Russell and Suitor

The Cellar Door, Vineyard and Winery is situated in Pipers River Tasmania. They are family-owned and operated. Alex and Lara launched their first label in 2014, Alejandro – Spanish for Alexander, focusing on alternative varieties suited to the hot climate of the Murray Darling Region. They bought their property in 2016 and shifted their focus to Tasmania's cool-climate Pipers River region, creating labels including Cazadora, Son of a Bull and Baila con Toro, and producing premium Tasmanian wines such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer. All of these wines are sold from the Cellar Door. Lara and Alex have travelled extensively in Spain and love the culture, so their labels have a Spanish theme. From their cellar door, they do platters by booking and offer beer, gin, vodka and brandy also distilled on site from waste wine products.

Nestled in a spectacular natural amphitheatre along the Pipers River Wine Route, Lalla Gully Vineyard—formerly Leaning Church Vineyard—is a relaxed cellar door, restaurant and events destination in Northern Tasmania. Discover cool-climate Tasmanian wines, seasonal food and warm country hospitality while overlooking the vines and picturesque rural landscape. The historic church, vineyard, cellar door and expansive grounds give Lalla Gully its distinctive character, creating a memorable place to visit, dine, celebrate or simply settle in with a relaxing glass of wine between your travels. Set amongst beautiful undulating hills of Lilydale with lake views, the estate offers a stunning all in one location for weddings, celebrations and corporate functions. Home of the iconic 1912 Leaning Church, a 21x10 permanent marquee with attached caterers shed and vineyard grounds are available to hire with flexible spaces suited to intimate ceremonies, long lunches, workshops, larger events and weddings.

Ride the Northeast railway for 3 kilometres on a pedal powered railbug from the old Turners Marsh station towards Karoola turning around at Waddles Rd. The ride out is almost all downhill and, if you like, you can be pushed back up with an escort vehicle which is actually a converted ride-on lawn mower with an electric motor powered by EV batteries that we charge from solar. Some riders have posted videos that they took. You can see them on their Facebook page, Launceston & North East Railway. Additional information is available on their website.