Claudio Alcorso, an icon in Tasmania. Founded Moorilla Estate in Hobart, and thereby hangs a tale.

From The Wind You Say by Claudio Alcorso, 1993: “When I casually mentioned my intention of planting a vineyard, all my friends told me that I had no chance. Their reaction was automatic: South Australia was right for vineyards, therefore Tasmania must be wrong...Late in 1947 I went to have a look at the land at Berriedale. It was a case of love at first sight, but I did not anticipate that within a few years my roots would go down so deep into that soil.”