The Winery St. Matthias of Tamar Valley of Tasmanie

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The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Tasmanie.
It is located in Tamar Valley in the region of Tasmanie

The Winery St. Matthias is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Tamar Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery St. Matthias wines

Looking for the best Winery St. Matthias wines in Tamar Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery St. Matthias wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery St. Matthias wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery St. Matthias

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery St. Matthias

How Winery St. Matthias wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, smoked salmon omelette or julienne fillets in coconut milk.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery St. Matthias

  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery St. Matthias.

  • Riesling

Discovering the wine region of Tamar Valley

Tamar Valley is a wine-producing region on the Northern coast of Tasmania. It occupies an area around Launceston, Tasmania's second largest city, and follows the course of the Tamar river for approximately 30 miles (50km). Like much of Tasmania, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling are the most important grape varieties planted here, making balanced, premium wines in the area's cool maritime Climate. Sauvignon Blanc has also become important in Tamar Valley, as has Pinot Gris, which is also labeled here under the guise of Pinot Grigio and Gewurztraminer.

Cabernet Franc has also proved useful, and has been responsible for some of Tamar Valley's most prestigious wines. The region also produces top quality Sparkling wines using the traditional method. The Tamar Valley has a very Long histroy of wine production, with the first commercial vineyards appearing around the town of Windermere in the mid 1800s. The valley was even the source of cuttings for the first vineyards in Victoria">Victoria and South Australia.

The industry did not grow significantly, mainly due to labour being lured to the Victoria Gold mines. However, today the valley accounts for around 40 percent of the island's wine output. The valley Lies at a latitude of around 42° south, and has similar cool climate chracteristics to the Côte d'Or in Burgundy. The vineyards are mostly located close to the Tamar river itself, particularly on its southern side to the north and south of Exeter.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery St. Matthias

Planning a wine route in the of Tamar Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery St. Matthias.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery St. Matthias and wines from the region

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Colombia for wine lovers

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The word of the wine: Harsh

Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.