Richmond Village sits at the edge of the Coal River Valley, one of Tasmania's oldest wine-growing regions and the state's warmest mesoclimate. The valley floor lies twenty-four kilometres northeast of Hobart, sheltered by the Wellington Range to the west and the Meehan Range to the east. Winter frosts average minus-three degrees Celsius, and summer afternoons reach twenty-eight, creating a narrow temperature band that favours Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Chardonnay. Convict labour cleared the first vines in 1823, the same year stonemasons completed Richmond Bridge, and by 1826 Bartholomew Broughton's estate at Campania had planted forty-five hectares of European varietals. The phylloxera outbreak of 1893 erased nearly all commercial viticulture across Tasmania, and the valley lay fallow until the 1950s revival under Claudio Alcorso at Moorilla Estate. Today the Coal River Valley supports forty-two registered cellar doors within a twelve-kilometre radius of Richmond Village, the highest density of any Tasmanian wine region. Most producers occupy small holdings of three to eight hectares, farming on Permian mudstone soils that drain quickly and concentrate flavour. The Richmond Tasmania wine tours that depart daily from Hobart combine heritage architecture with structured tastings at three to five vineyards, typically including Frogmore Creek, Pooley Wines, and Craigow. Half-day itineraries cover fifteen to twenty kilometres, allowing ninety minutes at each cellar door for vertical tastings of single-vineyard releases. Full-day tours extend south to Dunalley or north to the Derwent Valley, pairing wine with oyster leases or hop gardens. The village itself serves as both staging point and attraction. St Luke's Church, consecrated in 1834, remains the oldest Catholic place of worship in continuous use across Australia, and the sandstone gaol, completed in 1825, predates Port Arthur by five years. Most operators schedule a thirty-minute Richmond stop between morning and afternoon vineyard visits, allowing time for the bridge walk and a bakery lunch. The Coal River flows beneath six sandstone arches, each spanning four-point-two metres, and the deck sits three-point-six metres above summer low water. Guides point out convict tool marks on the arch voussoirs and the toll-keeper's cottage foundation, visible during drought years when the river drops below one metre. Vineyard excursions from Richmond operate year-round, though vintage activity runs February through April. Cellar-door hours align with village shop schedules, opening ten to five daily except Christmas and Good Friday. Advance booking secures reserved seating for blending workshops and winemaker-led sessions, which fill thirty days ahead during the Blossom Festival in late September.