{"id":6276,"date":"2011-12-09T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T21:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/tastes-of-rutherglen-festival-march-2012\/"},"modified":"2011-12-09T21:02:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T21:02:00","slug":"tastes-of-rutherglen-festival-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2011\/12\/tastes-of-rutherglen-festival-march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Tastes of Rutherglen Festival – March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TASTES OF RUTHERGLEN FESTIVAL<\/p>\n

March 9-11 & March 17-18, 2012<\/p>\n

Discover the passion of North East Victoria’s local producers and meet the winemakers behind Rutherglen’s world-class wines when the region hosts the ultimate party for gourmands\u00a0\u00a0– Tastes of Rutherglen\u00a0– March 9-11 & March 17-18, 2012.<\/p>\n

21 wineries celebrate vintage under sunny autumn skies and guests can indulge in perfectly matched food and wine combinations. New this year alongside exciting “culinary experiences” are some interactive “culinary activities” at each cellar door.<\/p>\n

Music, food, wine and authentic, rustic fun seamlessly blend at what has become one of regional Victoria’s best Festivals spanning two weekends.<\/p>\n

The Festival begins on Friday, March 9 with\u00a0Tastes on Main\u00a0– a regional showcase dinner at the Rutherglen Wine Experience on Main Street, hosted by The Winemakers of Rutherglen. Special guest at this year’s dinner is\u00a0Jared Ingersoll, chef of Sydney’s Danks Street Depot, where he sources the best Australian produce and supports artisan producers.<\/p>\n

Then the journey begins over the two weekends as each winery offers its own “culinary experience”! Some of North East Victoria’s favourite chefs join with talented winemakers to present unique and fabulous “culinary experiences” at each winery.<\/p>\n

Festival-goers can indulge in a fabulous dish matched to a sublime wine, or something more interactive such as a behind the scenes tour with a winemaker to see what really goes on during vintage!\u00a0\u00a0The choices are endless at this action-packed food and wine festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Transport is easy over the two weekends thanks to the TAC Winery Shuttle Bus which circles between all 21 wineries, and festival-goers can hop on and off as they like in this safe and hassle-free way to tour the wineries.\u00a0\u00a0Pick-up and drop-off also available in Rutherglen, Wagunyah & Corowa, Albury Wodonga, Howlong, Mulwala, Bundalong, Chiltern, Wangaratta and Yarrawonga.\u00a0\u00a0A Designated Driver Reward Campaign, also sponsored by TAC operates all weekend with information available at participating wineries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

All-inclusive passes make it easy!<\/p>\n

Great value “all inclusive”\u00a0tickets\u00a0are available for pre-purchase or on the weekends and are also designed to make festival navigating simple and easy. Guests simply purchase a ticket online or from participating wineries or tourist information centres and let the indulgence begin!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ticket Packages start from just $50 and include an official Tastes of Rutherglen glass\u00a0for tastings at all 21 wineries plus two tickets for a culinary “experience” or “activity” at the winery of choice,\u00a0Additional culinary tickets are $20 each and individual glasses $12.<\/p>\n

Over both weekends, a range of events will take place at wineries including themed\u00a0wine dinners,\u00a0produce markets,\u00a0dinners under the stars,\u00a0live bands\u00a0and much more!\u00a0\u00a0There is fun for the whole family, with plenty of wineries offering children’s entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are just a few of the\u00a0Tastes of Rutherglen\u00a0highlights:<\/p>\n

Some of the “culinary experiences” available at all wineries include:<\/p>\n

Stanton & Killeen Wines & Green Shed, Beechworth \u2013\u00a0Lemon paprika Rivalea pork medallions on a cozido of white bean, roast tomatoes, pork sausage and garlic infused olive oil topped with crackling and a parsley and coriander salad, matched to the Stanton & Killeen 2009 Prince Reserva.<\/p>\n

Campbell’s Winery & King River Caf\u00e9, Milawa\u2013\u00a0Barbeque pork, prawn and coriander omelette roulade on a vibrant Vietnamese noodle slaw with a mint, lemongrass and ginger dressing – matched with Campbell’s 2011 RieslingM<\/p>\n

Scion Winery \u2013\u00a0After dark by After Noon \u2013 French chocolate hazelnut torte, hand-made leaf of nougatine dark chocolate, Gundowing hazelnut & frangelico ice cream with a touch of raspberry \u2013 matched with a chilled French-style Scion 2007 semi-sweet Durif.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of the “culinary activities” on offer include:<\/p>\n

St Leonards Vineyard –\u00a0Baile\u00a0Salsa! : always wanted to travel to Spain and get some salsa dance lessons but no time to do so? Those visiting St Leonards during Tastes of Rutherglen can indulge in a salsa dance class they won’t forget!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chambers Rosewood \u2013\u00a0Learn to brew the perfect cup of coffee at home at an entertaining workshop at Chambers Rosewood cellar door!\u00a0\u00a0Plenty of tips and a sample bag and mug to take home.\u00a0ichael’s ate$650 worth of wine to be won!<\/p>\n

Cellar Door Entertainment includes:<\/p>\n

Buller’s Winery \u2013\u00a0Enjoy special performer Renee Geyer on Saturday 10 March! Australia’s Queen of Soul in concert at Buller’s with bar selling wine, champagne cocktails + strawberries & cream!<\/p>\n

Cofield Wines \u2013\u00a0live music, regional produce stalls, and entertainment for children and great dishes from The Pickled Sisters Caf\u00e9!\u00a0<\/p>\n

All Saints Estate\u00a0– A Day on the Green \u2013 Saturday March 17 \u2013 Noiseworks, Ian Moss, Ross Wilson, Daryl Braithwaite & more performing in a five hour music feast! A celebration of the Oz rock history they defined, enjoyed with All Saints Estate wines, or course!<\/p>\n

Some Special Dinner Highlights:<\/p>\n

Taste Rutherglen on the Main \u2013\u00a0A long table dinner on\u00a0Friday, March 9\u00a0at 6:30pm along Rutherglen’s Main Street will showcase Rutherglen’s own unique hero dishes and wines. The dinner, hosted by chef, cookbook author and champion of regional produce Jared Ingersoll along with the Winemakers of Rutherglen, will feature local restaurants preparing hero dishes from local produce.\u00a0\u00a0Tickets $120<\/p>\n

All Saints Estate Twilights Dinner in the Vines \u2013\u00a0A popular event on\u00a0Sunday, March 11\u00a0at 7pm to celebrate Rutherglen’s food heroes in a regional \u00a0with \u00a0matched wines by All Saints Estate. Enjoy a night of dining under the stars.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jones Winery & Vineyard Dinners \u2013\u00a0Celebrate harvest with Mandy Jones at her Vintage Banquet Gourmet three course dinners prepared by their chef Kate Akrap.\u00a0Saturday 10 & Saturday 17 March\u00a0\u2013 7pm\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information, a copy of the\u00a0Tastes of Rutherglen\u00a0program, or to purchase tickets call 1300 787 929 or visit\u00a0www.winemakers.com.au<\/a>.\u00a0Tickets can be purchased online\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TASTES OF RUTHERGLEN FESTIVAL March 9-11 & March 17-18, 2012 Discover the passion of North East Victoria’s local producers and meet the winemakers behind Rutherglen’s world-class wines when the region hosts the ultimate party for gourmands\u00a0\u00a0– Tastes of Rutherglen\u00a0– March 9-11 & March 17-18, 2012. 21 wineries celebrate vintage under sunny autumn skies and guests […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6276\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}