Sinapius is a boutique, family-owned vineyard and winery in the Pipers Brook region of northern Tasmania, on the Tamar Valley wine route. It is run by Linda Morice, who bought the original two-hectare vineyard in 2005 with her late husband Vaughn Dell. Both were born and raised in Tasmania, and after years in Sydney their love of the island drew them home. The name comes from Linda's ancestor Isabella Sinapius, whose father migrated from Prussia in the early 1800s.
The family see themselves as wine growers rather than winemakers, with no separation between vineyard and winery: they hand-tend the vines, make the wine on site and sell it through the cellar door.
All wines are fermented with natural yeasts, with no added enzymes or tannins and minimal sulphur. The Pinot Noir is carefully sorted, gently destemmed to keep berries whole, kept on skins for about three weeks and matured in French oak.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors · Thursday, Friday & Monday 11am – 5pm. Weekends & Public Holidays 12pm-5pm.
- Address
- 4232 Bridport Rd, Pipers Brook TAS 7254
- Founded
- 2005
Regions
Wines
- Sinapius Gamay Esmé — Red
- Sinapius Gamay Jean Morice Rosé — Rosé
- Sinapius Gamay Vaughn's Jardin — Red
- Sinapius Grüner Veltliner Single Vineyard Close Planted — White
- Sinapius La Clairiere Single Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Pinot Noir Pinot Meunier Tasmania Blanc de Noirs — Sparkling
- Sinapius Ribolla Gialla — White
- Sinapius Single Vineyard Close Planted Chardonnay — White
- Sinapius Single Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius The Enclave Single Vineyard Close Planted Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard Bellingham Vineyard Riesling — White
- Sinapius Vineyard Esme Rouge Gamay — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard Glenbothy Vineyard Pipers Brook Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard Home Vineyard Chardonnay — White
- Sinapius Vineyard Home Vineyard Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard La Clairiere Close Planted Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard Pipers Brook Chardonnay — White
- Sinapius Vineyard Sparkling Vintage Extra Brut — Sparkling
- Sinapius Vineyard The Enclave Close Planted Pinot Noir — Red
- Sinapius Vineyard Wh Blend Tamar Valley Riesling et al — White
- Sinapius White Blend Clem — White