EAST MALVERN’S FAVOURITE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL RETURNS

East Malvern Food & Wine Festival Back for 5th year!

The 5th annual East Malvern Food & Wine Festival will return to East Malvern’s picturesque Central Park, boasting a vast range of exquisite wineries from all across Victoria, artisan provedores and entertainment on Sunday 27 March 2022, from 11am to 6pm. 

Taking place in the picturesque parklands, this exclusive food and wine extravaganza will offer a boutique experience as attendees stroll through the open green spaces wine, dine and recline in the leisurely surrounds. To help manage capacity limits, this year’s event will be ticketed. Tickets cost $20 and include a branded festival glass. Book now at www.eastmalvernfoodandwine.melbourne.  

Featuring a vast range of exquisite wines from 12 wineries from the Victorian wines including: Turners Crossing, Innocent Bystander, Red Edge, Tellurian Wines, Linnaea Vineyards, Heathcote Winery, Wine Selectors, Buller Wines, Buckshot Vineyard, Wren Estate, Munari Wines and Mount Avoca. 

Wine Selectors will be holding masterclasses with expert wine educator Nicole Gow all day and running a competition to WIN a 13-night luxury cruise to NZ on the Royal Princess valued over $10,000. Wine Selectors will also feature their Cellar Door with a free tastings journey ‘a taste of Australia’.

The festival will also host a craft beer and cider producer alley featuring small batch producers, including Eddies Cider and Deeds Brewers. Together with Brix Distillers and Mornington Peninsula’s That Spirited Lot Distillers and Buller Wines Three Chain Road Gin series.

That’s not all, satisfy your hunger with a feast from local Melbourne favourite food trucks, local favourite restaurants and pop-up restaurant stalls like 48h Pizza & Gnocchi Bar, Nepal Dining, The Flying Calamari, Bao Melbourne, Mushiki Dumplings, The Smoke Pit and more. There’s also freshly shucked fresh and wild Signature Oysters matched with Sparkling prosecco served all day long.  Our Merchant Coffee Roasters from Mansfield serving up freshly brewed coffee and even puppicinos for our fury friends and delicious desserts from the Pressed Waffle Bar and Luvlee Gourmet’s handcrafted ice creams for all to enjoy.

Stuart Martyn, Chairman of Principal Partner the Community BankMalvern East Bendigo Bank said, “As a Community Bank actively involved in building connections, Community Bank Malvern East is enormously pleased to again be the Premier Partner of the Festival that provides a relaxed, family and pet friendly environment where everyone can share in and enjoy.  After what the whole community has been through in the last few years, events such as this provide a ray of sunshine and the chance to reconnect with friends.  I would encourage everyone to take the time to invite their friends and enjoy this special event together.”

With some of the best Victorian produce on offer at the festival, don’t forget buy a social enterprise hand woven Pali Basket on the day to stock up on some locally produced cheeses, gourmet condiments, and other festive fare from artisanal producers.  There’s plenty of options to choose from too including, Josh and Sue, Melbourne Candle Co, Two Little Tarts, Lana’s Garden, Vinocotto and much more.

There will be live music performances on the main stage across the day programmed by The House of Voice and kids will be amazed by magician master classes presented by the local Magic School of Confidence. 

So come on down and enjoy a unique and intimate experience, meet the passionate winemakers and brewers, and learn about, taste and take home their premium award-winning wines and ales!

This is a limited capacity ticketed event $20 adult, branded festival wine glass (valued $6), Wine Selectors wine masterclasses & ‘a taste of Australia’ free tastings, musical entertainment all day on main stage (includes gst). An adult & children package is at $30 (limit 3 children per ticket - children under 3yo you do not need to register). All ages welcome in the picturesque Central Park, Malvern East. Limited capacity, so get in early and book your tickets NOW!

This is a cashless event, so upload your Festival Currency digital currency wristband pre-event or on the day. Drinks are on sale as tastings or by the glass at the event. Take-home liquor bottle sales are permitted, however bottles are not to be consumed on site. 

East Malvern Food + Wine Festival has a comprehensive COVID safe plan in place and we all have a collective reasonability to follow the public health orders and COVID safe best practices. All patrons are required to be vaccinated and we encourage all to wear masks when social distancing is not possible. If you’re feeling unwell, please stay home.

The 5^th annual East Malvern Food and Wine Festival 2022 is proudly brought to you by the Festival Producer Margot Natoli Project Management, with the support of Principal Partner the Community BankMalvern East Bendigo Bank together with sponsorship partners, Volvo Cars South Yarra, Cabrini Health, Wine Selectors, Smooth FM together with the in-kind support of the Glenferrie Road Malvern Business Association and the City of Stonnington.

EVENT DETAILS
 When: Sunday 27 March 2022, 11am – 6pm
 What: East Malvern Wine and Food Festival
 Where: Central Park, Corner of Wattle Tree and Burke Roads, East Malvern
 Ticketing: MOSHTIX

More information:www.eastmalvernfoodandwine.melbourne

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