A big ‘cheers’ to Mornington Peninsula vino BY LIZ ROGERS
Ready to get your Winter Wine Weekend on? This year sees three days of all things wine, dining and merriment brought to you from the Mornington Peninsula, where winemaking and tasting have become second nature through dedication and love of the grape. Let’s face it, we are spoilt for choice down south. When it comes to producing some of the best pinots and pinot gris on the planet and providing delicious bites to complement them, the Peninsula’s hinterland delivers the goods. Get ready to experience what’s on offer from June 8-10 during the wine event of the season, which will be launched with the Winter Wine Fest on Saturday, June 8, from 11am-4pm at the Red Hill Showgrounds. The three-day Winter Wine Weekend program is packed with activities, entertainment and tastings, while the festival brings 50 Peninsula Wineries together under the one roof to celebrate and showcase some 200 premium wines produced in the region. Amazing! Throughout the weekend there will be live music, street art installations, antipasto, wood-fired pizzas, a smoke and fire event, the latest biodynamic releases, wonderful wanderings around wineries, cheese platters galore and chef-prepared deliciousness. From Portsea to Mornington to Hastings and Flinders, the Winter Wine Weekend brings the best of the Peninsula’s wine industry to your tasting table. Flick through the following pages to find out all about Crittenden Estate, Eldridge Estate and Fenian Wines. Then explore more about Merricks General Wine Store, Myrtaceae Winery, Nazaaray Estate Winery and Paradigm Hill — plus Petit Tracteur Bistro, Prancing Horse Estate, Sedgley & Sons, Ten Minutes by Tractor and Tucks Winery. Check out Weeping Elm Wines (Dromana Estate) and Yabby Lake Vineyard too. The Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association is proud to present this year’s Winter Wine Weekend and Winter Wine Fest. Just for you. Enjoy!
Look for Barmah Park wine and delicious dishes at Winter Wine Fest on Saturday June 8 Photo taken for EatDrink by Willow Creative
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