hobart's outer suburbs. There his focus is on intuitively-shaped expressions of Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Shiraz.
Small lots, big dreams, he notes. The perfect balance between science, nature and creativity.
New sources fruit from the Upper Derwent – Kinvarra Estate, first planted 35 years ago – as well as a handful of sites in and around Campania (Coal River Valley) and the West Tamar. That gives him access to a selection of river valley vineyard slopes. These come with well‑drained clays over ancient sediments and gravels, fragmented by periodic intrusions of dolerite and basalt.
Genuinely cool-climate, the growing seasons here are long, with slow ripening supporting finely structured wines with bright natural acidity.
New's work with Pinot Noir encompasses easy-going House Wine and Carbonique, then shifts to more complex and interesting Derwent Valley/Coal River blends. The single‑block, single clone OOO Pinot Noir is crafted to indulge his own personal explorations of site and season.
Packaging is striking. Ultra-contemporary. Bottles that look good on the table.
New was named a Top 50 Finalist in the 2025 Young Gun of Wine Awards. It was recognition that the young bloke from Brisbane is not just New, he's a winemaker to watch.
Perhaps not perfect, but certainly one with a promising future in Tasmania.
Key details:
Thomas New: owner/operator
Vineyard/cellar door address:
- Postal address: 28 Cordelia Court, Rosetta TAS 7010
- Winery: 40a Negara Crescent, Goodwood TAS 7010
Tastings and cellar door sales by appointment
Telephone:
+61 (0) 430 094 135
Email:
potatocakes@futureperfect.vision
Website:
www.futureperfect.vision
Tasmanian viticulture takes place within a diverse mix of soil types and microclimates.
Climate data* for sites in the Derwent Valley highlight the wide diversity of growing conditions here. e.g. Mount Direction Estate (MJT 16.9°C; 967 GDD) and Government House (MJT 17.8°C; 1165 GDD).
There's also a wide diversity among sites in the Coal River Valley. eg: 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 Glenora Road, Plenty 1995-2024:
- Total annual average rainfall: 595mm
- Growing season average rainfall (Oct 1-Apr 30): 301mm
- Average autumn rainfall: 122mm
- Mean January temperature: 17.3°C
- Growing degree-days: 991 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: 36
Climate data* for Brownwood Estate Road, Campania 1995-2024:
- Total annual average rainfall: 491mm
- Growing season average rainfall (Oct 1-Apr 30): 278mm
- Average autumn rainfall: 106mm
- Mean January temperature: 17.8°C
- Growing degree-days: 1131 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