High Country Harvest thanks Alpine Shire, Indigo Shire, Mansfield Shire and Rural City of Wangaratta for their support.
MELBOURNE SEYMOUR BENALLA A great way to get to the High Country Harvest is by train. V/Line offers daily services from Southern Cross Station in Melbourne to Albury/Wodonga.
V/Line’s trains have room for bikes in a separate carriage, so bring your bike with you to Pedal to Produce or cycle the Murray to Mountains Rail Trail between villages.
Trains stop at several locations in North East Victoria including Benalla, Wangaratta, Springhurst and Chiltern. Coach or taxi connections are available to Beechworth, Bright, Mt Beauty, Myrtleford and Rutherglen.
Tickets can be purchased at vline.com.au, by calling 136 196, or at any V/Line staffed station or premium Metro station.
* Map not to scale. Map does not show all V/Line stations and stops
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Getting to the High Country
V/LINE www.beechworthhoney.com.au
www.brownbrothers.com.au
Corner Ford and Church Streets Beechworth, Victoria Phone 03 5728 1432
239 Milawa Bobinawarrah Road, Milawa, Victoria, 3678, Phone 1800 032 248
Brown Brothers
Beechworth Honey Experience
Brown Brothers Epicurean Centre
Harvest coincides with the end of our long honey production season. We sigh with relief that the hard work of gathering honey during the hot months is drawing to a close. The bees get to have a well-earned rest as the days get cooler and we get to take a breath and enjoy living in the region. Clean fresh air, fabulous views and sensational local products to enjoy. We look to the hills to see what the trees will bring us next season and we have time to focus on a celebration that connects us with our fellow producers and our wonderful customers.
For over 120 vintages my family has been harvesting fruit and making wines at our Milawa Vineyard. Each vintage, different from the last, is rich with the stories of the people, environment, toil and successes which define us.
Harvest Celebration in the past has been a time to be proud, to have fun, to unwind and to show off our beautiful home town of Beechworth and this year the wider High Country. We hope you will share our enjoyment by joining us for this wonderful celebration of the food and wine of the High Country.
North East Victoria is blessed with a wonderful diversity of wines and stories. We will enjoy sharing some of these with you at High Country Harvest and in the Wine Room at Harvest Celebration Beechworth.
Our endeavours to experiment with new varieties necessitated the expansion of our family vineyards throughout the cool climate of the King Valley and beyond into other terrains and climates such as central and northern Victoria. Today we proudly produce an extraordinary array of styles and varieties for those wine drinkers who share our sense of adventure.
Beechworth Honey
At this time of year, the unique story of the growing season, captured within the fruit we harvest is passed to the winemakers to draw from it an expression of the harvest with all its challenges and delights. Alpine Valleys - Beechworth - Glenrowan King Valley - Mansfield & Surrounds Milawa Gourmet Region - Rutherglen
18 - 27th MAY 2012
Our Partners
GlenrowaN
Rutherglen
Glenrowan is steeped in the infamous tales of Ned Kelly but it also has a rich winemaking history dating back to 1870. Its cellar doors are intimate, historic and welcoming. While summer abounds with berries and stonefruit, these sun-kissed flavours can be savoured as jams, ice creams and preserves year-round. Picturesque picnic spots offer sweeping views from the WarbyOvens National Park.
BEECHWORTH Two dozen vineyards are dotted throughout the mineralladen hills of Beechworth, mostly tended by passionate family winegrowers crafting fine artisan wines. The climate flatters not only the wine grapes but also the shiny red apples and other fruits and nuts of Stanley and surrounds. In this beautifully preserved gold-rush town, top chefs weave their magic to create contemporary dishes from this abundance.
