Heathcote on Show Regional Festival 2016

Heathcote on Show Regional Festival 2016

Post
Subscribe

Posted 2016-05-20 by Ian Gillfollow

Sat 11 Jun 2016 - Mon 13 Jun 2016

Can you imagine a better way to spend the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend than in a quintessential Australian country town which just happens to be celebrating all that's good about that town, its people and the produce for which it and the surrounding district is renowned.

Heathcote On Show does just that, showcasing the rebirth of this historic little town which came into being on the back of the 19th Century Victorian gold rush, teetered on the edge of extinction when the gold ran out, reinvented itself as a centre for various agricultural pursuits and today lends its name to the Heathcote Wine Region, renowned as one of the world's great producers of, among other wines, Shiraz.



Over the Queen's Birthday Long Weekend Heathcote On Show will present a huge array of events including tastings, winery dinners, masterclasses, special vintage launches, food & entertainment and more than 25 cellar doors open throughout the region.

Participating wineries include Mitchelton Wines, Milvine Estate, Heathcote Winery, Meehan Vineyard, Merindoc, She-Oak Hill, Peregrine Ridge, Sanguine Estate and Silver Spoon Estate, far too many to list in full here so be sure you check the websit e for a complete list of participants and easy to follow maps of the Heathcote Wine Region.



Highlights of the weekend include:

• The High Street Heathcote Festival to be held on Saturday between 10 AM and 3 PM in Barrack Reserve. The festival will include a Farmers Market, local crafts and hand-made merchandise, a display of vintage cars, local wine makers and plenty of music and entertainment for the kids.

• Mitchelton Wines Heathcote Cellar Door Master Class featuring new and old Heathcote wines. This event will be held at The Bank Heathcote starting at 3 PM on Saturday and bookings are essential.
• Downing Estate will host a gourmet dinner and vertical tasting of 30 wines at Heathcote Golf Club on Saturday between 7 PM and 11 PM. Cost is $150 per person and bookings, again essential, can be made on (03) 5433 3397.

• On Sunday Peregrine Ridge will host a vertical tasting of limited releases from the 2005 to 2009 vintages.



Visitors to Heathcote On Show will have the opportunity to win a fabulous prize valued at $1500 simply by purchasing 6 or more bottles of wine from any one of the participating wineries.

The lucky winner will receive:-

• Two nights accommodation for 2-people at Cranford Cottage,

• A Heathcote Harvest dinner for 2 valued at $100,

• Lunch for 2 at Flynn's Cellar Door and Bistro,

• 6 bottles of Heathcote Wines,

• A $60 gift voucher from Rutherford and Maine and

• 2 tickets to the Heathcote Film Festival to be held on August 27th.



Getting There
Heathcote is 123 Kilometres north of Melbourne, a comfortable drive of just under 2 hours via the Hume Freeway and Northern Highway or via the Calder Freeway to Kyneton and then the Kyneton – Heathcote Road. An interesting alternative route is via Lancefield and the Burke & Wills Track through the Cobaw Hills wine district.

Buses will operate between Bendigo and Heathcote on both Saturday and Sunday. See here for schedules and pricing.

Shuttle bus services will run throughout the district on both Saturday and Sunday departing from Heathcote Visitor Information Centre. Routes, schedules and ticketing are available on the day at the Visitor Information Centre. Telephone (03) 5433 3121 for more details.

Eat & Drink There
You certainly won't go hungry at Heathcote On Show with High Street, reputed to be the longest main street in regional Victoria, boasting more than 20 restaurants, cafes, pubs and tasting venues all serving up a great variety of food. They include:

[LINK=www.heathcotewinehub.com.au]Heathcote Wine Hub
[/LINK]105 High Street, Heathcote
Tel: (03) 5433 2204
www.heathcotewinehub.com.au

[LINK=www.yabbylake.com/Heathcote-Estate]Heathcote Estate Cellar Door
[/LINK]98 High Street, Heathcote
Tel: (03) 5433 2488
www.yabbylake.com/Heathcote-Estate

The Bank Heathcote (Mitchelton Wines Heathcote Cellar Door)
129 High Street, Heathcote
Tel: (03) 5433 3283
www.mitchelton.com.au

[LINK=www.heathcoteharvest.com.au]Heathcote Harvest
[/LINK]32 Tuscan Court, Heathcote
Tel: 0466 542 329
www.heathcoteharvest.com.au

[LINK=www.merindoc.com.au]Merindoc Café & Cellar Door
[/LINK]2905 Lancefield – Tooborac Road, Tooborac
Tel: (03) 5433 5188
www.merindoc.com.au

Stay There
Mimosa Glen Homestead
2415 Lancefield – Tooborac Road, Tooborac
Tel: 0478 413 100
www.mimosaglen.com.au

[LINK=www.spreadingelm.net]Mount Ida Cabin or Cranford Cottage
[/LINK]57 Farley Road, Heathcote
Tel: 0418 342 957
www.spreadingelm.net

[LINK=www.heathcoteretreatmotel.com.au]Heathcote Retreat Motel
[/LINK]257 – 259 High Street, Heathcote
Tel: (03) 5433 2655
www.heathcoteretreatmotel.com.au

So if you're at a loose-end or undecided about what to do this Queen's Birthday Long Weekend you could do much worse than take the family to Heathcote and enjoy some first class country hospitality sampling some of the world-class produce the region has to offer.

More Information
Heathcote Visitor Centre , at the corner of High and Barrack Streets, is open daily, except Christmas Day, from 9 AM to 5 PM.
Tel: (03) 5433 3121
E-mail: [email protected]



#day_trips
#escape_the_city
#family_attractions
#food_wine
#things_to_see
#tourist_attractions
#tourist_sites
#victoria
#weekend_escapes
#wineries
#june
!date 11/06/2016 -- 13/06/2016
%wnmelbourne
209317 - 2023-06-16 06:18:40

Tags

Free
Festivals
Outdoor
Music
Markets
Nightlife
Fundraisers
Family_friendly
Community
Arts_culture
Food_drink
Educational
Random
Theatre_shows
Shopping_markets
Copyright 2024 OatLabs ABN 18113479226