Celebrate harvest with passionate producers as you sample from six food and wine regions of the High Country, all in one place.
Producer's Picnic
At its new home in Beechworth's police paddocks, the Producer's Picnic will see more than 60 producers from Beechworth, King Valley, Alpine Valleys, Glenrowan, Milawa and Rutherglen showcasing their earthly delights. Fill your basket with freshly roasted chestnuts, seasonal fruits, hand-crafted ice cream, chocolates and cheeses, local forest honey, and award-winning wines and ales. Relax on the grass with a glass of wine and dishes from renowned High Country restaurants, while your little ones get their hands messy in food-flavoured fun with Beechworth Honey and Beechworth Bakery.
Culinary Theatre
Keen home cooks and budding junior chefs alike can catch top chefs in action in these 45-minute cooking demonstrations from "hatted" restaurants Provenance and Simone's, and other culinary stars of the High Country.
- David Brown, Milawa Cheese Factory: 10:30am - 11:15am
- Patrizia & Anthony Simone, Simone's of Bright: 11:30am - 12:15pm
- Michael Ryan, Provenance Restaurant: 12:30pm - 1:15pm
- Adam Pizzini, Rinaldo's Casa Cucina: 1:30pm - 2:15pm
- Jodie Goldsworthy, Beechworth Honey: 2:30pm - 3:15pm
- Beechworth Bakery: 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Wine Room
Make for the Wine Room to sip your way around the Beechworth, Alpine Valleys, King Valley, Rutherglen and Glenrowan wine regions. Learn more about the High Country's incredible vinous diversity in informative one-hour tasting sessions with our cool and warm-climate winemakers, moderated by Brown Brothers Wine Educator Steve Kline:
Glenrowan: 11.00am - 12.00pm
King Valley: 12.15pm - 1.15pm
Beechworth: 1.30pm - 2.30pm
Rutherglen: 2.45pm - 3.45pm
Alpine Valleys: 4.00pm - 5.00pm