A vineyard at Mewstone in Tasmania / Photo courtesy of Mewstone
Its isolation is what makes Tasmania so special. The rugged island state, roughly the size of Ohio and 150 miles off the southeast coast of Australia, is a food and wine lover’s paradise.
In fact, wine is the jewel in Tasmania’s crown. Australia’s coolest-climate winegrowing region, Tassie can produce precise, complex traditional-method bubbly; slinky, sappy Pinot Noir; exuberant, saline Chardonnay; and fleshy yet delicate Riesling. For more than four decades, the island has attracted investment from large-scale wine businesses around the globe, as well as an increasing number of small, quality-focused grower-winemakers.
Seven reasons why Tasmania s Tamar Valley is better to visit than France s Champagne
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Let s face it, none of us are going wine tasting in France any time soon. But the world s second best sparkling wine region (behind Champagne) is right under our noses… in northern Tasmania.
And get this; the Tamar Valley might be second best for sparkling wine quality, but it s arguably better for a sparkling wine tasting holiday. Here s seven reasons why Tasmania s Tamar Valley wine region might be better to visit than Champagne…
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The sparkling wine here is considered second only to Champagne
Because of its latitude and unique agricultural conditions, the Pipers River section of the Tamar Valley wine region (it s in the north-east corner of the valley) is considered to produce the greatest sparkling wine on earth outside of Champagne. In the 1980s, winemakers from iconic champagne house, Louis Roederer, scoured the world looking for the best place to make sparkling wi