Tasmania
Jancis Robinson writes: "Wine production on Tasmania has always been small,
but its potential is now being realised. The proudly self-conscious island of
Tasmania south of the state of Victoria is Australia's coolest, most distinctive
wine region with a varied climate and terrain quite unlike anywhere on the
mainland."
In praise of Tasmania
"As vine growers on the mainland struggle to cope with increasingly severe
droughts, heatwaves and saline irrigation water, their counterparts in Tasmania
live on a green and pleasant island cooled by Antarctic currents and westerlies
off the Southern Ocean."
Southern Secrets
Huon Hooke äsks: "Tasmania makes top-class pinot noir, so why don’t we hear
more about it?"
Travel, food, wine and lodging in
Tasmania
Roger Jones at jancisrobinson.com writes: "The total population of
Tasmania is less than 500,000 but this island 240 km south of the Australian
mainland certainly has a lot going for it. Rich in both food and wine it has
many claims to fame..."
