Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Now & Then Grenache Tasting at Beresford Estate
Grenache & Gourmet festival may be heading into its final stretch, but there’s still plenty left to taste.
Discover the stories of old vines and place, explore some unexpected sides of Grenache, or pull up a chair and see what happens when food joins the conversation.
This long weekend, follow your curiosity and please your palate with limited-time offerings, playful tastings, new names and plenty of good food along the way. Events taking place across the McLaren Vale wine region until Monday 5th October.
Here’s our top picks to add to your long weekend plans:
Three Grenache wines, one artisan platter and vineyard views.
Taste Grenache through time alongside local cheeses, pâté, olives and artisan bread, while overlooking Angove Wines’ Warboy Vineyard.
Angove: Grenache Through the Generations and Artisan Platter Experience
Wednesday–Sunday | $55
Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Now & Then Grenache Tasting at Beresford Estate
Then and now go head-to-head.
Taste Beresford Grenache from a 1959 planting alongside their Grenache-led blends and see which expression wins you over.
Beresford Estate: Now & Then Grenache Tasting
Everyday until 5th October | $20
New business, old vines, three very different expressions of Grenache.
Meet the husband-and-wife team behind As If and taste pét-nat, rosé and red from the same 75-year-old McLaren Flat vineyard.
Friday 2nd October until Monday 5th October | $25
Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Ragu & Red at Ekhidna Kitchen
Generous, comforting and made for a lingering lunch.
Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Ragu & Red at Ekhidna Kitchen
Ekhidna keeps things deliciously simple with Ragu & Red: arancini, smoked duck ragu pappardelle and a glass of Grenache.
Everyday until Sunday 4th October | $70
Three wines, three plates and one very delicious case for Grenache.
Settle in at Beach Road Wines and Restaurant for a tasting of their Grenache, Eredita and Grafter, each paired with a seasonal plate, from mushroom arancini to slow-braised beef rib and crispy pork belly.
Beach Road Wines: Three Expressions
Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th October | $49
Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Four Shades of Grenache at Oliver’s Taranga
From Blanc to Fortified, Grenache can do it all.
Pictured: Grenache & Gourmet Four Shades of Grenache at Oliver’s Taranga
And so can the team at Oliver’s Taranga. Taste their four distinctive styles of Grenache, moving from fresh Grenache Blanc through Estate and Reserve Grenache to a decadent fortified finish. See how site, season, winemaking and time can shape one remarkable grape.
Oliver’s Taranga: Four Shades of Grenache
Everyday until 5th October | $15
Grenache & Gourmet 18 September–5 October
At participating venues throughout the McLaren Vale wine region.
Full program: grenacheandgourmet.com.au
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