AURORA BEACH COTTAGE
Vineyards nearby - please ring to confirm opening hours
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| Freycinet | ||
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The East Coast's premier producer with a flawless track
record over 17 vintages.
Street Address Tel: 03 6257 8384 |
Abalone diver Geoff Bull got things started back in 1980 and there is now
more than five hectares of picturesque vineyard, including a higher altitude
planting specially for sparkling wine. The pinot noir and chardonnay have a national reputation and there have been some spectacular cabernets and rieslings too. To me however the star of the show is Radenti. the vintage sparkling wine named after Claudio Radenti who is married to fellow winemaker Lindy Bull. Wines made by Claudio Radenti have won many medals at shows. Visitors are able to see the vineyard and winery and buy Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Muller Thurgau and Cabernet Sauvignon at the cellar door. Tea, coffee and pates are also served. |
The vineyard is open to the public for tastings seven days a week, 364 days a year.
The vineyard overlooks the spectacular Freycinet National Park and this fabulous setting is host every Easter Sunday to a jazz concert in the vineyard, with Freycinet wines and local foods. |
| Spring Vale | ||
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What is the best pinot noir in Tasmania? Spring Vale must come very
close- consistently wonderful wines, full of rich perfumed fruit, silky and
seductive.
Street Address Tel: 03 6257 8208 |
The tasting room is one of the most atmospheric in the state, in a converted
stable built by convict labour in 1842.
Recently Spring Vale owners Rodney and Lyn Lyne have been making a bit of a stir with some spectacular gewurtztraminer and pinot gris, and the chardonnay's not too dusty either. A great range
of wines and a must-visit on the East coast. Just north of Swansea- open
10am to 5pm every day. |
Open 10am to
5pm every day.
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| Craigie Knowe | ||
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A five hectare vineyard established in 1979 by Hobart dentist and
general bon vivant John Austwick.
Street Address Tel: 03 6257 8252 |
His love of Bordeaux led him to plant all the major Bordeaux varieties and
his cabernets have become legendary, with many only now starting to show
their best.
A little pinot noir is also produced, but cabernet is the main event- he is now in partnership with Ray Jensen. |
The vineyard is open 9am to 4pm on weekends only.
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| Apsley Gorge | ||
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Brian
Franklin is an abalone diver turned winemaker- he has five hectares of vines
and a waterfront winery in a spectacular setting at the Gulch in Bicheno.
Street Address Tel: 03 6375 1221 |
Apsley Gorge vineyard is approximately 15 kilometres inland from Bicheno on Tasmania's East Coast at the entrance to the Apsley Gorge, and has one of the most stunning locations overlooking The Gulch in Bicheno, where the ocean swirls and crashes onto the rocks. The unique micro climate of this north east facing valley produces distinctive cool climate wines, medal winning chardonnay and pinot. These wines are aged in French oak. Apsley Gorge Vineyard’s first vintage was produced in 1993, the wine maker was Andrew Hood who continued to make the wines until 1998. The owner Brian Franklin took over the wine making in 1999. Apsley Gorge Vineyard itself is not open to the public. It has a uniquely located cellar door facility at the Bicheno Winery at "The Gulch" in Bicheno. Here you can indulge in more than wine tasting, we have freshly cooked crayfish and local oysters, freshly baked baguettes and gourmet coffee, |
Open 10am to
5pm daily.
All to be enjoyed whilst overlooking the spectacular coastal and ocean view. There will also be available a range of products from our local smokehouse and small goods butcher.
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