Standing on the scaffolding of the tasting room building in construction

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 the tasting room).    The...

Southern Tasmanian Vineyard Open Days Menu!

Southern Tasmanian Vineyard Open Days Menu!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Are you ready to join us next weekend at the Southern Tasmanian Vineyard Open Days? On Friday 27th, we’re thrilled to have renowned Hobart...

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Meet Guy Young, Viticulturist and Vigneron

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....

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The new unmissable stop on Tasmania’s wine tourism trail by Max Allen

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...

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A Small Contribution to a Challenging Issue

A Small Contribution to a Challenging Issue

As many of you who have been long-term supporters of Stargazer will know, each year with your support, we donate to a cause that feels...

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Two-Merit Rating for Riesling and Chardonnay

Two-Merit Rating for Riesling and Chardonnay

We are so excited and humbled to announce that our Stargazer Riesling and Stargazer Chardonnay have been recognised in The Real Review's latest Australian Wine Classification....

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The future of our Palisander Pinot Noir

The future of our Palisander Pinot Noir

Guy and I constantly consider the nuances that different vineyard sites bring to the same grape variety. This is what makes winemaking so endlessly fascinating—the...

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Vineyard Updated with Guy Young

Vineyard Updated with Guy Young

2025 will be remembered for very generous crops across Tasmania. At Palisander vineyard, we managed to get ahead of this in our Pinot blocks with...

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Discover the Coal River Valley

Discover the Coal River Valley

The Coal River Valley, nestled in the southern reaches of Tasmania, is a wine region unlike any other. It's a place where the wild beauty...

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Discover what we've been up to this month

Discover what we've been up to this month

I’ve been pretty quiet here lately as the hum of the upcoming harvest approached and the buzz of our tasting room construction continues. We’re right...

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