Australian Wine Festivals

There are always wine festivals going on around Australia at any time of year,  so many it is difficult to keep track, if you know of any that are happening that aren’t on this list please email us.

Wine festivals by state:

Australian Capital Territory Wine Festivals
Canberra Regional Wine Show 2005 12th-13th September

New South Wales Wine Festivals
Hunter Valley Harvest Festival  April 2005
Sydney Good Food and Wine show 2005 – 1st-3rd July
Hunter Valley Wine Show 2005  - 8th July 2005

Northern Territory
Darwin Food and Wine Festival 2005 – 29th September – 1st October

Queensland Wine Festivals
Queensland Wine Show 2005  -   6th May
Brisbane Wine Festival   -  17th-19th June

South Australian Wine Festivals
Barossa Vintage Festival -   28th March 2005 3rd April 2005
Coonawarra After Dark Wine Festival  - 8th April
McLaren Vale Sea & Vines Festival – 11th June 2005

Tasmanian Wine Festivals
Royal Hobart Wine Show 2005 – August 15th
2006 Tasmanian Wine Show – January

Victorian Wine Festivals
Melbourne Wine Show – 20th April
Good Food & Wine Show 2005 17th-19th June 2005
Wine Awards of Victoria 2005 – October

Western Australian Wine Festivals
Perth Food and Wine Festival   - 10th March
Spring in the Valley  8th – 9th October 2005
Margaret River Wine Region Festival 17th-20th November


If there are no wine festivals in your area then simply take a trip to the bottle shop, get three bottles of their finest cheapest wine, some olives on sticks and you're all set. Just make sure you're not doing much in the morning!