Escape to the High Country, choose from a 10-day program of events and celebrate harvest’s bounty with the makers! Feast and forage your way around Victoria’s bountiful High Country over 10 delectable days in May. In a region where produce and personalities are the heroes, indulge in food, wine and craft beer nurtured from fertile soils, as you meet the producers and winemakers who have not long harvested their autumn spoils. Home to some of Australia’s finest gourmet producers, most acclaimed restaurateurs and internationally recognised winemakers, Victoria’s premier food and wine region is a land of awesome scale and diversity, ripe for culinary adventure. Bound by the Victorian Alps and the Murray River, clear streams and rivers feed verdant valleys which in turn bear succulent fruit, nuts and prime lambs – not to mention an inspiring backdrop for an invigorating break. Here they craft everything from hand-churned butter, artisan cheese and ice cream, to mountain-fresh lagers and ales.
Farmers markets www.nefm.com.au
Let your palate lead you through historical streetscapes, fine restaurants and providores selling local mustards, olives, preserves, and wines as diverse as cool-climate Italian varietals to full-bodied reds and luscious muscats. Hear tips, tales (and possibly some tall tales) from the passionate characters you’ll meet – and experience their warm hospitality. Over 100km of cycling rail trail winds along clear rivers, through natural bushland and mountain landscapes, and past vineyards, hops, orchards and groves. This sealed, off-road cycling path offers the perfect link between culinary villages Bright, Beechworth, Rutherglen, Milawa and Mansfield. Jump in your car or on your bike to get even closer to the source, stopping at the many farm gates scattered around the High Country.
With many of Rutherglen’s vineyards planted as early as the 1860s, the region has a rich winemaking history, home to Australia’s fortified wine tradition and now innovative table wines. Settled on the fertile and sunny river plains of the Murray Valley, Rutherglen’s food riches include lamb, olives and olive oil, artisan preserves, cherries and farmed trout and Murray cod.
Milawa GOURMET REGION Nestled in the heart of North East Victoria is the Milawa Gourmet Region, a forerunner in regional produce and world-class wines. At its centre are Milawa and Oxley, where you’ll meet producers of specialty cheese, mustard, olives, berries, honey and other artisan crafts, as you Pedal to Produce on your bike between farm gates and cellar doors.
Tallangatta
Pedal to Produce map in hand, hop between vineyards, orchards and olive groves. Let the season, or perhaps a local tip, dictate your direction – try the Alpine Valleys in winter for chestnuts and hazelnuts, the hard-to-top berries of Stanley in summer or new-season apples and pears picked ripe from the trees, always a treat in autumn.
to Corryong
Alpine Valleys
Book-ended by the convivial Harvest Celebration in Beechworth and Myrtleford’s Italian-heritage La Fiera, the High Country Harvest program also abounds with intimate hands-on cooking classes from Bright to the King Valley, behind-the-scenes tastings and tours from Rutherglen to Mansfield, unforgettable dining experiences in renowned regional restaurants, and more.
Breathtaking Alpine landscapes, premium cool-climate wines and striking seasonal contrasts distinguish the spectacular Ovens, Kiewa, Happy and Buckland Valleys. Post-war Italian settlement brought chestnuts, tobacco and the seeds of a dynamic food culture. Today, one bears witness to deer, trout and berry farms, nut groves and apple orchards meandering through these pristine valleys.
Mansfield & Surrounds
King Valley
Mansfield & surrounds
There’s a real difference in flavour when you taste a tree-ripened peach that was picked the day before, a juicy vine-ripened tomato or a Murray cod that was swimming around that morning. Produce from our Farmers’ Markets will reinvigorate your tastebuds and, with markets on every weekend throughout the year in North East Victoria, you can also chat with the friendly producers who grow and make our food.
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Rolling hills, colourful characters and wines with flavour and style… welcome to the King Valley! The Italian influence on the culture of the King Valley radiates from the generous hospitality of winemaking families and nurturing food offered in cellar doors and restaurants. It’s also ripe for the tasting in this cool-climate region’s entrepreneurial use of ‘alternative’ grape varietals, from prosecco to nebbiolo.
