Matt and Vanessa are the Owners and Managers of Bangor Vineyard Shed – a multi award-winning, 4-hectare vineyard and a beautiful 6,000-hectare farming property located at Dunalley in Tasmania’s southeast.
Recently, Bangor won Gold at the 2022 Tasmanian Tourism Awards and at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in the Wineries, Distilleries & Breweries category – a true testament to the hard work and dedication of this small family-owned and run vineyard.
In today’s episode, Destination Southern Tasmania’s Alex Heroys chats with Matt and Vanessa about the history of their property and the journey they’ve taken to ultimately land themselves the infamous National Gold Award for their wine tourism product.
Matt and Vanessa initially spoke about how Bangor Vineyard Shed was born out of the 2013 Dunalley bushfires, and what initially started as a small, one room space quickly grew into what it is now which includes a larger cellar door and café experience with a wine-tasting area and covered outdoor deck and space for functions and events.
Aside from their obvious winemaking success, Matt and Vanessa say they’re just sheep farmers at the end of the day. But, as you’ll hear, they’re award winners in this department too!
Lastly, you’ll hear directly about Matt and Vanessa’s experience entering the Tasmanian Tourism Awards and the many benefits that come with it, especially in the way it allowed them to sit and reflect on all they’ve achieved and to celebrate this.
Today’s episode is brought to you by our partner NRMA Expeditions. NRMA Expeditions is one of the largest and fastest-growing holders of tourism assets across Australia, and has recently entered the Tasmanian tourism industry with the acquisition of some of our state’s most iconic destinations, including Freycinet Lodge, Cradle Mountain Hotel, Strahan Village and Gordon River Cruises. Thanks to NRMA Expeditions for their generous support of TICT and for helping to make this episode of Talking Tourism possible.