Waterside Accommodation - Derwent Vista

Moorilla is one of Tasmania’s oldest wineries. Nestled on a small peninsula on the River Derwent, it was founded in 1956 by textile magnate Claudio Alcorso, before being bought by David Walsh in 1995, and the site is now home to the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) as well as the winery. As part of the development of Mona, the winery was completely rebuilt and is now housed just above the museum entrance (fruit for the winery is drawn from Moorilla as well as a northern vineyard in the Tamar Valley). The site also holds Moorilla’s Cellar Door and the Moorilla Wine Bar. As well as tastings, we offer a range of premium tours and experiences through the Ultimate Winery Experiences Australia program. Moorilla produces red, white, and sparkling wines using estate-grown cool-climate grape varieties across three styles: the quaffable Praxis; elegant Muse, and high-end Cloth Label.

Museum like a rockstar. Sunglasses optional. Jump on the Mona Roma ferry at 10.15am for a late breakfast in the luxurious Posh Pit (complimentary drinks, tiny food). On landing at Mona, flash your credentials and be escorted to the Void Bar, where you’ll make friends with the bartender (helpful later) and cop a cocktail to prepare you for the nearby galleries. After some art, swan into the museum’s Faro Bar and Restaurant for an excessive, luxuriant feast from rockstar executive chef Vinnie—including fancy matched drinks from Mona’s famed wine bunker and exclusive access to some neuron-tingling James Turrell light artworks. Suitably addled / prepared, you’ll explore David Walsh’s sprawling underground collection of art and antiquities (expanding your rockstar brain) before slipping back onto the ferry (further snacks, drinks) and landing back in Hobart while the night is still young.

An exhibition that asks the big questions, like ‘what is status, and why do we need it?’ and ‘why do we get the hots for special objects and people?’ and ‘where’s that cricket bat Viv Richards signed?’.