TASTING TRAIL TASMANIA

Tasting Trail Tasmania offers a far more extensive range of venues to visit than those described here, so head to tastingtrail.com.au for a detailed list, a range of itineraries and an interactive operator map. Dog guides are welcome at venues. Call ahead for additional assistance.

La Villa Wines is located a mere 15-minute drive from the Spirit of Tasmania Terminal and 20 minutes from Devonport Airport. If you're keen to visit the three sites we’ve highlighted, the drive between La Villa Wines south-west via Spreyton Cider Co to the Truffledore in Lower Barrington takes 12 minutes. The entire Tasting Trail, however, covers a far more extensive region stretching for roughly 200 kilometres from just outside Launceston in northern Tasmania to Smithton in the north-west corner of the state.

Travelling by car is a great way to hop between Tasting Trail destinations. Alternatively, sit back, relax and be guided through the north west by local transport companies like Coastline Tours Tasmania and Unearthed Tours. Coastline Tours is based in Burnie and offers tour pick-up and drop-off in Wynyard, Burnie and surrounding accommodation within a 5 kilometre radius by arrangement. Unearthed Tours is based in Devonport and offers tour collections by prior arrangement from accommodation between Launceston and Burnie. For public transport, north west region bus timetables are available via transport.tas.gov.au.

There are plenty of diverse accommodation options in north west Tasmania, including two self-contained cottages offering traditional farm stay bed and breakfast at The Truffledore.