Originally posted by Gourmet Traveller, below is an excerpt on a weekend escape on the East Coast of Tasmania. 

Where to drink in East Coast Tasmania

This is pinot noir country, but also riesling and chardonnay. And in the hands of a skilled winemaker, it also produces a fine cool-climate syrah.

This is where local producers, too small for their own cellar doors, are on show. Beyond wine, Waubs Harbour Distillery is fabulously small-batch and family run. Brothers Tim and Rob Polmear (ex-Lark Distillery) set out to make whisky their way in the best possible conditions, producing a Maritime Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky in an old oyster hatchery on the water’s edge.