Tolpuddle Vineyard is opening its tasting room in the Coal River Valley in Tasmania this Friday.
Managed by Pip Anderson, previously general manager of hospitality at Mona, the tasting room will be open from Friday to Monday with appointments available online.
Visitors can taste a flight of four wines, a current release Tolpuddle Vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, each compared with a more mature back vintage.
Tastings are $55 per person.
Tolpuddle Vineyard co-founder Martin Shaw, said: “When we first bought the vineyard in 2011, we envisioned a day when we would build a Tasting Room in the midst of the vines to showcase our wines from this special site.
“We love this vineyard and now have a tasting space so visitors can experience Tolpuddle Vineyard first hand.”
Guests can also choose from a concise menu of small share plates with local ingredients featured where possible such as Tongola Curdy Goats Cheese with Hazelbrae Hazelnuts and Kunzea Honey, or Baked Tasmanian Scallops with Lemon and Garlic Butter, and Brioche Crumbs.
The tasting room will also be available for exclusive wine-focused events for 15-30 guests.
Sam Bray, formerly of Mona and Manky Sally’s, will be managing events alongside Pip.
Designed by Hobart-based Tanner Architects and constructed by local builder Cordwell Built, the Tolpuddle tasting room sits discreetly within the vineyard.
It features large floor to ceiling windows providing views over the vines.
Salvaged timber from the West Coast of Tasmania features strongly throughout and there is seating both inside and out.
In 2011, Martin Shaw and Michael Hill-Smith AM MW (founders of Shaw + Smith in the Adelaide Hills) travelled to Tasmania intending to buy nothing more than lunch.
Many wines were tasted throughout the trip, with the standouts from Tolpuddle Vineyard, a vineyard near Richmond established in 1988.
The moment they drove through the gate, it was love at first sight.
With the first vintage in 2012, Tolpuddle Vineyard now operates a waitlist for its annual release.
Photo; Michael Hill-Smith, left, with Martin Shaw in the new tasting room.
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