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.
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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
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