Stargazer Wines

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The original 1 hectare Stargazer vineyard on Back Tea Tree Road was planted by Norm and Jan Gangell in 2004 and is situated in the Tea Tree sub region at the northern end of the Coal River Valley.

Stargazer Wines, which spans eleven hectares, grows almost equal amounts of Riesling and pinot noir. It also has an olive grove. 

They purchased the property in 2016, and in late 2017 they added two additional hectares of vines, including more Riesling, more chardonnay, and more pinot noir (four additional clones). Two additional clones of pinot noir, together with gamey, pinot blanc, Riesling, pinot gris, and gewurztraminer, were planted as part of stage two of the extension in October 2021.

Palisander Vineyard, is situated on a bed of jurassic dolerite, an igneous rock that contributes to the peculiar geological features of more than half of Tasmania.

Given that thicker skins and delayed ripening are linked to higher quality grapes, the soil's specific high calcium content is a good sign. Although Palisander Vineyard, as I have christened it, is situated on a bed of jurassic dolerite, an igneous rock that contributes to the peculiar geological features of more than half of Tasmania (see the Tasman Peninsula's jagged outcrops). Given that thicker skins and delayed ripening are linked to higher quality grapes, the soil's specific high calcium content is a good sign.

Although Stargazer Wines experience as a grape producer is still extremely limited, their vineyard manager Bryn Williams is an ardent supporter of sustainable farming, biodiversity, and regenerative agriculture. As part of this strategy, they utilise sheep in the vineyard in the winter to reduce weeds, chickens roam free all year to hunt for bugs, bees bring their pollination magic (and honey), and since they use organic methods whenever possible

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