Celebrate the Spritz

PLAN YOUR GETAWAY TO THE SPIRIT OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE HEART OF SUBIACO THIS AUTUMN WITH THIS YEAR’S SUBI SPRITZ.

FROM 10-19 MARCH, master the art of Italian cooking, discover Old World European wines, dine along the Mediterranean coast, or follow the Aperitivo Trail for the freshest take on the Aperol Spritz. With over 20 events across 10 days celebrating Southern Europe’s most loved traditions, your next international adventure is just a click away. Many events are selling out, so be quick to secure your spot. Where will we be seeing you? Visit subispritz.com.au/events/

For The Love of Pasta

10 to 19 March

Subiaco Hotel, 465 Hay St, Subiaco Pasta and spritzes’ together make for a match made in heaven. For the duration of the festival, Subi Hotel will serve an indulgent Subi Spritzinspired pasta and spritz special, tantalising your tastebuds for 10 days of southern European goodness. Bookings are not essential, however they're recommended to ensure you don’t miss out.

Subi Spritz Special: Seafood tagliatelle ($36), Shark Bay prawn, mussels, squid, scallops, egg tagliatelle, EVOO, hint of chilli garlic, onion, white wine, roast pepper, herbs and Pecorino cheese.

La Mûre Spritz: ($17) Prosecco, gin, Crème de Mure, elderflower syrup, mint, lemon, soda.

Also available during Subi Spritz: blue manna crab and tiger prawn fettuccine with cherry tomato sugo, chilli, basil, fried capers; porcini mushroom casarecce pasta slow roast tomato, hazelnut pangrattato. Aperol Spritz ($17) Aperol, sparkling, soda, orange Limoncello Spritz

Limoncello, prosecco, fresh lemon, soda, thyme.

South Beach Spritz South beach aperitivo, peach puree, grapefruit and rosemary soda.

Sip n Paint

10 and 17 March, 6.30 to 9.30pm

4Sistas Sip n Paint, 183 Rokeby Road, Subiaco

The ladies from 4 Sistas will guide you through your Sip n Paint session while keeping your wine topped up to get your creative juices flowing with beautiful grazing boxes to nibble on. No Picasso? No problemo! No painting experience required for this evening of fine art and fine wine. $85 + BF, and your ticket includes a painting class, a glass of wine on arrival and shared grazing boxes. Top-up of wine is available throughout the class.

Aperitivo Trail

10 to 19 March

Various venues

Every day of Subi Spritz, enjoy the treasured Italian ritual of aperitivo, with a collection of specially curated cocktails dotted through the heart of Subi. Italy’s favourite aperitif, Aperol, joins forces with a bunch of Subi’s favourite bars, including The Village Bar, Bar Amelie, La Condesa, Cherubino City Cellar, Bark Bar, Little Things and Subi Hotel. They’ll be adding their flair to the oldest of Southern European traditions serving up their take on the pre-meal cocktail.

Piazza in the Park

11 March, 11am to 3pm Theatre Gardens, 180 Hamersley Road, Subiaco

Grab the whole family and head on down to the Theatre Gardens for Subi Spritz’ Family Day, a free event. There will be food trucks, pétanque, kid's face-painting, stories by the giant and more. Follow along on socials or our newsletter to keep up to date with Piazza in the Park.

All About Fromage

11 March, noon to 3pm Bark, 502 Hay Street, Subiaco Join Bark in paying tribute to cheese in all its glorious, gooey forms. Over three courses, Bark will be serving up their best cheese-inspired dishes for you to enjoy over a lazy afternoon. Take your experience up a notch with carefully selected wines to match the hero ingredient. If you’re a lover a fondue, cob loaf or baked brie, this one’s for you.

$64 (food only) +BF, $89 (food & wine) +BF.

Dinner á la Med

15 March, 7 to 10pm

Lady of Ro, 345 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco Be whisked away to the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea with an intimate, long table, Med-style feast from Rokeby Road icons, Lady of Ro. Known for their authentic chargrill share plates using locally sourced produce, sit back and enjoy as head chef Sean McArdle brings out plate after plate of delicious Mediterranean dishes. Enjoy the full Med experience by bringing along your own Mediterranean wines to match. For recommenations of wine to bring along to match your evening, head to Cherubino City Cellar or Vintage Cellar on Nicholson Road.

Tickets are $99 + BF and include a five-course, shared Mediterranean feast. BYO wine, no corkage fee charged.

Lums

x South

by South West

16 March, 6.30 to 8pm

Lums Wine Bar, 433 Hay St, Subiaco Subi’s suavest new wine bar, Lums, joins forces with Margaret River’s South by South West Wines for an Italian wine affair. Praised for their minimal intervention wines with an Italian flair, Liv and Mij will draw from their time spent making wine in Italy, and take you on a guided tasting of six Italian varietal wines, three from South by South West and three from Italy. Your evening is made complete with an Italian grazing table prepared by the Lums team. Belissimo! Tickets are $75 + BF and include a guided tasting of six wines and a shared grazing table.

