Tasmania is an island off the south-east coast of mainland Australia. It has the lowest mean January temperature of Australia’s wine regions – 15.6℃.
The GI is 68,582 km2 in size and has a total of 2,084 hectares of vineyards. The main varieties grown in the region are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Gris/Grigio.
Tasmania Regional Snapshot 2023-24
Regional Snapshots are one-page profiles updated annually of individual Australian wine regions. They provide at-a-glance summary statistics on: climatic characteristics, viticulture data, winegrape production, and winegrape price and export sales data for wine, compared against the same statistics for the whole of Australia.
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Chardonnay
Elegant, complex and subtle style with high natural acidity. Also used extensively in sparkling wine production.
Others
The overall cool climate is well suited to the production of high quality, age worthy Riesling, vibrant Sauvignon Blanc and crisp Pinot Gris.
Pinot Noir
Light to medium-bodied, delicate and fragrant style. Also used in the production of sparkling wines.
- Very similar to Champagne and parts of the Rhine Valley
- 40% of the annual rainfall comes during the growing season
- High humidity, spring frosts
Extremely varied soils from north to south:
- Sandstone and schist in Derwent Valley
- Peaty alluvial and sandy low humus soils in Coal River Valley
- Pipers River has deep, free-draining, friable soils
- Tamar Valley is gravelly basalt on a clay and limestone base