By the scores in this article, most Tasmanian wine can stand alongside prestige champagnes including Sir Winston Churchill, Cristal, Krug and hallowed bordeaux such as Château Larcis-Ducasse, Les Pensées from Château Lafleur and Alter Ego de Palmer. They are hardly like-for-like comparisons, but it is still an impressive benchmark.
This should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with Tasmanian wine, although since it makes up only around 1% of the annual Australian production by volume, there must be plenty of wine lovers who are still unfamiliar. With that in...
