TASMANIA'S SPARKLING HISTORY UNCOVERED

Exciting discovery made in a Hobart cellar.

The wines pictured, found in a recently uncovered cellar in Hobart, turned out to be champagne method sparkling wine from Pinot Noir grown at a vineyard in New Town, a northern suburb of Hobart. The vintage...? 1827.

Image kindly supplied by Meadowbank Estate

So next time someone talks about Tasmanian wine as a recent phenomenom, ask them where else in the world outside Champagne has a 180 year history as a sparkling wine region.

Interestingly, other than the classic Champagne varieties, the vineyard grew Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Gris. There is nothing new under the sun it seems.