GOOD DRINKING

Four Winds Vineyard and its cosy cellar door are just north of Huonville in the picturesque Huon Valley. Mild summers and chilly mornings late in the season provide great growing conditions for topnotch Tasmanian Chardonnay.

Freida Henskens and David Rankin and their eponymous wine brand emerged from the wine shadows in early 2019 when their first vintage of sparkling - the 2010 Vintage Brut - won gold and two trophies at the Tasmanian Wine Show. The wine had been eight years in the making and swept aside several vintage of Arras - including the EJ...

Laurel and Kerry Carland established Laurel Bank on their hilltop site at Granton - overlooking the River Derwent - in 1986. Quiet and self-effacing, former industrial chemist Kerry Carland is happiest in the vineyard he planted and prefers to let his wines speak for themselves.

When Mark McNamara and Kirralea Hatch purchased their Merriworth Road property at Tea Tree in February 2017, it was a very shrewd move by the couple who'd had industry experiences on the mainland and couldn't wait to have place of their own. The former 3ha Third Child Vineyard had been planted by the Skinner family in 1999, Taking on a...

Max Marriott is making impressive wines in minute quantities in the State's south. Brisbane-born, he first made a name for himself in New Zealand by crafting six vintages (2009-2014) of critically acclaimed Central Otago Riesling under the Auburn label. His family's move to Tasmania in 2018 was surely a stroke of good fortune for the island's cool...

This wine new release from Frogmore Creek takes its name from the 42nd parallel South, the circle of latitude that passes midway through the island of Tasmania. Pretty appropriate really. The 42°S portfolio is packed with affordable mid-range sparkling and still table wines, intended to showcase the fruit-driven virtues of the company's cool...

Caledon Estate lies a stone's throw from the historic township of Richmond and enjoys dramatic views of the surrounding Coal River Valley from its very stylish new cellar door on Prossers Road. James and Karen Stewart were intent on hitting the ground running with their wine tourism offerings, and that includes a neat and carefully crafted wine...

Strelley Farm is one of many vineyard developments being undertaken in southern Tasmania by the Fogarty Wine Group. The 170ha site is located on Brinktop Road, Richmond, in the heart of the Coal River Valley. Planting began in 2021 with around 40ha of vines, and there have been significant additions made in recent years. (No current authoritative...

Yes, you read correctly. The vintage is 2006, the wine having been woken from its slumbers in the cool, dark Smith cellar to share with family at Christmas. OK, OK... to share with Mrs Smith. It was an eye-opening experience.

When Apogee founder Dr Andrew Pirie first planted vines on his Lebrina property, he knew from years of experience at nearby Pipers Brook Vineyard that cool and ultra-cool seasons came hand-in-hand with the North East's remarkable sparkling wine terroir. That insider knowledge - combined with a good bit of lateral thinking - led to the development...