Doug and Corrie Cox have worked wonders on the old Loira Vineyard, first planted in 1985 by renowned winemaker and Jimmy Watson Trophy winner, Don Buchanan. When the couple purchased their Tamar Valley property in 2014, it was in need of a little bit of love and care. They spent much of their first year among the vines, breathing...
Kate Hill launched her small eponymous ('self-branded') wine company in the best possible way, by winning a gold medal and People's Choice Trophy at the 2009 Tasmanian Wine Show with her 2008 Riesling. The quiet and unassuming Huon Valley winemaker has always proved to be force to be reckoned with when it comes to the much under-rated variety in...
When you see this Westella wine in the flesh, it's hard not to take an instant liking to it, regardless of its wine quality. The combination of Lynda Warner's graphic design skills and the featured artwork of renowned local painter Sue Lovegrove certainly makes the vineyard's wine label an eye-catching celebration of Tasmania's alpine landscape.
Rita and Bob Richter are committed to producing distinctive wines for the long haul from their Glengarry site just outside Exeter in the Tamar Valley. But how far is a long haul? This week's opening of The Mattock from the 2012 vintage suggests a decade at least for these wines, and perhaps closer to 20 years from the most favourable of seasons. ...
Vignerons James Oliver and Constance Olivier took on ownership of the 25-year-old Moores Hill Estate in July 2022 after working for several years in Victoria's Yarra Valley. The couple wanted to get out of the rat race and build a new home together in the Tamar Valley, north of Launceston, where vine development matches the pace of life in the...
Clever bloke that Peter Dredge. Deep thinker. Witty too. Sometimes it's hard to tell which mode he's in. Evidently, this 95 percent:5 percent blend of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir was inspired by an all-day wine bar on the Hobart Waterfront owned by Lauren Benson – Rosie in my Midnight Dreams.
Wow. Here's a Pinot Noir with style and pizazz. When Tamar Valley wine pioneer Ralph Power added Pinot Noir to the vineyard he planted at Legana in the early 1970s, there was very little of the variety being grown anywhere in Australia.
OMG. This is a traditional method sparkling that defies logic. Almost hidden from view in the Brown Family Wine Group's very extensive Tasmanian wine portfolio. Seemingly playing second or third fiddle to the company's four deluxe Vintage Pirie wines. Yet release after release, the wine continues to show it's one of the best NVs around, almost...
Thomas New's House Wine is welcome addition to Tasmania's rapidly expanding range of cool climate Pinot Noirs. The bloke from Brisbane made wines in Queensland's Granite Belt before taking on work at Stefano Lubiana Wines at Granton and falling in love with the Derwent Valley in all its natural glory.
Rob and Sue Nichols have made an impressive foray into the challenging world of cool climate viticulture on Tasmania's North West. Their 12ha close-planted vineyard at Sassafras has been given the best of care since day one and the rewards to date have been quite remarkable, including gold medals for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
