Food & wine events
Treat your palate to an array of flavours at one of many food and wine events held in Melbourne throughout the year. Taste gourmet delights and fresh local produce at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Sample award-winning varietals by local winemakers, matched to fine foods prepared by top chefs and restaurateurs. Take High Tea at fine hotels or join a cooking class at the Queens Victoria Markets.
18 - 26 May 2013
Raise a glass or two to the growing crop of microbreweries at Good Beer Week, featuring showcases, tastings, masterclasses, and even beer brekkies.
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23 - 26 May 2013
Join the experts in celebrating the the bean and the beverage, and see the competition heat up at World Barista Championships and World Brewer's Cup.
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24 - 26 May 2013
The Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS) is a beer festival with a difference, celebrating the diversity of craft beer and the creativity of...
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26 May 2013 (dates to be confirmed), 9 Jun 2013 (dates to be confirmed), 23 Jun 2013 (dates to be confirmed)
In order to increase the variety of apples available for tasting, The Heritage Fruit Society will run tastings every fortnight at Petty's Orchard. -...
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26 May 2013, 2 Jun 2013, 9 Jun 2013, 16 Jun 2013
A Taste of the Market is the latest street food festival to hit Queen Victoria Market. Taking over the Queen Street precinct for ten Sundays only, A...
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26 May 2013
World Sherry Day was founded in Jerez by sherry educator Wolfgang Hess. The vision was clear: connect sherry enthusiasts globally, share the secrets...
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26 May 2013
Succumb to your cravings at this delicious one-day festival of all things chocolate at the Immigration Museum. Australians consume an average of...
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27 May 2013
The World's Best BYO is a unique concept where Melbourne wine-lovers reach to the bottom of their cellar and bring along their most treasured wines...
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27 - 29 May 2013
We are relaunching The Trust with a three day special offer, 50% of the entire food menu. Chef Alan McKee leads an all-Italian kitchen and...
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29 May 2013
An unlikely tradition, we're helping to carry on. . . At the end of each month, having little money or food left, Italian families, would cook up...
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30 May 2013
First there's the wine, but to make that experience perfect the right glass is needed and that's why international wine judge Matt Skinner has teamed...
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1 - 30 June 2013
Warm up with the Melbourne Food and Wine's Roast Collection - the winter answer to the Spring Graze - starting with a shared weekend lamb roast at...
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1 - 30 June 2013
The humble roast is set to take centre stage this winter with The Roast Collection - a tantalising tribute to the season's favourite dish with over...
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1 - 30 June 2013
In conjunction with Victoria's 2013 Roast Collection event series, Hilton Melbourne South Wharf presents a limited edition weekend lamb roast....
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5 - 6 June 2013, 7 - 8 August 2013
Whether you're a wine buff or enjoy discovering new wines, taste some of Victoria's finest drops at Federation Square's wine showcase. Rub shoulders...
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7 - 10 June 2013
The Good Food & Wine Show is back in 2013 and guaranteed to get your taste buds tingling! A dream day out for food fanatics and wine connoisseurs...
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16 Jun 2013
L'heure du Thé is a modern French afternoon tea fundraiser event that we proudly produce in aid of National Breast Cancer Foundation. It is an...
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19 Jun 2013
Join Kellybrook chef Leanne Farrell (formerly of The Spirit House on the Sunshine Coast) for some inspiring cooking tips in the Kellybrook kitchen....
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27 Jun 2013, 13 Aug 2013, 19 Sep 2013
Brisbane's very own globe-trotting show is back and touring, slap bang in the middle of another world tour that's taking in 20 countries as well as...
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28 Jun 2013
The ball will be held at the International of Brighton located just eight kilometres from Melbourne's city centre and minutes from the beautiful...
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4 Jul 2013
A hands-on bread and dough cooking class for teenagers. Winter is the best time to be in the kitchen making goodies for the whole week, from breads...
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16 Jul 2013
Discover how green smoothies will supercharge your life, one glass at a time. It takes just five minutes a day to change the course of your health...
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18 Jul 2013
As part of its public programs during the 'Underbelly: Squizzy Exhibition' the Old Melbourne Gaol hosts an exclusive 'Pop up' Speakeasy. A speakeasy,...
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20 - 21 July 2013
The High Tea Party is a popular event inviting women to immerse themselves in a weekend of indulgence, pampering and style. Relaxing with a classic...
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25 Jul 2013
Join The Champagne Dame as she goes back to her Scottish heritage with her Single Malt Masterclass. A range of excellent drams from Scotland and...
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12 - 13 August 2013
As the food-to-go market continues to defy downward retail trends, lunch! creates the perfect environment to make the most of the industry's ongoing...
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15 Aug 2013
The Coonawarra Roadshow is a highly anticipated event which travels to capital cities during the month of August. Coonawarra winemakers, winery...
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17 Nov 2013 (dates to be confirmed)
Located close to Melbourne's CBD is the picturesque Rippon Lea House and Gardens which has been chosen as the venue for the third Harvest 'n' Graze...
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1 Mar 2014 (dates to be confirmed)
Raise a toast to regional producers and savour a meal and a glass of wine at delicious food festival events, including the World's Longest Lunch.
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