The main streets of Mansfield – gateway to Victoria’s spectacular Lake Eildon, Mt Buller and Mt Stirling – are peppered with village eateries, fuelling visitors with stylish café and pub fare for the all season adventures that abound in the surrounding mountains, valleys, rivers and lakes. Familyrun cellar doors of the Upper Goulburn wine region, bustling farmers’ markets and local gourmet producers neighbour the terrain of Victoria’s traditional cattlemen.
Feature Events
Events
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Celebrate harvest at its new home in Beechworth’s Police Paddocks, with passionate producers as you sample from six food and wine regions of the High Country, all in one place. 2012
HARVEST
CELEBRATION The Producers’ Picnic, at its new home in Beechworth’s Police Paddocks, will see more than 60 producers from Beechworth, King Valley, Alpine Valleys, Glenrowan, Milawa and Rutherglen showcasing their earthly delights. Fill your basket with freshly roasted chestnuts, seasonal fruits, hand-crafted ice-cream, chocolates and cheeses, local forest honey, and award-winning wines and ales. Relax on the grass with a glass of wine and dishes from renowned High Country restaurants, while your little ones get their hands messy in food-flavoured fun with Beechworth Honey and Beechworth Bakery.
HARVEST CELEBRATION IN BEECHWORTH Cost: $15 entry, including tasting glass Sat 19 May, 9am - 5pm Beechworth Police Paddocks www.harvestcelebration.com.au
Make for the Wine Room to sip your way around the Beechworth, Alpine Valleys, King Valley, Rutherglen and Glenrowan wine regions as you learn more about the High Country’s incredible vinous diversity in informative one-hour tasting sessions with our cool and warm climate winemakers.
LA FIERA MYRTLEFORD
The Stanley
An intimate dinner celebrating chestnuts with four courses matched to Pennyweight Winery wines. Our chef Shauna Stockwell together with Stephen Morris and Chestnuts Australia will present and discuss each course with an opportunity for open discussion. Where better to celebrate chestnuts than amongst the groves in Stanley?
Cool Climate Youth
Cellar Door Wine Store Taste, talk and learn: featuring innovative young Beechworth producers, this tasting will include fine cheese from Calender Cheese Company and play host to winemakers: Adrian Rodda (A. Rodda), Mark Scalzo (piano piano) and Adam Castagna (Castagna’s Adam’s Rib). Sat 26 May, 5 - 6pm Cost $10 Capacity 20 Address 62 Ford St, Beechworth Phone 03 5728 2882
Culinary Theatre 10.30-11.15am David Brown, Milawa Cheese Company 11.30am-12.15pm Patrizia & Anthony Simone, Simone’s of Bright 12.30-1.15pm Michael Ryan, Provenance Restaurant 1.30-2.15pm Adam Pizzini, Rinaldo’s Casa Cucina 2.30-3.15pm Jodie Goldsworthy, Beechworth Honey 3.30-4.15pm Beechworth Bakery
The Wine Room Moderated by Brown Brothers wine educator Steve Kline. 11.00-12.00pm 12.15–1.15pm 1.30–2.30pm 2.45–3.45pm 4.00–5.00pm
Glenrowan King Valley – hosted by Ross Brown, of Brown Brothers Winery Beechworth Rutherglen Alpine Valleys
Brewer’s
Beer & Breakfast Bridge Road Brewers
Join the team for a morning learning the ins and outs of brewing, baking, breakfast and beer! Ben Kraus and the brewing team, will run you through a morning’s brewing and explain all you wanted to know about where beer comes from and how it is made. Breakfast and beer included. Sat 19 May, 8-10am Cost $65 Capacity 20 Address Old Coach House, Ford St, Beechworth Phone 03 5728 2703
for Pinot
Indigo Vineyard Cellar Door
Sweet Rutherglen
Join us in Myrtleford for a weekend of feasting, and let’s have fun – the Italian way. Enjoy regional Italian fare, sample wines from the Alpine Valleys and watch ‘Nonni in Cucina’ cooking demos at the Food & Wine Fiesta. Choose from feasts dished up at picturesque wineries or in the alfresco plaza, join an Italian family for an intimate lunch, or join a tour of small wineries not normally open to the public. The village will come to life with Italian-themed entertainment including music, theatre, soccer matches and a bocce competition.
