Extraordinary Tasmanian Winery + Tourism Property For Sale
TAS Vineyard For Sale Combines Unique Story, Provenance + Sense Of Place
This is an incredibly rare opportunity to acquire not just a property, but a piece of Tasmania’s east coast wine story.
Ideally positioned around 16km from Swansea, 26km from Bicheno and 41km from Coles Bay, Craigie Knowe Vineyard is the oldest vineyard on the idyllic east coast within the Freycinet Coast wine and tourism landscape.
This vineyard for sale TAS is the oldest vineyard on the idyllic east coast within the Freycinet Coast wine and tourism landscape
Combining a unique story, provenance and sense of place that simply cannot be recreated, this vineyard for sale represents an extraordinary opportunity to acquire a landmark 19.17-hectare estate where Tasmania’s viticultural heritage meets contemporary hospitality, tourism and agricultural enterprise.
The premium estate masterfully combines a historic 1836 stone residence, a high-yield boutique vineyard, impeccable water security, and highly profitable commercial hospitality ventures incorporating the fully licensed Floras Restaurant and a booming tourism/events trade including large music festivals.
This vineyard for sale TAS hosts an established 3.54-hectare vineyard planted to Pinot Noir, Bordeaux varieties and Riesling
At its heart is an established 3.54-hectare vineyard producing 25–30 tonnes of cool-climate Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Bordeaux varieties annually (approximately 40,000 bottles). The property also includes a five-year lease with Glen Heriot covering an additional 1.3 hectares of vines.
Beyond the existing vines, approximately six hectares of additional arable land offers significant scope for vineyard expansion, with underground water infrastructure already in place, including frost mains and driplines.
This vineyard for sale TAS boasts a circa-1836 solid stone residence, bringing almost two centuries of Tasmanian character
Water security is equally impressive, underpinned by a 100-megalitre water right, an additional 15-megalitre irrigation scheme allocation, approximately 40 megalitres of on-site dam storage, drip irrigation, frost protection and substantial supporting infrastructure.
The vineyard is only part of the Craigie Knowe story. Standing proudly within the estate is an imposing circa-1836 solid stone residence, bringing almost two centuries of Tasmanian character to the property.
The home on this vineyard for sale TAS retains a sense of history via stone construction, period features and fireplaces
The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home retains its remarkable sense of history through stone construction, period features and traditional fireplaces, complemented by modern comforts and property-wide technology and security.
Further enhancing the property’s appeal is Floras Restaurant, an established hospitality offering with new commercial kitchen, built in 2022, walk-in cool room and freezer, premium commercial appliances and an impressive 15m x 12m marquee that comfortably seats 66 patrons in an elegant vineyard setting.
The home on this vineyard for sale TAS has been modernised and offers three bedrooms and two bathrooms
Craigie Knowe’s appeal extends well beyond traditional hospitality. The estate has hosted major events for up to 1,000 patrons, with dedicated performance infrastructure and an enviable history of national acts.
It is also registered as a campground, creating further possibilities around major events and tourism.
This vineyard for sale TAS incorporates Floras Restaurant, an established hospitality offering with new commercial kitchen
Perhaps most evocative of the property’s positioning is its luxury tourism connection, whereby guests can arrive by helicopter for bespoke private lunches among the vines via a highly lucrative, exclusive commercial partnership with Saffire Freycinet.
For an incoming owner, the scale of the opportunity is considerable. Purpose-built wine storage provides capacity for approximately 300 pallets, as part of the 10.5m x 41.5m machinery shed.
This vineyard for sale TAS includes an impressive marquee that comfortably seats 66 patrons in an elegant vineyard setting
Other improvements include workshop facilities, chemical storage, fuel storage, wash-down facilities, vineyard machinery, bird netting, fencing and sheep yards.
The property is offered as a highly functional operation complete with key operational machinery, including tactor, sprayers and other key implements.
This vineyard for sale TAS has hosted major events for up to 1,000 patrons
The sale also includes approximately $1.3 million of finished and part finished wine stock at cost, together with an established direct-to-consumer wine club of around 300 active members, providing an existing commercial platform alongside the physical property assets.
A Tasmanian estate with a story yet to be finished, Craigie Knowe Vineyard is difficult to define by any one feature. It is a vineyard, but it is more than vines. It is a historic homestead, but it is more than its remarkable stone walls. It is a hospitality and tourism destination, an agricultural enterprise, an events venue and an established wine business, brought together within one of Tasmania’s most compelling regional settings.
This vineyard for sale TAS includes approximately six hectares of additional arable land offering scope for vineyard expansion
For the next custodian, it presents the opportunity to honour what has already been created while imagining what its next chapter could become. A rare opportunity to acquire not simply a property, but a piece of Tasmania’s east coast wine story.
Craigie Knowe Vineyard is available for sale by Expression of Interest. Click on the following link for more information on this vineyard for sale at 80 Glen Gala Road, Cranbrook, TAS.
