Tasmanian wineries named on 100 best in Australia on Halliday Wine Companion list

Tasmania narrowly missed out on a top ten spot in a list of 100 of Australia’s best wineries. Here’s the rankings.

House of Arras wins Australian Sparkling Trophy at the International Wine Challenge. Chief Winemaker Ed Carr also Shortlisted for IWC Sparkling Winemaker of the Year. Picture: Supplied

Tasmania’s tipples ranked some of the best Australian wineries, narrowly missing out on a top 10 place in favour of the top winemaking regions like the Hunter and Yarra Valleys.

Highly celebrated Northern Tasmanian sparkling wine maker House of Arras placed 12 on Australia’s Top 100 wineries list by Halliday Wine Companion and Sense of Taste.

Also making the top 20 was Tolpuddle Vineyard in Richmond, securing 18th on the list.

Southern Tasmanian wine makers Pooley, at Richmond made the 22nd spot.

Chatto in the Huon Valley sat at number 48 and Stefano Lubiana at Granton made number 58.

Bridport’s Delamere Vineyards made it at number 81 out of the top 100.

NSW premier wine region the Hunter Valley dominated the list with Tyrell’s Wine taking out the top spot, followed closely by Giant Steps from the Victorian Yarra Valley region.

Halliday Tasting team member Marcus Ellis said these Australian makers “hold their own on the world stage”.

“These are wineries that excel in tough years and soar in great ones. They are makers that never settle for good, constantly micro-calibrating to more lucidly express grape, site and season,” Mr Ellis said.

“These are names that are not just synonymous with peerless quality, but also striking character and individuality.”

Top 100 list

1. Tyrrell’s Wines, Hunter Valley

2. Giant Steps, Yarra Valley

3. Giaconda, Beechworth

4. Yangarra Estate Vineyard, McLaren Vale

5. Mount Mary, Yarra Valley

6. Oakridge Wines, Yarra Valley

7. Cullen Wines, Margaret River

8. Grosset, Clare Valley

9. Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley

10. Mount Pleasant, Hunter Valley

11. Bindi Wines, Macedon Ranges

12. House of Arras, Northern Tasmania

13. Vasse Felix, Margaret River

14. Henschke, Barossa Valley

15. Penfolds, Barossa Valley

16. Mulline, Geelong

17. Koomilya, McLaren Vale

18. Tolpuddle Vineyard, Southern Tasmania

19. Bass Phillip, Gippsland

20. Yeringberg, Yarra Valley

21. Standish Wine Co, Barossa Valley

22. Pooley, Tasmania

23. Wendouree, Clare Valley

24. Yalumba, Eden Valley

25. Wynns Coonawarra Estate, Coonawarra

26. Rieslingfreak, Clare Valley

27. Sami-Odi, Barossa Valley

28. Stella Bella Wines, Margaret River

29, Thistledown Wines, McLaren Vale

30. Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River

31. Lake’s Folly, Hunter Valley

32. Seville Estate, Yarra Valley

33. Crawford River Wines, Henty

34. Bannockburn Vineyards, Geelong

35. Alkina Wine Estate, Barossa Valley

36. Sorrenberg, Beechworth

37. Brokenwood, Hunter Valley

38. Gembrook Hill, Yarra Valley

39. Syrahmi, Heathcote

40. Place of Changing Winds, Macedon Ranges

41. Medhurst, Yarra Valley

42. Hoddles Creek Estate, Yarra Valley

43. Battles Wine, Western Australia

44. Serrat, Yarra Valley

45. Elderton, Barossa Valley

46. Ashton Hills, Vineyard Adelaide Hills

47. Coldstream Hills, Yarra Valley

48. Chatto, Southern Tasmania

49. Clonakilla, Canberra District

50. Mount Langi Ghiran, Grampians

51. Jasper Hill, Heathcote

52. De Iuliis, Hunter Valley

53. Yabby Lake Vineyard, Mornington Peninsula

54. SC Pannell, McLaren Vale

55. Savaterre, Beechworth

56. Jim Barry Wines, Clare Valley

57. Cobaw Ridge, Macedon Ranges

58. Stefano Lubiana, Southern Tasmania

59. Lethbridge Wines, Geelong

60. Howard Park, Margaret River

61. Craiglee, Sunbury

62. Dalwhinnie, Pyrenees

63. MMAD Vineyard, McLaren Vale

64. Swinney, Frankland River

65. Xanadu Wines, Margaret River

66. Wantirna Estate, Yarra Valley

67. Bleasdale Vineyards, Langhorne Creek

68. Joshua Cooper Wines, Victoria

69. Mayer, Yarra Valley

70. Torbreck Vintners, Barossa Valley

71. Garagiste, Mornington Peninsula

72. Bondar Wines, McLaren Vale

73. Crittenden Estate, Mornington Peninsula

74. Dominique Portet, Yarra Valley

75. L.A.S. Vino, Margaret River

76. Gentle Folk, Adelaide Hills

77. Fighting Gully Road, Beechworth

78. Silkman Wines, Hunter Valley

79. Deep Woods Estate, Margaret River

80. Scotchmans Hill, Geelong

81. Delamere Vineyards, Northern Tasmania

82. Best’s Wines, Great Western

83. Tapanappa, Piccadilly Valley

84. Parker Coonawarra Estate, Coonawarra

85. Flowstone Wines, Margaret River

86. Eastern Peake, Ballarat

87. Castle Rock Estate, Porongurup

88. De Bortoli, Yarra Valley

89. Eldorado Road, Beechworth

90. Pooles Rock, Hunter Valley

91. Murdoch Hill, Adelaide Hills

92. Flametree, Margaret River

93. Collector Wines, Canberra District

94. Pewsey Vale Vineyard, Eden Valley

95. Clarendon Hills, McLaren Vale

96. Spinifex, Barossa Valley

97. Penley Estate, Coonawarra

98. Adelina Wines, Clare Valley

99. Shaw + Smith, Adelaide Hills

100. Tahbilk, Nagambie Lakes

Originally published as Tasmanian wineries named on 100 best in Australia on Halliday Wine Companion list