Wahroonga Food + Wine Festival 2018

Rebecca Varidel
10th Aug 2018

The 6th annual Wahroonga Food and Wine Festival returns to Wahroonga Park, Wahroonga 10.30am to 5pm Sunday October 28.

For 2018 there is carefully selected a wide range of exquisite wineries from NSW and around Australia. On the day you will be able to meet the winemakers and to taste and buy their premium and award-winning wines. Taste over 130 wines from 30 wineries and enjoy an array of local produce and a huge selection of gourmet food stalls offering a variety of international and Australian cuisines.

This year a new addition is the central Aperol Spritz Lounge Bar that will feature deliciously fresh Sydney Rock oysters served straight from Ralson Bros Oysters situated on the Clyde River at Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast accompanied by a signature spring cocktail, a refreshing Aperol Spritz made with Riccadonna Prosecco – what a way to spend a beautiful spring day!

Enjoy the central Modus Operandi Craft Beer Garden Bar where you can try the full range of Modus Operandi Brewing operated by local Northern Beaches couple, Grant and Jaz Wearin who will present their award-winning local Mona Vale brews fresh after taking out Champion Independent Brewery at the recent Independent Brewers Awards.

Craft beer offerings also include Six Strings Brewing Co and The Welder’s Dog Brewery.

This year the festival has also introduced new delicious culinary cuisines this year with signature dishes from Jimmy Liks, Berlin Bangers, French Cheese, delicious Sofrito Paella, FigJam Creperie, Gnocchi Gnocchi, the Fired-Up Smoker and Arepa Oz.

Enjoy a range of cheese platters, coffee brews and Goose on the Loose gourmet foods. For dessert - Amsterdam Pancakes and Serendipity Ice Cream will again present their range of premium ice creams. Alexander Roastery for delicious coffee .

Produce market stalls will line the flowerbeds and walkways offering a variety of products including olives from, Pukara  Estate Olive Oils, Original Smoke & Spice Co, jams from Cheeky Chops Industries, Persian Nougat, Cacaoette hard crafted chocolate, MaDhouse Beef Jerky, Honey Haven Mudgee honey products, Eat Me Chutneys, Tar 10, Humbada , Signature Sauces, Porters Produce, Linda’s  original sweet chili relish, Milnes of Mudgee, Fig Tree Co, Hunter Valley Cheese, puddings from Pudding Lane and more, so buy your shopping basket from the ‘Market Basket’ and enjoy what our market has to offer.

The event is FREE and all ages are welcome. Bring your friends and family to enjoy the live music on the rotunda stage with performances by talented local school and contemporary musicians and entertainers. There will also be entertainment for the children, including inflatable rides and our animal petting farm from the Dural.

Wine tasting glasses and ticket packages are available starting at $20 available for sale from the Tasting Ticket Marquee.

www.wahroongafoodandwinefestival.com.au