Hampered by a lack of land
"Back when we started at the Coal Valley there were only a couple of vineyards of around one hectare and you wouldn't see Tasmanian wines on the menu at Salamanca restaurants," Ms Christian said. "At the Coal Valley Winery we were hampered by the lack of land, and we've been lucky enough to find this new site at Penna which will allow us to have an eight-hectare vineyard."
And like the Forcett vineyard, the pair for the first time have planted some shiraz vines at Penna and expect the variety will go well.