NSW Wine Festival 2012
It’s a festival that’s taking place right at your doorstep. And there’s wine. Lots of wine. Clear your social calendar for the next couple of months Sydneysiders - the grapes are coming to you. The swirling, sniffing and sipping kicks off with Sydney Cellar Door (Feb 25-26) at Hyde Park. This a weekend-long outdoor event that brings together the best drops from 90 wineries across 14 regions in NSW. To stop you from falling over after the first lot of tastings, there’s a large array of tasty snacks on offer from 25 of Sydney’s culinary hotspots and from regional sellers. Once you’re done trawling, kick back on the grass and sway along to live jazz, blues and reggae in a blissful pinot noir haze.
Overview
It’s a festival that’s taking place right at your doorstep. And there’s wine. Lots of wine! Clear your social calendar for the next couple of months Sydneysiders - the grapes are coming to you!
The swirling, sniffing and sipping kicks off with Sydney Cellar Door (Feb 25-26) at Hyde Park. This a weekend-long outdoor event that brings together the best drops from 90 wineries across 14 regions in NSW. To stop you from falling over after the first lot of tastings, there’s a large array of tasty snacks on offer from 25 of Sydney’s culinary hotspots and from regional sellers. Porteno, Zushi, Almond Bar and Hunter Valley Cheese Company are just some of the stalls you can look forward to salivating over (tasting packages are available for purchase from the festival website). Once you’re done trawling, kick back on the grass and sway along to live jazz, blues and reggae in a blissful pinot noir haze.
Carrying the good times forward is NSW Wine of the Month (Feb 27 – Mar 31). New to the festival, this event has got the city’s best wine bars (TBA) on board to offer patrons a glass of premium NSW wine accompanied by a scrumptious bar snack for the bargain price of $15. On top of that, restaurants featured in the SMH’s Good Food Guide will be offering set menus matched with great regional drops as part of Dine with NSW Wine.
For those looking to step things up a notch, the Tour of the Region Dinners in March sees four hatted restaurants (TBA) offering a unique degustation menu to compliment the finest wines from a leading NSW region. Those lucky diners who get their act together and book will have the opportunity to meet Sydney’s top chefs and seasoned winemakers.
Finally, you’ll want to circle March 3 for the SMH Growers’ Market wine tasting, where SMH wine experts pass their expertise on to market-goers who will be treated to a selection of fresh market produce.
With so much wining and dining to do, there has never been a better excuse to postpone your detox. Happy quaffing!!
Images: Courtesy of NSW Wine Festival
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