The Essential Companion to the Southern Tasmanian Cellar Door Open Weekend March 5&6
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Taste2016 The essential companion to the Southern Tasmanian cellar door open weekend March 5&6 V1 - MERE01Z01FE 02 ‒ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 CONTENTS KEY TO CELLARS V tour of vineyard 4-5 EAST COAST W tour of winery, distillery or brewery T free tastings 6-7 HUON AND CHANNEL t tastings charged for (usually refundable on purchase) 8-9 ON THE GRAPEVINE S sales C credit cards 10-11 DERWENT VALLEY F meals f snacks, tea/coffee 12-15 COAL RIVER VALLEY M music/entertainment COVER PICTURE: The general manager of Stefano Lubiana Wines at Granton, Monique Lubiana, in their underground barrel cellar. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE MERE01Z01FE - V1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 ‒ 03 SOUTHERN TASMANIAN OPEN WEEKEND MARCH 5&6 Treat yourself to award YOU ARE really in for a treat this year with the wines from the South and East Coast having al- most made a clean sweep at this year’s Tasmani- an Wine Show, winning a record total of 11 winners trophies and 27 gold medals. So there’s every reason to get out, about and around down south and up the East Coast next weekend when 52 large, small, old and new wineries, vine- yards, producers, growers and brewers open their cellar doors or simply put up a tres- tle table in their garage or among the vines for you to sample their GRAEME wares. PHILLIPS There’s lots of fun Wine to be had, lots of good company, beautiful scenery, some good food and more than 250 wonderful wines, ciders and beers to taste and stock up on at prices you won’t find anywhere else or at any other time of the year. POOLEY WINES So get out, taste some top drops, tuck a few under your arm for home and enjoy yourself. Belmont Lodge, 1431 Richmond Rd Richmond Winemaker Anna Pooley at Pooley Wines’ wine making plant at Cambridge. Picture:NIKKI DAVIS-JONES Tasmania’s only specialist cheesemongers specialising in Tasmanian & imported cheese Present this ad to receive a Tasmanian cheese and wine tastng plate for only $25.00 (normally $38.00) to enjoy in our licensed café* *Ofer expires 31st March 141 Bathurst St, Hobart 6231 0661 [email protected] V1 - MERE01Z01FE 04 ‒ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 EAST COAST Triabunna 11 Bicheno 5 10 Orford 9 Cranbrook 8 Maria 7 Island 6 Swansea Coles Bay Sorell Marion Bay Forcett Bream Creek 3 1 Copping 2 Dunalley 4 Murdunna 329 Lyell Highway, TASMANIA’S Granton P: 03 6263 5802 WINE • Taste full range of current wines and cider. TRAILS • Rare museum wines. For your guide to Tasmania’s cellar doors visit • Trophy winning Calcaire range available. 2016 www.winetasmania.com.au • Top Exhibitor (equal) at 2016 Tas Wine Show. MERE01Z01FE - V1 THEMERCURY.COM.AU SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28 2016 LIFESTYLE 05 EAST COAST 1 Tasmanian Wine Show. VINES & DESIGNS GALLERY AND WINE CENTRE 14891 Tasman Hwy, Cranbrook 6257 8641 T ($5 refundable) S C F f 9 A lovely cafe offering delicious home- DEVIL’S CORNER cooked snacks and meals as well as a re- T S C F f gional providore and wine centre — the only place to taste the wines from some of Brown Brothers’ 160ha vineyard with stun- the area’s smaller producers such as Yaxley ning ocean views across Great Oyster Bay Estate, Cape Bernier, Six Friends, Norfolk to The Hazards and wines that have won Bay, Stroud and Bream Creek. BANGOR WINE & national and international acclaim and OYSTER SHED awards yet remain extremely affordable. 2217 Arthur Hwy, Copping. 6253 5373 Now with great food from Freycinet Mar- 20 Blackman Bay ine Farm and Coles Bay’s Tombolo eatery. 2 Rd, Dunalley BREAM CREEK VINEYARD Sherbourne Rd, Apslawn. 6257 8881 T S C 10 The region’s oldest vineyard with Fred Pea- eatery producing medal-winning wines lake offering a range of exceptional wines FREYCINET cock producing an outstanding range of from their first few vintages. matched with sensational Spanish-style T S C f well-priced, medal-winning wines. Only Wines: ’10 sparkling (bronze $42), ’13 pinot tapas — the best in the state. One of Tasmania’s most highly acclaimed available from 9am to 1pm on Sunday at gris (bronze $29), ’13 chardonnay (trophy, producers, their powerful and long-lasting the Farmers Market in the Bream Creek gold $36), ’13 and ’14 pinot noirs ($29), ’13 14635 Tasman Hwy, Swansea 6257 8298 pinots and chardonnays consistently feat- Showground. Abel Tasman Pinot Noir ($42) uring among Australia’s best. Home also to 7 the great, show-topping Radenti sparkler 138 Marion Bay Rd, Bream Creek (turn off 20 Blackman Bay Road, Dunalley. SPRING VALE and the boutique Hazards Ale beer. Louis is at Copping) 0419 363 714 0438 535 788 T S C F their earlier-drinking label. Lovely tasting area, hands-on winery and olive oil sales. 