Tasting southern wines at Moorilla

It was great to walk through a suburban vineyard north of Hobart. I learned that Claudio Alcorso purchased this land in 1947 and started growing riesling grapes there in 1962, at the same time they were growing in South Australia. He later introduced opera to Australia and set up the Sheridan company - but in 1995 he sold this and another vineyard to David Walsh, the current owner. David has kept the vines growing with his head winemaker, Conor van der Reest. So it was fun today to inspect the vines and then follow their journey through large stainless steel vats, French oak barrels and to the bottling machines. We tasted quite a few and I particularly enjoyed the Praxis Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Merlot.