The Grampians is a small, western, regional area of Victoria, Australia. It has spectacular scenery, unbelievable amounts of wildlife and some fantastic outdoor activities. Besides the festival we often make camping trips to the area - its just such a nice, peaceful area to go and relax. This time we stayed in a little cottage and the photo below shows what we woke up in to in the morning. Pretty much where ever you go in the Grampians you get a similar view.
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| The view from our kitchen window |
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| The Grampians - the festival is held at the base of the Mountain |
This yearly food and wine festival is an event that aims to showcase all of the local food and wine in the area.
The quality of the food and wine is incredible and so unbelievably cheap. Tickets were $45. That got you into the festival (both days), a free wine glass, and as many wine and food tastings as you want! Furthermore, all the produce was so cheap to buy. Straight from the owners too!
For two days we gorged ourselves on wine, beer, cider, cheese, desserts, honey, sweets, chocolate, etc, etc. I have never eaten so much!
We discovered some amazing local produce that I will definitely hunt out again. I discovered new products to use in cooking. And had such a fun time.
We came home with blue cheese, buffalo cheese, brie, quark, tea, cider, beer, wine, bee pollen, chocolate, pork scratchings, and, many new places to shop.
Along side all of this they have cooking demonstrations, music, wine tasting sessions, guest speakers and much more.
They do this festival every year and I cannot recommend it enough. One thing I would say if you are going to go - is book accommodation early. I think every speck of accommodation was used over the weekend!
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