FRIDAY, 18/03/2022
8:45pm – AKIBA
Dinner at Akiba Restaurant, 40 Bunda St, Canberra ACT 2601 – creative, wood-fired Asian BBQ fare & cocktails in a modern venue with steel & recycled-wood decor.
SATURDAY, 19/03/2022
8:00am – EAST ROW SPECIALTY COFFEE
Meet at East Row Specialty Coffee Shop, Cnr London Cct &, E Row, Canberra ACT 2601 for a nice breakfast.
10:00am – CLONAKILLA
Wine tasting at Clonakilla, 3 Crisps Ln, Murrumbateman NSW 2582. Clonakilla is a family winery, established in 1971. It is one of the oldest wineries in the Canberra region. Their wines draw their character from the granite soils and cool, continental climate of the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales.
12:15pm – POACHERS PANTRY
Wine tasting and three courses lunch at Poachers Pantry Restaurant, 431 Nanima Rd, Springrange NSW 2618. Poachers Pantry, is a family business located on a farm between Canberra and Yass, owned and operated by Susan and Robert Bruce. The business has grown to include its own cool climate wine range, farm shop and cellar door, and a successful Restaurant, function space and wedding location – all set in the glorious surrounds of the original weatherboard farmhouse.
3:00pm – CAPITAL WINES
Wine Tasting Experience at Capital Wines, 13 Gladstone St, Hall ACT 2618, which includes the tasting of nine wines. Capital Wines was established in 2008 and was purchased in early 2020 by Bill and Maria Mason and Colin and Kay Andrews. The cellar door is in the village of Hall in the ACT. The Capital Wines brand draws on the association with Canberra and life in the National Capital. The label designs are wry, irreverent and humorous takes on life in the National Capital.
8:15pm – MEZZALIRA RESTAURANT
Dinner at Mezzalira Restaurant, 55 London Circuit, Canberra ACT 2601. Mezzalira is one of Canberra’s favourite Italian eateries. It offers a choice of cozy banquette seating or al fresco on the elegant colonnade, more reminiscent of a building in Milan. Located in the attractive Melbourne Building in a converted 1921 Bank, this Canberra restaurant continues to satisfy its diners who flock here to enjoy exquisite Italian cuisine.
SUNDAY, 20/03/2022
8:00am – EAST ROW SPECIALTY COFFEE
Meet at East Row Specialty Coffee Shop, Cnr London Cct &, E Row, Canberra ACT 2601 for a nice breakfast.
10:00am – BARTON ESTATE
Wine tasting at Barton Estate, 2307 Barton Highway, Murrumbateman NSW 2582. Barton Estate is a small family owned producer of handmade premium Canberra District wines from estate grown fruit. They are the only winery that grows Petit Verdot variety.
10:30am – EDEN ROAD WINES
Wine tasting at Eden Road Wines, 3182 Barton Hwy, Murrumbateman NSW 2582. We will discover the cool climate wine regions of Southern NSW through Eden Road Wines in-depth and guided wine tasting experience.
12:00pm – HELM WINES
Wine tasting at Helm Wines, 19 Butts Rd, Murrumbateman NSW 2582. Helm Wines tasting room is the 1888 Toual Public School House which is listed by the National Trust and was the inspiration for the school bell featured on Helm Wines label. It was once used for meetings of the Temperance League, where locals signed the pledge against alcohol.
3:00pm – SUTTON FOREST ESTATE WINES
Lunch and wine tasting at Sutton Forest Estate Wines, 21 Black Horse Lane, Sutton Forest. NSW, 2577. Lovely Italian-style wines and a beautiful piece of a Tuscany in just 1.5 hrs drive from Sydney.