18 - 27 May www.winemakers.com.au Set across some of Australia’s most awarded wineries, enjoy the ‘Sweetness’ of Rutherglen between the 18th and the 27th of May 2012. 21 Winemakers of Rutherglen will showcase their famous sweet wines from moscato to muscat; enjoy intimate cellar door tastings with the families and winemakers that make Rutherglen so special.
Harvest MenuS 18 - 27 May www.highcountryharvest.com.au In harmony with the harvest season, many of the High Country’s tastiest restaurants and cafés will create special menus featuring regional produce in abundance – perhaps chestnuts, foraged mushrooms, apples, persimmons or other heroes. Exquisite dishes will be matched with superb regional wines from the latest and past vintages. Book a table to experience the sublime dining of the north east.
Experience a pinot noir master class just moments from historic Beechworth. Indigo is the perfect setting to taste a selection of local and imported pinots served in Riedel glasses and accompanied by a tasty array of cheeses. The knowledgeable team at Indigo will guide you with true pinot passion. Beechworth Amulet Vineyard
Beechworth
Gigi’s of Beechworth
Beechworth
Alpine Valleys Simone’s of Bright
Bright
Alfresco Dining at Boynton's Winery
Porepunkah
King Valley Chrismont Winery
Cheshunt
Café Derailleur
Wangaratta
Gateway Atrium Restaurant
Wangaratta
Rinaldo’s Casa Cucina
Wangaratta
Mountain View Hotel
Whitfield
Milawa Gourmet Region Epicurean Centre at Brown Brothers Winery
Milawa
Glenrowan
When visting the High Country, accommodation can be found through:
of the Chestnut
PASSION
Over 20 events 25 - 27 May www.festival.org.au
Visitor Information
The Feast
Silent Range Estate Alpine Valleys www.greatalpinevalleys.com.au 1800 111 885
Rutherglen www.rutherglenvic.com 1800 622 871
Beechworth www.beechworthonline.com.au 1300 366 321
Corryong (02) 6076 2277
Benalla (03) 5762 1749 Mansfield & Surrounds www.mansfieldmtbuller.com.au 1800 039 049
Milawa, King Valley, Glenrowan www.visitwangaratta.com.au 1800 801 065
Glenrowan
Rutherglen Café Viand
Rutherglen
Jones Winery and Vineyard
Rutherglen
Mrs Brown at The Victoria Hotel
Rutherglen
Poachers Paradise Hotel
Rutherglen
The Wicked Virgin
Rutherglen
Tuileries Restaurant
Rutherglen
Vintara Winery & Restaurant
Rutherglen
The Pickled Sisters at Cofield Wines
Wahgunyah
The Terrace at All Saints Estate
Wahgunyah
18 to 27 May , 11am - 4pm Cost $5 Capacity 20 Address 1221 Beechworth Wangaratta Road Phone 03 5727 0233
INSIDE Scoop
on Breadmaking Beechworth Bakery
Hosted by the hugely entertaining bakers at Beechworth Bakery, this is an ‘insiders only’ view of one of Australia’s greatest retail success stories. In this bakery tour and hands-on workshop, discover the age-old secrets of our master bakers and make your own perfectly baked loaf to take home.
Phone 03 5777 3447 Milawa Gourmet Region
Rutherglen
Beechworth
Thur 24 May, 6.30pm Cost $95 Capacity 30 Address 6-12 Myrtleford-Stanley Road, Stanley Phone 03 5728 6502
IN BEECHWORTH
Keen home cooks and budding junior chefs alike can catch top chefs in action in the Culinary Theatre, with culinary stars from “hatted” restaurants, Provenance and Simone’s, as well as Milawa Cheese Company, Rinaldo’s Casa Cucina, Beechworth Bakery and Beechworth Honey taking the stage.
