Peninsula Vine Hop Festival

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Posted 2017-09-02 by Deborah Jayne ⇒ follow

Sat 18 Nov 2017 - Sun 19 Nov 2017

With a hop, skip and a jump you can enjoy a visit to ten of the best Mornington Peninsula Breweries, all you need to do is climb on board the bus. The brand new Peninsula Vine Hop is a celebration of wine, craft beer and cider in a lively, festive atmosphere where patrons are shuttled from one venue to the next aboard the bus of their choice. Don't miss out. Pre-book your seat for the Peninsula Vine Hope Festival through the website. The festival is being held over the weekend of 18th or 19th November 2017.

Be the first to sample this brand new wine inspired festival. Sure to become a repeat event, it is perhaps one of the most inclusive and easiest ways to visit a cross-section of the best the Mornington Peninsula wineries and breweries have to offer, whether you drive yourself or climb aboard one of the shuttle buses.

The participating wineries include plenty of names you'll most likely already know including:
**Blue Range Estate Wines
Dromana Estate
Hickinbotham Estate & Hix Beer
Merricks General Wine Store at Baillieu
Mornington Peninsula Brewery
Mock Red Hill Cider
Nazaaray Estate Winery
Red Hill Brewery
Red Hill Estate
Phaedrus Estate
Jetty Road Brewery at Dromana Estate
Bass and Flinders Distillery at Red Hill Estate
Mr Banks Brewery at Red Hill Estate**

A ticket to the Peninsula Vine Hop Festival includes approximately 4 to 6 tastings per venue. Some of the venues will have a pop-up bar, offering even more samples for you to try. Presale tickets are available now through the website for $38, increasing to $44 for general entry when the presale ends. This festival ticket equips you with a tasting glass on a lanyard – which acts as your 'ticket' at the participating locations.

While you are very welcome to drive yourself around the various locations, one of the shuttle bus options is highly recommended both for convenience and safety. For tasters, the best value shuttle bus ticket will take you to visit up to five of the participating venues. This hop-on hop-off service costs $26, which in addition to our general entry ticket priced at either $38/$44 as per the details above. Book for either one day or the entire 2-day festival and select your preferred route. The buses will leave each venue every 20 minutes, giving you ample time to stay-sample-play before moving easily onto the next and you can go round once, twice or as often as you like with your unrestricted all day ride ticket. The shuttle buses offer free transfers between the Frankston Station and the Rosebud or Dromana VineHop Stop.

If you like to collect bottles along the way of your favourite samples, then a seat on the Festival Tour Bus is the place for you. There will be three Festival Tour Buses running each day so you can pick the route that suits you best then enjoy designated departure and arrival times. The itinerary is provided in advance so you can arrange to meet your friends and plan your day. A ticket to ride on a Festival Tour Bus is $64, in addition to your festival ticket, and gives you the surety of a safe place to leave your coat and purchases along the way. $64 buys you a single day bus ticket.

Private buses are also available through the Vine Hop Festival website starting at $1,000 for a 24 seat bus, which includes a driver. Choose your own venues and travel at your own pace.

For people coming from further away and those who prefer to stay, maybe make an entire weekend of it, you'll find a list of suggested accommodation options via the Peninsula Vine Hop website. A link will bounce you through to the Visit Mornington Peninsula website for more information.

DJ's and live musical entertainment will be playing at each venue, along with a tempting assortment of food trucks to keep you sated during each visit.