Wine & Cheese Fest hits Sydney for the first time

Melbourne's popular Wine & Cheese Fest is coming to Sydney for the first time.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 11, at Carriageworks, Eveleigh, with over 50 artisan wine and cheese producers on hand, free tastings and masterclasses.

Guests will get free wine glasses, a free tote bag and enjoy live entertainment.

Producers will come from New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New Zealand.

Exhibitors include Allandale Wines, Innocent Bystander and Hungerford Hill.

The full program will be announced closer to the event, but classes will include winemaking talks, wine and cheese pairing and cheese-making demonstrations. All-day entertainment will add to the vibe with live music, DJs and roving artists.

There will be two sessions on offer: lunchtime until mid-afternoon and mid-afternoon until evening (12pm-3,30pm and 4pm-7.30pm). General admission costs $59 plus booking fee.

See www.wineandcheesefest.com.au/tickets

Fun, frolics and fromage are back in the Timber Yard

Melbourne's Wine & Cheese Fest will celebrate a milestone next month: its 10th edition of fromage, fun and frolics.

Over 50 producers will be on hand offering free tastings and masterclasses from wineries, cheesemakers and other artisan producers.

The gourmet event sees Port Melbourne Timber Yard converted into a deli, with sessions on offer. The first will run from 11.30am-3pm, the second from 3.30pm-7pm

Included in the list of the vendors will be That’s Amore Cheese, Schulz Organic Cheeses, The BoatShed Cheese, The Cheese Rebels, Dal Zotto Wines, Rob Dolan Wines, Pizzini Wines, John Gehrig, Santolin Wines, Red Edge, Newbridge Wines and Mount Avoca Organic Winery.



Live music, DJs and roving artists will keep guests entertained while Wine & Cheese Fest will run its Grape Stomp Competition between 3pm and 4pm. Expressions of interest are now open at https://www.wineandcheesefest.com.au/grape-stomp-comp/.

For details of the event see https://www.wineandcheesefest.com.au/

General admission from $44, Total Wine Indulgence (TWI) packages $89/$94 and VIP packages $150. Tickets via https://events.humanitix.com/wine-and-cheese-fest-10/tickets