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King Valley
Harvest
A Tavola! Cooking School
Pizzini Wines
Celebrate Harvest through learning. Hands on, approachable and informative, join Katrina Pizzini at her King Valley cooking school – three delicious class options this Harvest: The Lunching Ladies & Lads, Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi or The Dinner Party. Thur 17 May, Lunching Ladies & Lads. 9.30am - 2pm Cost $140 Fri 18 May, Pasta, Ravioli & Gnocchi. 9.30am - 2pm Cost $140 Sat 19 May, The Dinner Party. 2 - 10pm Cost $185 Address 175 King Valley Road, Whitfield Phone 03 5729 8030
producers Go to Town
Atrium Restaurant @ The Gateway Join us for an evening of fine local food and wine with a four-course dinner matched to four cool-climate wines. Meet the makers - Chris Connors from restaurant Atrium, Arnie Pizzini from Chrismont Wines and some passionate regional characters - for a truly memorable culinary experience. Sat 19 May, 7.00pm Cost $110 Capacity 120 Address 29-37 Ryley Street, Wangaratta Phone 03 5721 8399
Fizz, Fun
& Funky Tunes Sam Miranda Winery
Join seven of the region’s wine making families for an evening of Prosecco, food & funky tunes. The perfect setting for guests and winemakers to sip and chat the night away. Our renowned chefs will prepare local produce tasting dishes matched to highlight Prosecco’s versatility or mix it up with a Prosecco cocktail or two. King Valley Prosecco Road – Australia’s newest food and wine trail; Brown Brothers, Chrismont, Ciccone, Dal Zotto, Pizzini, Redbank & Sam Miranda. Fri 25 May, 6.30 - 9.30pm Cost $75 Capacity 80 Address 1019 Snow Road, Oxley Phone 1800 994 750
Fishing,
Feasting & Flavours Pizzini Wines
Learning the art of fly fishing will ignite a fire in your soul. At this Pizzini event you will be taught by the region’s most experienced fly casting and fishing instructors. You will feast on beautiful food prepared by Bryan Alley at the family’s hotel in Whitfield and be treated to a wine tasting at the cellar door by Alfred Pizzini. Sat 26 May, 1pm - Late Cost $280 Address 175 King Valley Road, Whitfield Phone 03 5729 8030
Sat 19 May, 11am Cost $15 Capacity 30 Address 27 Camp Street, Beechworth Phone 1300 233 784
For more information on events, travel and accommodation visit:
www.highcountryharvest.com.au
Rutherglen Dessert Trek
Morris Wines, Vintara Wines, Rutherglen Estates, Stanton & Killeen Wines. Travel the length of Rutherglen’s wine region and visit Morris Wines, Vintara Wines, Rutherglen Estates and Stanton and Killeen Wines on a dessert trek of discovery - matching some of their famous sweet and dessert style wines to an adult-sized portion of an indulgent dessert. Fri 18 to Sun 27 May 10am - 4pm Full 4 venue trek $30, $10 per wine/ dessert matching at any participant. Phone 1300 787 929
Sweet
Indulgence
Cofield Wines & The Pickled Sisters Cafe Celebrate Sweet Rutherglen with our Sweet Indulgence plate - three delicious desserts from The Pickled Sisters Cafe paired with Cofield’s Sparkling Sarah, Sweet Ava and luscious muscat to finish. See how we make our Sparkling Sarah with a tour of the winery. Why not enjoy lunch at Pickled Sisters and finish with our Sweet Indulgence plate? 18 - 27 May, 10am - 3pm Cost $20 Address Distillery Road, Wahgunyah Phone 02 6033 3798
Picnic with
Autumn’s Bounty Pfeiffer Wines
What is Harvest without a leisurely picnic to pause and reflect? Find your patch, will it be the legendary Pfeiffer’s Bridge or a perch on the riverbank? Either way, expect hampers laden with the season’s best produce and matched to one of the Pfeiffer wine range. 18 - 27 May, 12 - 3pm Cost $75 per hamper - feeds 2 Address 167 Distillery Road, Wahgunyah Phone 02 6033 2805
