Sinapius Vineyard

Sinapius is located in the heart of the Pipers Brook wine region in Northern Tasmania, above the banks of the Pipers Brook. Our winemaking philosophy is very simple: we aim to craft wines that reflect our site, ancient soils and each season. Essentially all the hard work is done in the vines which allows us to intervene very little in the winery. This ensures a true expression of our terroir. All wines are bottled onsite with our own bottling line when they are ready to be bottled, at our own discretion. In other words, if they need more time, we give them more time. If they’re ready, then we bottle.

Our vineyard has been modelled on vineyard plantings in Burgundy, the homeland of exceptional Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Burgundy vineyards are generally planted at 1m wide row x 1-metre-wide vine spacings equating to 10,000 vines per hectare. Our philosophy at Sinapius is that in order to make great wine, yields per vine need to be low to ensure maximal intensity, concentration and expression of the site is evident in the wines. The vineyard work in high density planted vineyards is back breaking, labour intensive, and, undertaken mostly by hand.

The original two-hectare vineyard was purchased by Linda and her late husband, Vaughn Dell, in 2005. Vaughn suddenly passed away at the age of 39, in May 2020. With Linda at the helm, Sinapius continues to be recognised among Tasmania’s finest wines.

Tastings and purchases are available at the winery cellar door. Bookings recommended via email or phone 0488 740 234. No tastings available after 4:30pm.