3 5 The Lyne family’s 20ha vineyard on their Also BYO picnic facilities. CAPE BERNIER DARLINGTON historic property with a big selection of V T S C V T S C true ‘estate’ wines made in their on-site 15919 Tasman Hwy, Bicheno 6257 8574 winery and Stanley’s Cable Station’s pop- Andrew and Jenny Sinclair are the proud Paul and Louise Stranan’s 1.5ha vineyard up eatery. 11 new owners of the 4ha of vines producing producing a lovely, well-priced pinot and PRIORY RIDGE WINES wines that are as good as ever to enjoy an off-dry riesling, both medal winners, 130 Spring Vale Rd, Cranbrook. 6257 8208 V T S C with spectacular ocean views from their from their mature, 23 yo vines to be en- cellar door.. joyed with stunning views of Maria Island. 8 Julie Llewellyn’s 6ha of vines planted in GALA ESTATE 2008 with her first vintage in 2011 and this 230 Bream Creek Rd, Bream Creek. 63 Holkham Court, Orford 6257 1630 T S C weekend offering a silver-medal winning 0401 608 037 sauv blanc ($20) and pinot noir ($25) 6 Adam and Grainne Greenhill’s 11ha vine- 4 MILTON yard and attractively rustic cellar door of- (C843) 280 Ansons Bay Rd, St Helens BANGOR WINE AND OYSTER SHED T S C F fering wines that won three trophies — 6376 1916 t ($5 refundable) S C F f including for the best red wine — plus golds Michael and Kerry Dunbabin’s 11.5ha vine- and silvers making them one of the 10 Award-winning, paddock-to-plate farm yard and delightful cellar door beside their most successful exhibitors in this year’s V1 - MERE01Z01FE Bridgewater Richmond Sorell New Norfolk Collinsvale Lindisfarne Glenorchy Hobart 06 ‒ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 HUON, CHANNEL & BRUNY ISLAND Fern Tree 1 Lauderdale Lonnavale WINDRUSH Longley V T S 1 Judbury Kingston Mark and Heather Hooper’s 10-yo, 1ha Grove Sandfly vineyard offering their excellent ’10, ’12, ’13 2 and the delicious 2014 pinot noirs this 4 3 Blackmans weekend all at $28. 1112 Bay Ranelagh 55 Mount Pleasant Rd, Kingston Huonville Margate 0418 100 658 2 THE APPLE SHED Snug T S C F F Franklin Woodstock Home of Willie Smith’s Organic Cider. Open BRUNY all weekend for food, cider tastings and growler fills. Sunday session featuring live Cradoc ISLAND music by Chupacabra and food by guest caterers Spotty Dog. Kettering 2064 Huon Hwy, Grove, 6266 4345 5 Nicholls 6 Rivulet Woodbridge 8 3 Cygnet KATE HILL WINES Geeveston 7 W T S C Gardners A very talented winemaker consistently Bay producing outstanding sparklers, rieslings and pinot noirs of great purity, elegance Middleton 9 and longevity. HUON RIVER Garden Island 10 101 Glen Road, Huonville. 0448 842 696 Creek 4 HOME HILL Gordon T S C F f A beautiful restaurant and wines that con- tinue to win local, national and internation- al trophies and medals including Tasmania’s only second Jimmy Watson tro- Dover phy, Australia’s most prestigious award for CHANNEL their ’14 Kelly’s Reserve Pinot Noir. Strathblane D'ENTRECASTEAUX 38 Nairn St, Ranelagh. 6264 1200 Hastings 130 Black Snake Road,Granton Lune River T: 03 6263 5977 Open all weekend 10am-6pm Ida Bay SouthportSauvignon Blanc Come celebrate at the Pagan Cider Shed tastings & sales Pinot Noir BE among the frst people in We’ll also have free tastings Pagan Cider (take Granton turn-off from the world to try our amazing of our signature Apple, Pear and Cabernet Merlot 7891 Channel new raspberry, blackberry and Cherry ciders, and our Quince Brooker Hwy) Hwy, Cradoc mixed berry ciders, with free and Blueberry blends! Riesling Sat 10am–9pm tastings during the Southern Antipasto platters both days, Sun 10am–5pm Vineyard Open Weekend. live music Saturday afernoon. MERE01Z01FE - V1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 ‒ 07 HUON, CHANNEL & BRUNY ISLAND 5 9 HERIOTS POINT RED SAILS CIDER V T S C V W T S f Evan and Jude Rolley ‘s 2.5ha planted in Dr Clive Crossley and Lynne Uptin’s 5ha or- 1996 with the now mature vines producing chard planted to 40 different cider apple pinots to match the fabulous river and and pear varieties which provide them with mountain views. what Clive says is the key to good cider. Best of Show for their cider Gold, Best 3883 Huon Hwy, Castle Forbes Bay Perry and Best Traditional Cider at the re- 0418 553 874 cent Tasmanian Cider Awards. 6 18 McDowell Street, Middleton 6292 1685 PAGAN CIDER T S C F M 10 RESOLUTION A boutique producer with their cellar door V T S f beautifully located in a cherry orchard. Their traditional farmhouse ciders are all Peter Brown’s family 1ha, all-pinot vine- made from 100 per cent Tasmanian fruit.