Mewstone + Hughes & Hughes
Matthew & Jonathan Hughes
“Mewstone has appeared comet-like in its success. The wines – hailing from the banks of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in Tasmania’s viticultural deep south – have been accorded a rapid series of accolades, but though that ascension may seem quick, it was laboriously built from the ground up” – Young Gun of wine
Brothers Matthew and Jonathan Hughes established Mewstone vineyard on the banks of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel in 2011 which lies south of Hobart & across from Bruny island. Matthew tells the story that it was in fact the tasting of a former label/bottle now defunct from a vineyard planted in this exact subregion that inspired them to purchase a cherry orchard just meters from this site and begin clearing & planting for Mewstone.
In addition to the Mewstone wines they produce a second range called hughes + hughes, made from a collection of vineyards from across the Southern regions of Tasmania from Coal River, Derwent, North West & the D’Entrecasteaux Channel.