Bless the baby cheeses - and wines

 

Calling all lovers of cheeses and wines. 

Mould x Pinot Palooza returns this year with its largest food and wine tour yet, visiting Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. Hobart again misses out. 

The festival boasts its brings "friends, fromages and fermentation" under one roof for one of Australia’s biggest food and wine celebrations.

Mould (established in 2017) will showcase 50+ varieties of Australian artisan cheeses, drawing producers from around the country. 

Pinot Palooza, which began in 2012, showcases 50+ expressions of pinot noir from Australia, New Zealand and beyond. 

Sydney returns after an 18-month hiatus dropping in at the Hordern Pavilion, while the Melbourne event moves to the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC). 

Brisbane returns to the John Reid Pavilion at the RNA Showgrounds, and Perth to the Silver Jubilee Pavilion at Claremont Showgrounds.

Building on the popularity of last year’s tour, the 2026 program will see four sessions run over three days, with Sundays now part of the line-up in every location.



Jess Audas, head of organisers Revel, said: “Cheese and pinot naturally belong together, and this format gives people the freedom to explore both at their own pace, talk directly with producers, and enjoy the experience without it feeling over-programmed or precious. 

"It’s about great produce, great people and having a genuinely good time.”

On sale now via mouldxpalooza.com, tickets are $59 + booking fee and include festival entry, unlimited cheese and pinot tastings, a complimentary cooler bag for cheese purchases, a stemless wine glass for tastings and a custom wine tote. 

Event Dates: 

BRISBANE: May 22-24, John Reid Pavilion, RNA Showgrounds

SYDNEY: June 12-14, The Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park

MELBOURNE: July 3-5, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 

PERTH: August 7-9, Silver Jubilee Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds

ADELAIDE: August28-30, The Queens Theatre 

Praise cheeses: the festival that will make you melt

It is Australia's biggest cheese festival and Mould is back in 2024 across five Australian state capitals.

Showcasing over 100 varieties of cheeses across the tour - tasters will be able to enjoy styles right across the taste spectrum: soft, semi, hard and stinky, with raw milk varieties and everything in between.

Dairy delights will be on offers kicking off in Brisbane in May before Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. 

And for wine lovers the Mould team is heading to Perth in partnership with sister event PinotPalooza.

Bad news for Tasmanians, however, as Hobart misses out this time around.

For the rest of the country, Dan Sims and his Revel team promise a "bigger, smellier, and more mature" event than ever!

The puns just keep coming with promo material saying the news is brie-lliant news for Australian fromage freaks. There will also be olives, crackers, pastes, smallgoods and more for purchase.

Tickets will be $49 + booking fee, which includes festival entry, all cheese tastings and a complimentary cooler bag for getting your cheese home at the right temperature.

See https://www.mouldcheesefestival.com/pages/festival

Here are the dates:

BRISBANE: May 24-26, John Reid Pavillion, RNA Showgrounds

ADELAIDE: June 7-8 Queens Theatre

MELBOURNE: June 28-29, Royal Exhibition Buildings

SYDNEY: July 26-28 Carriageworks

PERTH: August 9-11 Centenary Pavilion, Claremont Showgrounds

Double treat for gourmets in Tasmania

Tasmanian wine lovers and gourmets are in for a rare treat with Mould - Australia’s biggest cheese festival - and Pinot Palooza - the country's major pinot noir festival - are coming to Hobart for the first time.

The two festivals will combine and the dates are Friday October 21 to Sunday October 23 at the Goods Shed at Macquarie Point. 

Mould will be showcasing over 65 varieties of the very best in Australian artisan cheese from around the country - God Bless the Baby Cheeses - while Pinot Palooza is celebrating its 10th year. 

The festival mission statement is simple; to celebrate the diversity of pinot noir and to have a heck of a lot of fun doing it.

But with added cheese. 

Expect to see not just local Tasmanian pinots, but many from the mainland, New Zealand and beyond.

Both festivals have recently run in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. 

Tickets will be $55 plus booking fee and will include all cheese and pinot tastings (no annoying tokens);  a complimentary Mould Cheese Collective cooler bag and a Stemless Revel wine glass. 

There will be four sessions to choose from,. including two on the Saturday.

For details and bookings see www.mouldcheesefestival.com/mould-x-pinot-palooza-hobart-2022/