Tasmania Food, Wine & Whisky
For its size, Tasmania sets one of Australia's finest tables. Cool, clean and fertile, the island turns out superb seafood, cheese and berries, world-class cool-climate wine, and internationally awarded whisky. From Salamanca Market to Bruny Island and the cellar-door trails, eating and drinking here is a highlight in itself. Here's how to taste your way around.
Cool-climate sparkling & Pinot
Tasmania is one of Australia's great cool-climate wine regions, renowned for elegant sparkling and Pinot Noir, plus fine Chardonnay and Riesling. Explore the Tamar Valley and Pipers River in the north, and the Coal River Valley, Derwent and East Coast around Hobart, with celebrated cellar doors like Josef Chromy, Jansz and Pipers Brook. A guided wine tour lets everyone taste. See our wine & whisky guide.
A world-beating whisky island
Tasmania has become one of the world's most awarded single-malt whisky regions — Sullivans Cove took World's Best Single Malt, and distilleries like Lark, Hellyers Road and Overeem have won global acclaim. Many welcome visitors for tastings and tours, especially around Hobart and the north, and the island also crafts superb gin and beer. Whisky lovers can build a whole trip around the distillery trail. See our wine & whisky guide.
Seafood, cheese & Bruny Island
The island's produce is the star — just-shucked oysters, crayfish, scallops and salmon; artisan cheese, berries, honey and truffles. Graze Hobart's Saturday Salamanca Market, and make the gourmet pilgrimage to Bruny Island, famous for oysters, cheese, fudge and its own whisky. Farm gates, providores and destination restaurants dot the whole island. Add a food tour and you'll eat as well as anywhere in the country. See our Tasmania food guide.
Food, wine & whisky: your questions
Exceptionally — for its size, Tasmania is one of Australia's finest food-and-drink destinations. Cool, clean and fertile, it produces superb seafood (oysters, crayfish, salmon, scallops), cheese, berries and truffles, world-class cool-climate wine, and internationally awarded whisky. Graze Salamanca Market, tour Bruny Island, and follow the cellar-door and distillery trails. See our Tasmania food guide.
Tasmania is a premier cool-climate wine region, celebrated above all for sparkling wine and Pinot Noir, plus crisp Chardonnay and Riesling. The main regions are the Tamar Valley and Pipers River in the north, and the Coal River Valley, Derwent and East Coast in the south. Cellar doors like Josef Chromy, Jansz, Pipers Brook and Domaine A are highlights. A wine tour is the easy way to enjoy them. See our wine & whisky guide.
Very much so — Tasmania has become one of the world's most acclaimed single-malt whisky regions. Sullivans Cove famously won World's Best Single Malt, and distilleries like Lark, Hellyers Road, Overeem and many more have earned global awards. Many welcome visitors for tastings and tours, especially around Hobart and the north. The island also makes excellent gin and craft beer. See our wine & whisky guide.
Bruny Island, a short drive and ferry south of Hobart, is a gourmet pilgrimage — famous for its oysters, cheese (Bruny Island Cheese Co.), fudge, honey, fresh berries and its own whisky and beer. Combine a food-focused day trip with the island's dramatic coast and wildlife (white wallabies, seals, penguins). Guided food tours from Hobart make it easy to graze your way around without driving. It's a Tasmanian foodie highlight.
Any time, though autumn (March–May) is especially lovely for the harvest and vintage, and summer brings festivals and long daylight for cellar-door touring. Hobart's Salamanca Market runs every Saturday year-round, and winter's Dark Mofo features a famous feast. The produce is superb across the seasons — cool-climate wine, whisky and seafood don't go out of season. See our best time to visit guide.