The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

13:16 09 March 2011

Each year, the Festival unveils a world-class program of more than 250 events over two weeks – a true expression of Melbourne’s infamous love of food and wine that captures the attention of food-lovers in their hundreds of thousands.

Entering its 19th year, the FestivalÂ’s prestigious reputation attracts the worldÂ’s biggest culinary and wine personalities to its door to participate in a program that also showcases VictoriaÂ’s own celebrated chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, sommeliers, producers and artisans

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Each year more than 400,000 people visit Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Some fly here in an hour, others take 24, but all leave with a sense of the unique food and wine landscape that makes the state AustraliaÂ’s culinary heart. With a labyrinthine network of laneways, basements and rooftops filled with hidden bars and world-famous restaurants, itÂ’s little wonder Melbourne is AustraliaÂ’s preeminent food and wine destination.

Just beyond Melbourne, beautiful regional landscapes await. You will find award-winning wineries and destination restaurants, surf beaches, rainforests, wildlife reserves, coastal villages, rejuvenating hot mineral springs and spectacular alpine scenery - all just a few hoursÂ’ drive from Melbourne.