Bathurst Harvest Festival

Sunday 11th
to
Monday 26th April
2010
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Schedule of Events - Wine

Mount Panorama Winery

On your way around Mount Panorama stop, sample and purchase some cool climate wine made from the grapes grown on the world famous race track.

Date:

Every day of the Harvest Festival

Time:

11am to 5.30pm

Cost:

Free tasting

Venue:

Mount Panorama Winery, 117 Mountain Straight, Mount Panorama

Contact:

6631 5368

Website:

www.mountpanoramawine.com.au

Stone Pine Distillery

See the distillery, meet the distiller and sample our range of spirits and liqueurs at the bar. The distillery is located only five minutes from Bathurst city centre.

Date:

Saturday 10 & Sunday 11

Time:

11am to 5pm

Cost:

Free tasting

Venue:

Stone Pine Distillery, 218 Gormans Hill Road

Contact:

6332 1517

Website:

www.stonepinedistillery.com.au

Stone Pine Distillery

See the distillery, meet the distiller and sample our range of spirits and liqueurs at the bar. The distillery is located only five minutes from Bathurst city centre.

Date:

Saturday 17 & Sunday 18

Time:

11am to 5pm

Cost:

Free tasting

Venue:

Stone Pine Distillery, 218 Gormans Hill Road

Contact:

6332 1517

Website:

www.stonepinedistillery.com.au

The Bathurst Harvest Festival & The Flavours of Autumn

Cobblestone Restaurant & McGrath Family Wines - hosted by Peter McGrath, the night will showcase regional produce matched with the McGrath Family medal winning wines and music from Mitchell Conservatorium.  Limited seating - 3 courses with matching wine.

Date:

Friday 23

Time:

6.30pm

Cost:

$100.00 per person.  Pre-purchase from Cobblestonelane

Venue:

Cobblestone Function Room, 173 George Street 

Contact:

6331 2202

Stone Pine Distillery

See the distillery, meet the distiller and sample our range of spirits and liqueurs at the bar. The distillery is located only five minutes from Bathurst city centre.

Date:

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25

Time:

11am to 5pm

Cost:

Free tasting

Venue:

Stone Pine Distillery, 218 Gormans Hill Road

Contact:

6332 1517

Website:

www.stonepinedistillery.com.au

A Walk through the vineyard

Winemaker, Mark Renzaglia, will review all aspects of winemaking including a stroll through the vineyard and winery with discussions about high quality cool climate winegrowing. The tour will include barrel testing's and conclude with a tasting of current, and not yet released, wines. Winburndale Wines will be open for tastings and nibbles throughout the Harvest Festival weekend from 11am to 4pm.

Date:

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25

Time:

Saturday 12pm & 2.30pm;  Sunday 12pm

Cost:

Entry Free.  Wine at list prices

Venue:

Winburndale Wines, 116 Saint Anthony's Creek Road

Contact:

02 6337 3134

Website:

www.winburndalewines.com.au

Festa della Vendemmia at Vale Creek

As a feature of the ‘Bathurst Harvest Festival', the ‘Festa della Vendemmia' (Grape Harvest Festival) will be held at ‘Vale Creek Wines' Cellar Door. The day will include tastings of our distinctive Italian wine varieties, whilst a light menu will feature the popular ‘Arrosticini', a lamb delicacy from Italy's Abruzzo region. Various light musical recitals will add to festivities. Being harvest time or ‘vintage', the winery will be full of excitement and activity. Tours of the winery and vineyard will take place and include exclusive barrel tastings of the 2009 red wines that will be bottled in May for release later in the year.

Date:

Saturday 24 & Sunday 25

Time:

Saturday 12 to 4pm & Sunday 11am to 4pm

Cost:

Entry Free.  Wine and food at list prices

Venue:

Vale Creek Wines, 438 Cow Flat Road, Georges Plains

Contact:

02 6332 2011

Website:

www.valecreek.com.au

Grappa Distilling

In true Italian harvest tradition, grape marc from Vale Creek Wines will be distilled at Stone Pine Distillery to produce "Grappa".  See the still in action, learn how grappa is made and taste the legendary disestif at the bar.

Date:

Sunday 25

Time:

11am to 5pm

Cost:

Free tasting

Venue:

Stone Pine Distillery, 218 Gormans Hill Road

Contact:

6332 1517

Website:

www.stonepinedistillery.com.au

 Solid Gold

This will be an evening of gold medal winning wines from Winburndale's cellar matched with the culinary masterpieces of chef Phillippe Legall. This event will be hosted at Bishops's Court Estate. Bookings are essential.

Date:

Sunday 25

Time:

6.30pm

Cost:

Fixed price

Venue:

Bishop's Court Estate, 226 Seymour Street

Contact:

6332 4447

The Harvest Festival is part of the Autumn Colours program which features many
 more events that celebrate the colours of the Bathurst Region.
 For a Autumn Colours Program contact Bathurst Visitor Information Centre