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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, and encompasses a range of over 200...
Seared Scallops with Pinot Gris Butter Sauce
Pinot Gris and shellfish make a perfect pair. A luscious buttery pinot gris sauce is drizzled over freshly grilled scallops with zesty herbs for a quick, decadent entreé or starter. Put this one on your next dinner party menu. Ingredients 2 tablespoons pine...
Hobart dining hotspots – Your guide to the best restaurants
Hobart is quickly garnering a reputation for great quality food. With unique local produce, world-class wine lists and talented chefs defecting to Tasmania from the mainland, it’s now a must-visit foodie destination. New restaurants are opening regularly and old favourites evolving their menus to showcase the best that Tasmania has to offer.
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 of favourite breakfast spots in Hobart.
Strawberry, Rhubarb and Moscato Trifles
Summer is the perfect season to make this showstopping dessert. It’s a great way to show off our Pig & d’Pooch Moscato as well as the abundance of strawberries and rhubarb that’s available this time of year. Inspired by Raspberri Cupcakes recipe, these amazing...
Tasmania’s Best Waterfalls
Tasmania certainly punches above its weight when it comes to spectacular waterfalls, and you only need to visit Instagram to see why. Take a look at any map and it’s clear that our little island state is an ideal destination for anyone who loves the drama and beauty...
Best Breakfasts in Launceston
Breakfast – it’s long been said that it’s the most important meal of the day, and we have to agree. When we have time (which is not as often as we’d like), we love settling in with a juice, a good cup of coffee and something we’ve not hastily thrown together ourselves...
Barbecued asparagus with lemon, feta and mint
At Holm Oak Vineyards, we have an abundance of asparagus growing in our Sauvignon Blanc garden, as well as lots of lemons and mint too. With our house under construction at the minute, this easy and delicious recipe is our go-to for a perfect BBQ lunch.
Foodie’s guide to Launceston and beyond
Long known as ‘the Apple Isle’, Tasmania is renowned for its pristine waterways, clean air and rich array of produce, harvested from its bountiful orchards, lush pastures, brimming lakes and coastline. From a local perspective, we know that food-loving visitors to...
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 to what they have (or in most cases, haven’t) done to the wine. ...
What makes Tasmanian Pinot Noir similar to the world’s finest Burgundies?
Pinot noir, considered by some to be the most ethereal and elegant of all red wine styles, is crafted with finesse in several of the world’s finest wine growing regions. When you think of great pinot noir, the old world wines of Burgundy usually spring to mind. While...
Beetroot and goat’s cheese tart
We have some delicious local goat's cheese from Rod Wyker's Southern Sky Cheese company in Invermay and with spring in the air we can imagine enjoying this tart with a glass of rose on the verandah. Ingredients 1 bunch beetroot (about 400g), trimmed 30g unsalted...
Meet the Duffys
Holm Oak is the labour of love of dynamic duo, Bec Duffy and her husband Tim Duffy. Since 2006, they have followed their dream of crafting delicious expressions of cool-climate Tasmanian wines. Bec is the winemaker and Tim is viticulturist.
