CULINARY INDULGENCE ON THE FLEURIEU PENINSULA

Fleurieu Food Festival - Aug 1 - 31

The Fleurieu Food Festival is back in August for a second year with a program of over 60 events, taking South Australians on a culinary journey across the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Events include degustations, wine tastings, seafood feasts, long lunches, masterclasses, and more, with this year’s festival set to showcase the breadth and depth of the Fleurieu Peninsula’s worldclass food and beverage producers.

The festival gives local farms, cafes, restaurants, markets, wineries, breweries, distilleries, community spaces, and venues the opportunity to showcase the very best that the region has to offer, further establishing South Australia as a mustvisit destination for local, national, and international tourists.

This year’s festival already has a lineup of events, guaranteed to provide an indulgent and unique experience for attendees.

“Whether you’re looking to learn more about the ins and outs of the region’s produce, treat yourself to an indulgent dining experience, become a gin distiller for the day, get your hands dirty, sip on wine, and eat pizza by the fire, or just take the family out for a fun day down south, there is something for everyone,” says Board Member of Fleurieu Food and owner of Peninsula Providore, Mel Hollick.

Program Highlights

Ginny Pig Distillery is inviting guests on a guided tour to witness the art and craft behind their award-winning gins.

Beresford is hosting a five-course ‘Degustation Dinner’ at their award-winning Vale Restaurant.

Kuitpo Brewing presents ‘The Strawberry Fair’ at Kuitpo Hall for the official launch of their Strawberry Seltzer ‘Naughty Water.’ fleurieufoodfestival.com | @fleurieufood

Lloyd Brothers teamed up with Local Fleurieu Chef, Todd Steel, in collaboration with Goolwa Pipi Co, Sellick’s Squid, Lilyarra Cheese Co, and some of the best SA seafood suppliers for a seafood feast to remember.

Peninsula Providore and Precious Little Wines are hosting a regional produce-inspired long lunch at the Nangkita Olive Grove.

Flavours Of The Flinders Ranges

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Flinders Gin infuses the beauty and natural vibrancy of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges region in every serve.

Owner and Master Distiller Alby Trotta draws on the region’s abundant native foods and flora to flavour his locally distilled gin range with an array of wild locally harvested botanicals such as quandongs, desert lime, saltbush and native muntries which thrive in rural South Australia’s pristine fresh air.

Based in a restored 1890s farrier’s and stables in the outback township of Quorn, Flinders Gin deliberately leverages its appeal as the only distillery in the region.

The distillery’s tasting room and picturesque outdoor setting brings a touch of rustic luxury to the outback, providing visitors with a memorable experience.

Flinders Gin’s range includes four distinct gins: Farrier’s Gin, a classic, triple distilled premium gin with juniper and native botanicals; Quandong Gin, celebrating the native bush peach; Outback Lemon Lime Gin, combining traditional garnishes with desert limes and aromatic, native lemongrass; and Butterfly Pea Flower Gin, with the apple-blueberry sweetness of native muntries.

They’ve also expanded into tea blends, gin-scented candles, garnishes, and gin salt, blending pink Murray River Salt flakes with the botanicals and herbs re-used after flavouring its gin batches.

Flinders Gin has extended its championing of the region by consciously reducing its impact on the local environment; it’s a zero-waste operation, recycling all wastewater, alcohol byproducts and botanicals as well as using recyclable glass bottles and packaging products to ensure nature is respected each step of the way.