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Roasted Asparagus with Goat Cheese and Walnut Lemon Gremolata

The Tamar Valley is filled with an abundance of inspiring artisan food producers. Here at Holm Oak, we love visiting our neighbours at Robur Farm to source some goat fetta for this tasty recipe. A simple four-steps, this meal is a crowd-pleaser in the Duffy family and pairs beautifully with our Pinot Gris.

What is Moscato Wine?

Moscato is a style of wine made from muscat grapes. It’s famous for sweet flavours of peaches and orange blossom and because it’s lower in alcohol than other sparkling wines. The muscat grape has been around for thousands of years,...

Sensory Garden Audio Tour

Play each audio clip as you follow along the self-guided sensory garden tour. Let Bec Duffy explain the scientific links between the garden and our Holm Oak wines.

A Taste of Tasmania’s First Sensory Wine Garden

Our Winemaker Bec and Viticulturist Tim Duffy have poured their wine knowledge into Holm Oak’s new sensory garden experience, specifically designed for wine-lovers. Located at our Tamar Valley Cellar Door, the garden is now in full bloom, ready to be...

Get Serious about Moscato – Taste the Difference

Moscato – once you’ve tasted the finest of styles, it is hard to go back. Considered to be a top end wine by many, the best examples are a far cry from the cheap, poorly sweetened, carbonated bubbles that can...

Natural wine – a winemaker’s view

People often ask me the question, “What is a natural wine?” and it’s a good one. As far as I’m aware, there is no legal definition for this, so you need to rely on the honesty of the producer as...

All About Riesling

Riesling is respected as one of the finest white grapes in the world, manipulated by winemakers all over the world into a whole range of styles from bone-dry to lusciously sweet. The best wines are incredibly long-lived, elegant and racy,...

Top breakfast spots in Hobart

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day so before you head out to MONA, join in the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race celebrations, or set off for Bruny Island for some penguin spotting, fuel up at one...

Holm Oak’s Story

The Holm Oak team has been crafting luscious expressions of cool-climate Tassie wines since 2006 – and the winery has gone from strength to strength. So how did this success come about? It’s worth considering the juxtaposition of the roles...

On the road to Holm Oak

A visit to Tassie is pure magic. You’ve not experienced the deep south of Australia until you’ve taken a road trip through the Tamar Valley region, stopped in at our cellar door, enjoyed the fresh, local produce, thrown an apple...

What is Arneis?

Arneis is a white grape variety, most commonly thought to originate from the Piedmont region in Northern Italy. The name Arneis literally means “the little rascal” given how finicky the varietal is to grow. It’s often susceptible to disease in...

Salmon tartare with wasabi and avocado

Inspired by the fact that I am growing a wasabi plant, and that Tasmania is well- known for its salmon and is home to Shima Wasabi, Australia’s largest commercial wasabi farm in Australia, I’ve been making this Maggie Beer recipe,...

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