There’s a specific kind of magic that happens when you stop yelling orders and start listening to the land. I first met Lucy Ridge on her odyssey across Australia, searching...
Join us the Southern Vineyards Open Day
I’ve participated in the Southern Tasmanian Open Vineyards weekend previously, but this year marks the first year I get to host it at my Palisander vineyard (or...
Meet Guy Young, Viticulturist and Vigneron
I grew up in Marlborough in the 1990s, raised among vines by wine-obsessed parents, where school holidays were measured in pruning cuts and leaf-plucked afternoons....
Our 2024 Chardonnay is a story of Southern Tasmania
Our 2024 Chardonnay is a true Southern Tasmania story. It blends fruit from our Palisander Vineyard in the Coal River Valley with parcels from Bernard...
Visit the Stargazer Tasting Room
From Friday through to Monday, our tasting room awaits. Come for the wine, stay for the endless views and free-range vineyard chooks. Our new Stargazer...
2024 Palisander Pinot Noir
The 2024 Palisander Pinot Noir is the ninth release of Pinot Noir from our home vineyard in Tea Tree.It’s a special bottling that captures the...
The new unmissable stop on Tasmania’s wine tourism trail by Max Allen
Sam Connew’s Stargazer tasting room – an understated feat of Australian architecture – gives another reason to travel to the Coal River Valley. Sam Connew...
Island Life by Linda Smith in TasWeekend
One of the first things winemaker Sam Connew did when she moved to Tasmania almost a decade ago was to enjoy lunch with friends at...
2024 Riesling named in Nick Ryan's The Australian Weekend Magazine’s 2025 Top Wines
It was thrilling to hear that our 2024 Riesling recently received a major nod from one of Australia's most respected critics, Nick Ryan in The...
Stargazer's latest vintage release includes a brand-new cellar door
By Anna Webster, Halliday Wine Companion Editor We speak to winemaker Samantha Connew about the latest Stargazer release, as well as her brand-new tasting room which...