Life’s Sweet Lessons
Jones Winery & Vineyard A cooking class for men only. Want to know what ‘soft peaks’ really means? No, we’re not referring to spring skiing! Join the girls, chef Kate Akrap and winemaker Mandy Jones, as you prepare some stylish classic desserts, and then match to Jones’s delicious fortified wines. Be prepared to get your hands dirty, in the sweetest way. Wed 23 May, 6.30 - 9.30pm Cost $80 Capacity 10 Address 61 Jones Rd, Rutherglen Phone 02 6032 8496
The Sweet Cycle
Commencing at Rutherglen Wine Experience A cycling adventure set in the glorious north-east. Calling all chaps, dandies and bon vivants, join us for a weekend of cycling revelry and high fashion in ‘vintage’ Rutherglen. Three leisurely ‘stages’ of cycling through the picturesque Rutherglen countryside, dotted with three unforgettable epicurean experiences. Sat 19 May, 11am-4pm Cost $90 Capacity 80 Address 57 Main Street, Rutherglen Phone 1800 622 871
Alpine Valleys
Alpine
Brewer For A Day Bright Brewery
Experience every step of a mountain brew day while you inhale the aromas as you craft your very own special award winning brew, with our brewer. Finish the day with a beer tasting board next to the Ovens River. We’ll invite you back when your own batch is ready to enjoy. Take this opportunity to get wort to ferment at home, whilst wearing your new Bright Brewery t shirt! Fri 18 May, 8.30am-5.00pm Cost $360 Capacity 4 Address 121 Great Alpine Rd, Bright Phone 03 5755 1301
Alpine Craft
Beer Harvest Lunch Simone’s of Bright
A collaboration of the greats – Simone’s teams up with Bright Brewery. A sumptuous harvest fare lunch matched perfectly to specially selected mountain crafted beers. To celebrate its bounty, all ingredients will have been lovingly procured and prepared from the Alpine Valleys’ local harvest produce. Sun 20 May, 1pm Cost $85 Capacity 60 Address 98 Gavan Street Bright Phone 03 5755 1301
Lessons from the Autumn Table Patrizia Simone’s Country Cooking School
Can’t join Patrizia on her culinary tours of Italy? These hands-on classes are the next best thing. Harvest Table - forage for wild mushrooms, nuts and vegetables in preparation for learning how to pickle and preserve. Autumn Pasta Table - learn how to make artisan pasta and sauces. Mon 21 May Harvest Table, 8am - 4.30pm & Fri 25 May Autumn Pasta Table, 10.30am-4.30pm Cost $150 Capacity 8 Address 18 Riverside Street, Bright Phone 03 5755 2266
Autumn’s
Bounty Long Lunch Boynton’s Feathertop Winery
It’s what harvest in the Alpine Valleys is all about. Sit together at the base of the stunning Mt Buffalo, feeling its presence as you enjoy chef Ikuei Arakane’s delicious Japanese inspired dishes. A six course lunch served with matched wines from the Boynton’s range. Transfers to local accommodation included. Sat 19 May 12 - 5pm Cost $150 Capacity 65 Address 6619 Great Alpine Rd, Porepunkah Phone 03 5756 2356
Learning
the Lost Arts
Milawa Cheese Company The new Centre of Culinary Excellence plays host to the Milawa Gourmet Region Series. Learn the lost arts of cheese and truffle making, preserving, honey spinning and much more. The hands on classes will introduce you to Milawa Sweet Things, Walkabout Apiaries, Blue Ox Berry Farm, Milawa Mustards, Milawa Muscat Retreat and EV Olives. Sun 20 May, 9am-4pm Mon 21, 10am-12pm & 2-4pm Tue 22, 10am-2pm Wed 23, 10am-12pm & 2-5pm Thur 24, 9am-12pm & 2-5pm Friday 25, 10am-12pm Cost $25 to $175 Capacity 18 Address 17 MilawaBobinawarrah Rd, Milawa Phone 03 5727 3589
