Small Wonder

Small Wonder is a vineyard, winery, cellar door, and restaurant on the Western Ridge of the Tamar Valley, 41 degrees south and 50 metres above sea level. We're set among native bushland, a 35-minute drive from Launceston and an hour from the Spirit of Tasmania terminal in Devonport.

Our 25-hectare Tamar Valley vineyard is certified organic by ACO. Its original 20 hectares of vines were planted in 1998 and are shaped by the Tamar River and cool Bass Strait winds. Aromatic whites (Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris) grow in the grey sand at the top of the slope. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir follow it down through grey silt loam, red silt clay loam, and Ferris mudstone.

A second vineyard in the Coal River Valley sits in the rain shadow of kunanyi/Mt Wellington. Drier and more continental, it has a character all its own and is in conversion to organic certification.

Every wine is made from our own fruit and bottled on site at our Tamar Valley winery, completed in 2024. It was built to tread lightly, with solar power, rainwater harvesting, on-site wastewater treatment, and EV charging. We kept the bushland around it and planted new habitat to support biodiversity.

Two Tasmanian sites. One purpose: fresh, precise wines that are true to where they're from.

Our new Cellar Door & Restaurant is now open. The kitchen is led by head chef Konstantin Putkin, whose career runs from Canada to London's Michelin-starred Galvin at Windows. Lunch in the restaurant is a set menu, Thursday to Sunday, that changes with what our growers bring in each week.

For something more relaxed, The Garden is open daily with views across the vines. The à la carte menu is made for lingering: local plates to share over a glass of estate wine.

Stay for lunch, book a guided tasting, or go behind the scenes on a winery tour.