Sante in the Street

17 March, 4 to 8pm Walmsley Lane, Next door to Bar Amelie, 118 Rokeby Road, Subiaco Missing those balmy evenings sauntering the laneways from your last southern Euro getaway? Head to Bar Amelie for a free event and join in on the opening celebrations of the latest addition to Subi’s street art scene. Enjoy a drink as the Bar Amelie team transport you to the streets of Europe as you peruse new work from commissioned artists that will adorn the walls. Want to carry on through the night? Continue perusing Subi’s street art scene while you dip in and out of the Aperitivo Trail.

Espresso Pronto

17 March, 3 to 5.30pm

The Little Pantry, 206 Nicholson Road, Shenton Park

Sold Out

Perfect for Cappuccino and Espresso drinkers alike. Perfect the morning ritual of the perfectly brewed coffee with The Little Pantry and Leftfield Coffee Roasters. Receive the full attention of Leftfield’s roasters in this intimate masterclass as they teach

FEAST YOUR EYES you how to create your very own café experience with equipment almost everyone has in their kitchen already. Continue perfecting your morning brew with a 250g bag of Leftfield’s specialty The Little Pantry blend to take home.

The Long, Long Table lunch may be sold out this year but there are plenty of other foodie events to enjoy at Subi Spritz.

Tickets are $25+ BF and includes a coffee masterclass led by the team at Leftfield Coffee Roasters, plus a 250g bag of The Little Pantry blend coffee to take home.

Vino Alfresco

18 March, noon to 4pm Market Square Gardens, Corner Roberts Road and Haydn Bunton Drive, Subiaco

Market Square Gardens becomes a hub for some of WA’s best Euro-style wine producers. Join Black Cocky Wines, Vallee Du Venom, Green Door Wines, Amato Vino, Wines of Merritt, Vino Volta, Marchand & Burch and Skigh Wines for an afternoon dedicated to Euro varietals. North Street Store will be popping up with a burger stand plus crowd favourite European food trucks will be joining in, as well as an Aperol pop-up bar, special Spritz gelato, and DJs to keep guests going all afternoon.

Tickets are $28 +BF.

Bubbles on the Deck

18 and 19 March, 4 to 5.30pm

Bar Amelie, 118 Rokeby Road, Subiaco

Join the team at Bar Amelie alfresco for an afternoon of freeflowing bubbles with Marchand & Burch. Find your spot on the deck for the afternoon while you taste your way through the Marchand & Burch and Howard Park Jeté ranges of sparkling wines, matched to tapas from the Amelie kitchen, with bites like bruschetta, arancini and crostini.

Tickets are $99 +BF.

Dinner in Dalmatia

18 March, 6 to 9pm and 7.30 to 10.30pm

Refuge Bar, 5/50 Subiaco Square Road, Subiaco

Take a trip through the traditional flavours of the Balkan region with dinner at Refuge Small Bar. Head Chef Ben Ronaldson will transport you to the Dalmatian Coast with a Croatian-influenced menu featuring all the Mediterranean favourites from ajvar to fish to figs. While the menu has you sailing Southern Europe, the Refuge team will match each dish with an aperitivo-style cocktail with a twist. Think Spritz, Sbagliato, and Negroni showcasing native Australian ingredients. A culture clash not to be missed.

Tickets are $80 + BF and include a three-course dinner with three aperitivo-style cocktails to match.

A Little Aperitivo Hour

19 March, 3 to 4.30pm

Little Things Gin, 205a Railway Road, Subiaco

The makings of a great afternoon start with aperitivo, especially when accompanied by cheese. Start your afternoon with your choice of three expertly crafted spritzes on arrival before the boys from La Delizia Latticini take you through one of their famous cheese-making demonstrations. For the rest of the afternoon, enjoy $15 spritz-inspired cocktails to the beat of a DJ. At the same time, the team at Little Things puts on Italian-inspired grazing platters to accompany your afternoon of aperitivo. Tickets are $60 + BF and include a spritz on arrival, a La Delizia Latticini cheese making demonstration, and a shared grazing table. Additional food and drink will be available for purchase.

Juanita's x King Somm Closer

19 March, 3 to 9pm

Juanita’s, 341 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco

Gather your friends to round out Subi Spritz 2023 with the official Subi Spritz closer at Juanita’s. Much-loved for their impressive wine list, King Somm of Bayswater will be popping up behind the bar for the afternoon and bringing out some of their fave Euro drops to match with a selection of bites from Juanita’s. A DJ will be spinning from afternoon to evening, stretching out your Southern European getaway right to the very end.