Charity
Cheese Ball
Milawa Cheese Company Milawa Cheese Company’s Charity Cheese Ball raising money for cancer research, is a black tie, candle-lit dinner with dancing. The dinner will focus on local produce and be matched with some of the region’s finest wines. Bid at the silent auction and receive some truly exceptional local produce. Sat 26 May, 7pm Cost $175 Capacity 100 Address 17 MilawaBobinawarrah Rd, Milawa Phone 03 5727 3589
Milawa
Gourmet Pedal
Commencing at Wangaratta Softball Ground Jump aboard this social bike ride along the sealed, off-road Rail Trail from Wangaratta to Milawa. At 13kms, the ride is leisurely, while long enough to work up an appetite! Cycle as a group, popping into cellar doors, farm gates and providores until you reach Brown Brothers Milawa Vineyard. Why not book ahead and reward yourself with a long lunch at the Epicurean Centre? Sun 20 May, 11am Cost FREE Address Wangaratta Softball Ground Phone 1800 801 065
Glenrowan
Muscat
Blending Workshop Auldstone Cellars
A unique opportunity to look at the making of North East Victoria’s iconic wine, Liqueur Muscat. Participants will learn, taste and smell the wonderful world of Muscat. An intimate event, each guest will make a bottle of their own blend to take away. Sun 20, 27 May , 3 - 4.30pm Cost $20 Capacity 20 Address 296 Booth Rd, Taminick Phone 03 5766 2237
Glenrowan
Hop v Grape Booth’s Taminick Cellars
Black Dog Brewery and Taminick Cellars unite in the battle of hop versus grape. The five course menu by Adam Pizzini will be matched to specially selected hand crafted beers and estate grown wines to sway the diner’s choice of beer or wine. A return bus service from Wangaratta will be provided. Sat 19 May, 6.30-10.30pm Cost $110 Capacity 80-100 Address 339 Booth Road, Taminick Phone 03 5766 2282
Uber Local Dining
Silent Range Estate Savour a menu of uber-local seasonal dishes matched with unique, award-winning boutique wines. Not normally open to the public to dine, the menu showcases the Glenrowan and Wangandary tasting experience. All produce for the menu has been sourced by walking or cycling the region’s tracks and trails. Follow a visit with a hike or cycle of the region to source treats to take home. Sat 19, 26 & Sun 20, 27 May 10am - 5pm Cost $35 Capacity 50 Address 183 Wilson Road, Wangandary Phone 03 5725 3292
Mansfield and Surrounds
Behind
the Grove
Strathbogie Ranges Estate Nestled in the foothills of the Strathbogie Ranges, this olive grove has more than 4000 trees. Meet the people who grew the trees, stroll through the olive grove, harvest and pickle your own olives and then participate in a guided tasting. Enjoy a tasting platter of regional foods. Sun 27 May, 1 - 3pm Cost $60 Capacity 20 Address Mansfield Euroa Road, Merton Phone 0417 319 879
High Country Riddles
Kinloch Wines A showcase of cool climate sparkling wines from boutique vignerons of the Upper Goulburn Wine Region. Taste exciting, elegant and award winning sparkling wines from Buxton Ridge, Delatite Winery, Kinloch Wines, Little River Wines, Ros Ritchie and Sedona Estate. Tastings will be matched to a complementary canapé to excite the senses. Sat 19 May, 3 - 6pm Cost $30 Capacity 200 Address 221 Wairere Rd, Boorolite Phone 03 5777 3447
FARMERS’ Market
Mansfield Farmers’ Market Come and enjoy a true farmer’s experience with fresh regional produce, straight from the farmer to you. Hot market breakfast and lunch. VFMA accredited Farmers’ Market. Sat 26 May, 8.30am-1pm Address Mansfield Primary School, Highett Street, Mansfield Cost FREE Phone 0417 319 879