Black Cow Bistro, the 2024 Tasmanian Wine List of the Year Judges’ Choice winner. Photo courtesy Tourism Tasmania

The winners of the 2024 Tasmanian Wine List of the Year awards were announced at the Tassie Wine Stars event this week, with the highest accolade—the Judges’ Choice Award for the Best Tasmanian Wine List—awarded to long-serving Launceston dining institution Black Cow Bistro.

Wine Tasmania CEO Sheralee Davies congratulated the award winners as well as each of the 15 finalist venues.

“As the quality of wine and food experiences in Tasmania continues to increase, so does the calibre of entrants in this awards program,” she said. “The difficult task of selecting the winners from a competitive list of 15 finalists also saw special mention of three highly commended venues—T42 Hobart, The Agrarian Kitchen (New Norfolk) and 2023 winner Grain of the Silos (Launceston).”

Wine Tasmania also released the new 2025 edition of its Tasmanian Wine Trails publication at the Tassie Wine Stars event on Tuesday. This brochure, concierge map and accompanying online directory serves as the go-to guide for visiting Tasmania’s cellar doors across four parts of the state—the North-West, Tamar Valley, East Coast and Southern Wine Trails respectively.

With Tourism Tasmania this week launching a new campaign encouraging locals to get out and explore closer to home this summer, Wine Tasmania is encouraging locals and visitors alike to put the Tasmanian Wine List of the Year venues and experiences showcased in the 2025 Tasmanian Wine Trails publication on the bucket list.

“We Tasmanians are spoiled for choice when it comes to extraordinary local wine and food experiences. The word is definitely out, with 23% of all visitors to Tassie in the year to June 2024 calling into a cellar door during their stay, staying longer in our regional areas and spending more than other visitor segments”, said Davies.

2024 Tasmanian Wine List of the Year award winners:

• Judges’ Choice Best Tasmanian Wine List – Black Cow Bistro (highly commended: Grain of the Silos, T42 Hobart & The Agrarian Kitchen)
• Judges’ Choice Best Tasmanian Small Wine Bar List – Stanley Wine Bar
• Judges’ Choice Best Tasmanian Regional Wine List – The Old Bank of Geeveston
• People’s Choice Best Tasmanian Wine List – Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village

2024 Tasmanian Wine List of the Year finalists (listed alphabetically):

• The Agrarian Kitchen (New Norfolk), Aloft Restaurant (Hobart), Black Cow Bistro (Launceston), Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village (Cradle Mountain), Cultura Espresso Bar and Restaurant (Hobart), Driftwood Restaurant (Lauderdale), The Drunken Admiral (Hobart), Grain of the Silos (Invermay, Mudbar Restaurant (Launceston), Mures Upper Deck (Hobart), The Old Bank of Geeveston (Geeveston), Peppina (Hobart), Stanley Wine Bar (Stanley), T42 Hobart (Hobart) and Templo (Hobart).

Printed copies of the 2025 Tasmanian Wine Trails brochure and A3 concierge map can be picked up from cellar doors and visitor information centres around the state. Alternatively, copies can be requested by contacting Wine Tasmania on [email protected]. The online Tasmanian Wine Trails can be accessed at https://winetasmania.com.au/wine-trails or downloaded as a PDF document here.

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