James Gill Centred around Pipers River, this area was first identified by Andrew Pirie as ideal for grape-growing in the early 1970s, and now has about twenty vineyards of varying size. Pipers Brook is the largest, while Jansz, Dalrymple, Bay of Fires and Clover Hill all have sizeable plantings. About 25% of the state’s grapes are grown here, around 1400 tonnes in 2006, and all the classic varieties do well. The drive from Launceston takes less than an hour and the route is very picturesque. It is then just a twenty minute drive from Pipers River back to the Batman Bridge and over the river to the vineyards of the west Tamar, while the East Coast sub-region is about three hours away to the south-east. Vineyards located in the North-East, Tasmania: "Bellingham Vineyard":/collections/bellingham-vineyard "Delamere Vineyard":/collections/delamere-vineyard "Jansz Wines":/collections/jansz-wines <p>Centred around Pipers River, this area was first identified by Andrew Pirie as ideal for grape-growing in the early 1970s, and now has about twenty vineyards of varying size. Pipers Brook is the largest, while Jansz, Dalrymple, Bay of Fires and Clover Hill all have sizeable plantings. About 25% of the state’s grapes are grown here, around 1400 tonnes in 2006, and all the classic varieties do well.</p> <p>The drive from Launceston takes less than an hour and the route is very picturesque. It is then just a twenty minute drive from Pipers River back to the Batman Bridge and over the river to the vineyards of the west Tamar, while the East Coast sub-region is about three hours away to the south-east.</p> <p>Vineyards located in the North-East, Tasmania:</p> <p><a href="/collections/bellingham-vineyard">Bellingham Vineyard</a><br /><a href="/collections/delamere-vineyard">Delamere Vineyard</a><br /><a href="/collections/jansz-wines">Jansz Wines</a></p> 2008-07-23T17:32:48+10:00 north-east 359022 2008-07-23T17:32:48+10:00 84802 2008-09-18T10:59:14+10:00