Sydney Cellar Door

Overview

For just about every Sydneysider on the silver side of forty, summer tends to mean one thing: summer festivals. Yet few Sydney festivals offer less shirtless ab-crunchers and more laidback classiness, fine wine, and alfresco dining than the Sydney Cellar Door wine festival in Hyde Park South.

The feather in the cap of the NSW Wine Festival, Sydney Cellar Door is Sydney's biggest outdoor wine event with over 90 wineries from across NSW setting up camp in Hyde Park with all their favourite drops in tow. Tailor-made for both seasoned experts and casual drinkers alike, each of the wineries would love the chance to guide you through their sumptuous collections. Bring a picnic blanket as well, as there are also 20 restaurant stalls for you to tuck into, from cheese and pastry snacks to meatballs and Chinese.

Adding to the ambience is an impressive line-up of musicians to serenade your journey from Brokenwood to Tamburlaine to Tyrrell's, with a laidback mix of jazz, blues, and acoustic (think groovin' reggae with the My Ty's and a constant stream of smooth jazz and you'll kind of get the picture).

Book your own $25 tasting package on the Sydney Cellar Door website, which will get you an official tasting glass along with five wine-tasting tokens (with each token entitling you to one 60ml glass or two 30ml tastes) and you'll have yourself the perfect recipe for a late summer's afternoon.