Tasmania Flashcards
Tasmania
- State
- Unofficial subregions
- Major Towns
- Size
- Grapes
- Producers
- First Plantings
Tasmania
- State: Tasmania
- NO GIs or Zone
Subregions
- Northern Tasmania: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast
- Southern Tasmania: Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Coal River/Richmond, The East Coast (Cranbrook/Bicheno area)
- Major Towns: Hobart (state capital), Launceston, Devonport
- Total Hectares Under Vine: 1,320 ha (2012, Wine Australia)
Grapes
- Red Grapes (47%): Pinot Noir (At 42% of the island’s plantings, Pinot Noir is by far the most planted grape.)
- White Grapes (53%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Riesling
- Sparkling Wines (44% of total production in 2012)
Producers
- Northern Tasmania: Pipers Brook Vineyard, Tamar Ridge, Jansz, Bay of Fires/House of Arras, Rosevears Estate
- Southern Tasmania: Domaine A, Elsewhere Vineyard, Stefano Lubiana
- First Commercial Plantings: 1823
What are the unofficial subregions in Tasmania?
- Northern Tasmania: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast
- Southern Tasmania: Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Coal River/Richmond, The East Coast (Cranbrook/Bicheno area)
Who is this producer?
Domaine A
Cabernet Sauvignon, Coal River Valley
- English country garden aromas, with nuances of Tasmanian brush, give Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon an evocative quality. Derived from the Stony Vineyard, the oldest in the Coal River Valley, it represents a polarising and distinctive foil to the mainstream cabernets of Australia’s mainland. Matured in new French oak barriques for 24 to 36 months, the wine is typified by violets, roses and blackcurrant fruits, fine-grained tannins, inky textures and persistent mineral length.
Top Vintages
2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1991. Not made in 2002 and 1996.
Who is this producer?
Domaine A
Cabernet Sauvignon, Coal River Valley
- English country garden aromas, with nuances of Tasmanian brush, give Domaine A Cabernet Sauvignon an evocative quality. Derived from the Stony Vineyard, the oldest in the Coal River Valley, it represents a polarising and distinctive foil to the mainstream cabernets of Australia’s mainland. Matured in new French oak barriques for 24 to 36 months, the wine is typified by violets, roses and blackcurrant fruits, fine-grained tannins, inky textures and persistent mineral length.
Top Vintages
2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1994, 1992, 1991. Not made in 2002 and 1996.
Who first planted Tasmania?
Bartholomew Broughton planted Tasmania’s first commercial vineyard in 1823, predating the vine’s arrival in South Australia and Victoria
Where is the center of wine production in Tasmania?
Tamar Valley region in Northern Tasmania, where over one-third of the state’s vines are located
What is the most important subregion of Tasmania?
Coal River area, just north of Hobart
Describe the climate of northern and south Tasmania
The climate of Northern Tasmania is similar to that of Champagne or the Rheingau, and Southern Tasmania is even cooler, although long sunshine hours during the growing season promote slow, even ripening
Who is this producer?
Jansz
What grapes are most grown in Tasmania?
How much sparkling wine is made?
- Overall, white grapes—Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, and Riesling—outnumber red plantings by a slim margin, but Pinot Noir is still by far the most planted variety.
- In 2019, Tasmanian producers transformed 71% of the total Chardonnay harvest and 37% of the Pinot Noir fruit into sparkling wines.
- One in every two bottles from the island is bubbly
