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14 ‒ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 COAL RIVER VALLEY 10 CROSS RIVULET T S Lloyd Mathews’ 1.2ha vineyard and the only place you’ll find his wines at these amazing prices and with 13 to the dozen. Wines: ’13 pinot noir and muller thurgau, ’14 riesling, traminer, chardonnay, cabernet and pinot noir. All $10 per bottle and $120 for a 13-bottle dozen. (Some limits). 334 Richmond Rd, Cambridge. 6228 5406 11 CRAIGOW T S C Barry and Cathy Edwards’ 10ha vineyard on their historic property has firmly established itself as one of the state’s top producers, the wines consistently winning a barrel load of trophies and medals. Wines: All their current releases plus some aged pinots and rare and utterly delicious aged dessert wines, including a stunning ’04 botrytis riesling. Prices range from $19 to $35. 528 Richmond Rd, Cambridge. 6248 4210 12 FROGMORE CREEK T ($5 REFUNDABLE) S C F F Top food on the new deck and restaurant (reservations required), fabulous views plus tastings and sales of a wide array of excellent sparkling, dessert and table wines including a rare in Tasmania Cabernet Franc. Wines: A selection of Forty-two Degrees South, Storm Bay, Meadowbank Mardi and Frogmore Creek wines, including some of their highly acclaimed reserve Evermore. Cnr Denholms and Richmond Rds, Cambridge. 6248 4484 13 PUDDLEDUCK VINEYARD T S C F Jackie and Darren Brown’s 4ha vineyard with a delightful award-winning cellar door, big welcoming smiles, delicious wines, BYO picnic facilities (bookings recommended), cheese, tea and coffee and ducks puddling on the lake. Wines: For tastings in $5, $10, $12 and $20 flights. ’12 Bubbleduck sparkling (silver $52), ’14 riesling (gold, double bronze $28), ’14 fume blanc ($32), ’13 chardonnay ($36) and ‘13 pinot noir ($46). 992 Richmond Rd, Richmond. 6260 2301 14 PALMARA T (DONATIONS ACCEPTED) S C Octogenarian viticulturist and winemaker, Allan Bird, is walking proof of wine’s health benefits. Share his elixir of life with him in his delightful alfresco tasting area of the hands-on winery. No groups. Wines: ’13 white montage ($14.50), ’13 unwooded hardonnay ($19.50), ’13 pinot noir ($19.50) and ’07 cabernet sauvignon ($32.50) 1314 Richmond Rd, Richmond. 6260 2462 15 POOLEY WINES T S C F M Elizabeth and John Pooley’s magnificent historic property, 14 ha vineyard and a cellar door in the old sandstone stables of Belmont Lodge at the entrance to Richmond producing age-worthy wines with an outstanding show record. WINEMAKING TASMANIA 63 KENNEDY DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE 6248 4445 ‘Nonna’ Rosa Brianese will be in the kitchen at Winemaking Tasmania. PRESSING MATTERS We have retired.... After winning more than 30 trophies and 50 gold medals in wine shows we have decided to no longer enter these and save the limited production of our super premium wines for our Wine Club members and customers. Haven’t tried us yet? Come and enjoy our... Current release Rieslings and Pinot for tasting and purchase, Music, Snacks and Coffee in the Lava Lounge **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** 665 Middle Tea Tree Rd Ph: 6268 1947 Sat-Sun 10-5 www.pressingmatters.com.au MERE01Z01FE - V1
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015 ‒ 15 COAL RIVER VALLEY Wines: Current-release sparkling, whites and reds plus selected museum wines. $23 to $70. Belmont Lodge, 1431 Richmond Rd, Richmond. 6260 2895 16 CLEMENS HILL CELLAR DOOR AND KITCHEN T S C F F Top wines and food in a delightful garden setting in the heart of Richmond and an opportunity to try a lovely crisp and minerally, rare-in-Tasmania blend of sauv blanc and semillon. Wines: ’13 sauvignon blanc ($26), ’12 Aurelia sauvignon blanc semillon, ’12 pinot noir (silver $36), ’08 Aurelia chardonnay (gold $55) and ’09 reserve pinot noir. 27 Bridge Road, Richmond. 0437 008 069 17 PAGES CREEK V T S C F Peter Lowrie’s beautiful 4.5 ha vineyard planted in ’99 offering a range of very good wines at excellent prices. Wines: NV sparkling ($25), ’13 sauvignon blanc ($25), ‘12 pinot noir (silver, $25), ’11 merlot ($25), ’04 cabernet merlot ($25) and ’13 rose ($20) 624 Middle Tea Tree Rd, Tea Tree. 6260 2311. 18 PRESSING MATTERS T S C F M Greg and Michelle Melick’s 7.5ha vineyard with a unique range of quite stunning, trophy- and multi-medal-winning rieslings labelled according to their level of sweetness in grams/litre of residual sugar — from R0 (dry) to R139 (very sweet). Both these and the pinots have won bucket loads of medals. Wines: ‘12 pinot noir, ’13 riesling R0, ’14 riesling R9, ’13 R69 and ’10 riesling R139. 665 Middle Tea Tree Rd, Tea Tree 6268 1947 19 MORNINGSIDE W T S C F From this pioneering Tea Tree vineyard with 2.7 ha of mature 29 yo vines, Peter and Brenda Bosworth hand-produce some of the most beautifully elegant and ageworthy wines in the state, ones that are still superb drinking after a decade and more in the cellar, served this weekend with gourmet sandwiches. Wines: ’14 and ’13 riesling (gold, $25), ’13 chardonnay ($27), ’12 pinot noir ($35), ’12 pinot pressings ($25), ’12 cabernets ($31) and ’12 pinot magnums ($70). 711 Middle Tea Tree Rd, Tea Tree. 6268 1748 20 DREW WINES T S F Robert and Debra Drew’s 6ha of mature vines and winery on what some are calling Tea Tree’s Golden Slope, after Burgundy’s famed Cote d’Or. Top wines at affordable prices plus his delicious roast venison rolls. Wines: Sparkling ($30), riesling, Iced riesling, sauv blanc, chardonnay (all $22); pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, shiraz; cabernet merlot (all $25). 23 Merrieworth Rd, Tea Tree. 0447 681 528 21 THIRD CHILD T S Also on the ‘Golden Slope’, across the fence from Drew’s, is John and Marcia Skinner’s 3ha of vines, first planted in 2000 and now turning off some cracking, handcrafted rieslings and a range of vintage and current-release pinot noirs, including the exceptional ’13 Benjamin’s Reserve and a prerelease sampling of the 2014s, all at exceptionally good prices. Wines: ’12 and ’13 Vespa iced rieslings ($16.50/$18.00), ’12, ’13 ’14 rieslings ($20/ $20/$22), ’07, ’09, ’11, ’12 and ‘13 pinot noirs ($20 to $44). 63 Merrieworth Rd, Tea Tree. 6248 5133 V1 - MERE01Z01FE
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