Tolpuddle Vineyard

If ever a winery was born with blue blood in its veins, Tolpuddle would have to be it. The vineyard was established in '88 on a continuous downhill slope facing northeast; in ’06 it won the inaugural Tasmanian Vineyard of the Year Award. Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw are joint managing directors. David LeMire looks after sales and marketing; Adam Wadewitz, one of Australia’s brightest winemaking talents, is senior winemaker. Vineyard manager Carlos Souris loses nothing in comparison, with over 30 years of grapegrowing in Tasmania under his belt and an absolutely fearless approach to making a great vineyard even greater. -JAMES HALLIDAY