Glenrowan EventsTime your visit the Glenrowan region to coincide with one of the many events held throughout the year.
Trails, Tasting and Tales - 9-11 June, 2012
There's something for everyone in the Glenrowan Wine Region this Queen's Birthday weekend. Five wineries play host to Trails, Tastings & Tales in Ned Kelly's old stomping ground in one of Australia's oldest and most historic wine regions.
The family-friendly food and wine festival will offer great food 'inspired by the vine' complemented by an array of regional red, white and fortified wines.
There will be art exhibitions on display at the wineries, live music, wine appreciation and learning sessions with the winemakers, fresh produce and preserves for purchase, a showing of veteran and classic cars and other cellar door entertainment to keep the visitor amused.
Cost of $5 to participate in the festival which includes a Glenrowan Wine Region tasting glass, to be used at each participating winery, and a 'Kelly Gang permit' to take with you to each winery on the trail. If visitors go to all five wineries and collect a stamp from each one, a 'pardon ticket' is issued. All 'pardon ticket' holders go in the draw to win Glenrowan winemakers' packs of premium regional wines, drawn July 2012.
Join the winemakers at Rinaldo's Wangaratta for the Trails, Tastings & Tales Festival degustation dinner on Sunday 10th June. Renowned chef, Adam Pizzini, will create a delicious five-course menu matched with premium Glenrowan regional wines. Enjoy a fine dining experience and chat to the makers about the region's signature wines.
The Glenrowan food and wine festival operates a 'no coaches' policy and strictly no BYO alcohol. Mini buses are welcome.
Click here to download the festival brochure
For more information about the event please email jennifer.booth@taminickcellars.com.au
Glenrowan Winemaker's Weekend - 6-7 Oct 2012
The Glenrowan Winemakers' Weekend will be full of activity at a slow pace for lovers of deep and complex wines, wholesome food and Warby Range adventure. Join the winemakers at Baileys of Glenrowan for the 'Slow food from the producer's paddock' dinner.' Hosted by five regional wineries, there will be live music and a sumptuous slow prepared five course dinner by regionally renowned chef, Adam Pizzini, matched with specially selected regional wines.
Tempt the tastebuds on Sunday join us for Glenrowan Grazing. Start your day with a winemaker's gourmet breakfast or visit the regional wineries to enjoy a selection of Australian themed culinary delights on the winery menus. Chefs at each winery will be plating up dishes representing our Australian heritage and delicious produce of the Ovens Warby National Park partnered with the winemaker's recommended perfect wine match. On Sunday visitors can cycle to the wineries, participate in long or short walks in the national park or roam the region to enjoy Glenrowan Grazing and the offerings of the day in the Glenrowan Wine Region.
Dinner tickets cost $135 which includes five course dinner, wine, music and coach service from Wangaratta and Glenrowan to the Saturday evening dinner and the Sunday gourmet breakfast. $120 per person includes five course dinner, wine and coach service from Wangaratta and Glenrowan. Bookings essential.
Sunday Winemakers' breakfast in only $20 per person. Bookings essential.
For further information about the weekend contact Jennifer Booth on 03 5766 2282 or email jennifer.booth@taminickcellars.com.au
Kelly Country Classic
It will be ‘kerb-to-kerb’ lycra in Glenrowan’s main street in November, when cyclists again converge on the town, for the Kelly Country Classic. Following in the footsteps of the legendary Kelly gang, the ride will start and finish in Glenrowan, with the choice of three routes designed to suit a range of rider abilities and fitness levels. Following in the footsteps of the legendary Kelly Gang who roamed the region in the 1880's, cyclists will pedal past vineayrds, farm gates and historic villages with strong links to the Kelly story. All rides will start and finish in Glenrowan, a town that resonates with the raw, bittersweet memorey of Australia's famous bushranger and his gang.
For more information visit www.kellycountryclassic.com.au
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