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office (310) 505-0457
About Frogmore Creek Vineyards
Established in 1996, Frogmore Creek Vineyard was the first
certified organic vineyard in
Tony
Scherer has been an expert in organic farming for more than 20
years and emphasizes that the key to the success of Frogmore Creek
is healthy plants.
Our Frogmore Creek Vineyard, Tasmania's only certified organic vineyard, is located in the hills behind the Coal River Valley. The soil and climate statistics are almost identical to three internationally distinguished benchmarks - Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy.
Frogmore Creek and Tasmania have a near perfect environmental profile for growing grapes. Critical climate indicators such as rainfall, temperature, sunshine hours, number of rain days and humidity combine at Frogmore Creek, to make it a premium quality wine area
Winemakers
Andrew Hood
Chief winemaker, Andrew Hood is renowned for being responsible for the overall lift in quality of Tasmanian wines over the past 15 years.
A ‘Winemaker of the Year’ finalist in 2000 and 2004, Andrew believes the fruit is the most important ingredient in winemaking.
Wines made by Andrew Hood are recipients of countless trophies and gold medals. They consistently win more than half of all awards at Tasmanian wine shows.
Alain Rousseau
French-born winemaker, Alain Rousseau, was trained as a winemaker in the Loire Valley region of France.
Alain first travelled to Tasmania 14 years ago, where he gained experience working with different varieties of grapes. He initially worked with Stoney Vineyard and Moorilla Estate, before moving to Queensland in 2001.
Now back in Tasmania with the Hood Wines' team, Alain brings a wealth of expertise and experience.
Location
The
vineyard is located at Penna - 30 minutes drive from the city of
The
Coal River Valley region is an award winning wine producing area
with a similar lattitude to the famous wine regions of
