THE SUNDAY TASMANIAN SEPTEMBER 22, 2013 source: http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/golfers-ready-to-light-up-long-awaited-arm-end-course-south-of-hobart/story-fnj4f7k1-1226724495059 THE long-anticipated Arm End golf course project south of Hobart has moved a step closer to...
New Zealand wants cl...
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Mon 26 Nov 2012 source: http://www.whiskymag.com/news/18188.html New Zealand wants clean sweep in Whisky Test Match series New Zealand will be hoping for a clean sweep over the UK in an Autumn International Test Match series with a difference that concludes in London on Monday. Fresh from...
Orford project rekin...
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Source: The Mercury, November 13, 2012 A $130 MILLION East Coast development which has been in limbo for almost a decade is set to be “resuscitated”. Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor Bertrand Cadart said proponents were preparing to give the stalled project “mouth to mouth”....
Rare Taste of Tassie...
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Source: Tasmanian Country, September 7, 2012. A celebrated piece of Tasmanian vineyard and colonial history in one of the ‘World’s most exciting new terroirs’ is on the market. East Coast Tasmanian wine-making was born at Cranbrook’s picturesque, sun-soaked Craigie Knowe property, and its...
Celebrated vineyard ...
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Sources: Tasmanian Times, 03.09.12 A celebrated piece of Tasmanian vineyard and colonial history in one of the ‘World’s most exciting new terroirs’ is on the market. East Coast Tasmanian wine-making was born at Cranbrook’s picturesque, sun-soaked Craigie Knowe property, and its sale...
Otago Whiskies Named...
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Source: Otago Daily Times, 6 Sep 2012 Two brands of whisky matured at the towering seaside bond store in Oamaru have been named as the “world’s best” at the Mid-West Whisky Olympics in Michigan. Competing against some of the best known brand-names from Scotland, Ireland and...
Bold plan for golf c...
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Source: The Mercury, August 18, 2012 A BOLD $85 million vision to transform the Claremont golf and bowls clubs into a sporting, tourism and residential complex is within striking distance. The board of the Claremont Golf Club has unveiled artist impressions of the proposed Claremont Peninsula...
Full-bodied drop found in a NZ barrel
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source: The Australian Financial Review, 16 August 2012 Good whisky weather is not like good beer weather. Whisky comes from areas where the ground is thick and muddy and the sky a dense grey blanket. Scotland, for example. Ireland, too. Tasmania even. But also New Zealand. Greg Ramsay – a man whose blood runs with the peaty smells of single malts – has revived the Tasmanian whisky industry and is now focusing on the land of the long white cloud. READ FULL ARTICLE>>
Spirit of Anzacs key...
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A FORMER Marrawah graphic designer has created the Anzac-inspired label for a whisky believed to be the first bottle of double malt brewed in two countries – New Zealand and Australia – and married together. The label taps into the Anzac legacy by featuring Anzacs telling stories...
In the Knowe at Cran...
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Mod cons combined with a few imaginary ghosts equals luxury accommodation as The Examiner’s travel writer, DAVID SCOTT, discovers. source: The Examiner April 16, 2012 CRAIGIE Knowe sits in old-school wine country. For one thing, many vines around this patch of the East Coast have survived...
Craigie Knowe on 7:3...
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A report on John Austwick and Craigie Knowe on ABC’s 7:30 report.
Plans firm for new g...
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Source: The Mercury TASMANIAN entrepreneur Greg Ramsay hopes to begin work on a golf course, recreation and accommodation development on the South Arm peninsula by the end of next year. Mr Ramsay, the driving force behind the Barnbougle and Bicheno golf course developments, said Arm End...
PGA: Tasmania’s bid to become golfing capita...
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Source: PGA Tasmania continues its bid to become the nation’s golfing capital with the announcement last week a new golf residential development has been approved for the East Coast town of Bicheno. The joint venture, between Bicheno Golf Club and local landowners Peter and Jana Johnstone, will feature 62 homes along with a golf course designed by Adelaide firm Crafter Mogford Golf Strategies. Local golf identity Greg Ramsay, who was involved with the early development of Barnbougle Dunes, is also involved in the project. “I spoke with the golf club over 20 years ago about doing something but have since focused on conservation...