Bendigo Uncorked Week

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Posted 2017-09-12 by Ian Gill ⇒ follow

Fri 06 Oct 2017 - Sun 15 Oct 2017

is a brand new inclusion to central Victoria's wine & food calendar hosted by the Bendigo Winegrowers Association, a week showcasing Bendigo regional wines, food and goldfields heritage.

The week starts with Bendigo Heritage After Dark commencing on Friday 6th October and includes the annual Bendigo Heritage Uncorked event to be staged on Saturday 14th October.

Bendigo Heritage After Dark is a casual wine & food event staged in the grounds of the historic Fortuna Villa amid a festive atmosphere and with more than 30 local wines to sample.

Costing $70 per person, the ticket price includes wine tastings, a souvenir tasting glass, an individual food hamper and entry to Fortuna Villa.

Free buses will run from Central Bendigo to Fortuna Villa departing Sidney Myer Place at 5.10 PM and 5.50 PM, returning at 9 PM or 9.20 PM. Bookings are essential and must be made when booking your ticket to the event.

Bendigo Heritage Uncorked, the golden cities immensely popular moving celebration of regional wine, produce and breathtaking goldfields architecture will be staged between 11 AM and 5 PM on Saturday 14th October.

Bendigo Heritage Uncorked is your opportunity to sample some of the great wines produced in the Bendigo region, matched with dishes prepared by local chefs using local produce and sampled as you stroll leisurely between venues set up in seven magnificent heritage listed buildings in central Bendigo.

Costing $120 per person the ticket price includes wine tastings, seven entrée sized dishes and a souvenir tasting glass & carry-bag.

Wines on display may be ordered from the individual wineries or purchased on the day from the events Pop-Up Wine Store that will be open for the full six days. See the website www.bendigo.org.au/events for details of opening hours.

Tickets for both these events are sold separately and may be purchased online at www.bendigowine.org.au ,
www.bendigotourism.com.au or by telephone on 1800 813 513.

During the week in-between a host of events will be staged in and around Bendigo including Heritage Underground, Wine with the Vines, Long Feast at The Anxious Goat, A Sideways Look at Wine, Beer & Wine Appreciation Sessions and a Laneway Fiesta.

Bendigo is an easy 90-minute drive north of Melbourne via the Calder Freeway. Alternatively VLine runs regular fast and comfortable rail services from Melbourne Southern Cross to Bendigo.