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Derwent River Valley Wine Region
The Derwent River Valley Wine Region is centred on Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The Region is renowned for its hops, fruit and other crops and has a growing reputation for its vineyards and wineries. The Derwent Valley extends from Hobart and Kingston in the Derwent Estuary well inland areas to Bridgewater and New Norfolk. Late winter frosts are a hazard in the inland areas. The rich and fertile Derwent Valley is today home to a wide range of agricultural products such as pears, flowers, apricots, apples, potatoes and poppies. The area is also renowned for its timber, trout fishing, dairy products and its wines. The first Tasmanian vineyard was planted by Bartholemew Broughton in the a Hobart suburb of New Town in 1821. Its wines won Tasmania's first international award at the Paris
Exhibition in 1848 when this vineyard was producing 1600 gallons (7200 litres) annually. However, the business ended when the
key players died and the rebirth took 80 years. Italian textile maker Claudio Alcorso planted a vineyard on the
banks of the Derwent River just north of Hobart (now Moorilla Estate) in 1958. At this time the official view of the
Department of Agriculture was that commercial viticulture was not feasible in Tasmania. Now there are more than 20
vineyards in the Derwent Valley. Vineyards have been established along the shores of the Derwent Estuary in the Hobart
suburbs and near Kingston and Granton. Upstream in the headwaters of the Derwent River, various wineries have been established near
New Norfolk, Glenora, Bushy Park and Plenty.
The Derwent River Wine Region includes three districts :
Upper Derwent River ;
Central Derwent River ;
Lower Derwent River
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