Join us for a day of wine tasting and exploration.

Head to your starting venue on the day to collect your wine glass, program and lanyard, then move between 9 Bendigo CBD locations, some hidden, some historic and some are open only for this event.

Move at your own pace, from one venue to the next, discovering new wines, new tastes and the stories of the incredible buildings and spaces.

All venues are located within Central Bendigo and are easy to walk between.

General Ticket (food not included, you can buy food as you go)

• 9 Bendigo CBD venues

• Taste wines from local wineries

• Bendigo wine glass for tasting

• Complimentary cocktail (served at Babylon)

Food ticket (4 dishes included)

• 9 Bendigo CBD venues

• Taste wines from local wineries

• Bendigo wine glass for tasting

• Four specialty dishes

• Complimentary cocktail (served at Babylon)

Note:
Food tickets are limited. Each venue will have a different dish to taste, developed especially for the event.

VIP Tasting Sessions

Our VIP tasting sessions are an additional experience that can be added to your event ticket. It is not a stand-alone purchase.

If you’re purchasing a General Ticket or Food Upgrade ticket, you can add the VIP upgrade before checking out.

There are two VIP session this year:

• Friday night session (October 16, 6pm at The Beehive)

• Saturday morning session (October 17, 10am at The Beehive)

You'll explore a hand-picked line-up of premium, rare and museum-release wines not available anywhere else during the event, accompanied by a gourmet tasting box of matching tastes.

• An exclusive tasting of premium and rare Bendigo Wines, showcased with matching food samples.

• Hosted by our Bendigo winemakers, guiding you through each wine on show

• Access to purchase the wines presented during the session

• Held in a private upstairs space at the Mining Exchange (The Beehive)

Note:VIP tickets are limited.

We have 9 incredible Bendigo CBD venues lined up for your days on wine walking and tasting!

• Babylon (The Woodhouse X Babylon collab)

• MacKenzie Quarters

• The Dispensary

• Wine Bank on View

• Bendigo Brewing

• London House

• Federation Room at the Shamrock

• Mining Exchange (The Beehive)

• Victoria Lane

Buy your ticket at your chosen starting venue!

You will have time to get to all venues throughout the day. Make sure you plan your route and divide your time accordingly.

All venues are located in the heart of Bendigo in the CBD and are a short walk from each other. The day is completely self-guided, you nominate a starting point and go where you want when you want! Move from venue to venue tasting the region's best wine with your favourites.

** Please note that due the historic nature of some venues that full accessibility is not available.

A food upgrade ticket includes 4 pre-booked dishes. Each of our food upgrade venues has a special dish created for the event. Food tickets are limited, book before they sell out.

Gluten-free or vegan/vegetarian (suitable for both) options can be catered for with a Food ticket.

Here is how the Food tickets work:

• Choose a food venue as your starting location, this will be your first dish of the day.

• On arrival, you are provided with your official glass and lanyard.  

• Check out the back of your lanyard to see the other 3 food locations.  

• Each location will be ready and waiting to serve you throughout the day, and will tick off your dish as you redeem it.

Other food options on the day:

While General tickets do not include pre-booked food, you can purchase food from some venues.

Terms and conditions:

• Booking fee is 3.5% + 0.50c

• Food upgrade tickets are limited to 290 tickets for this event.

• No changes will be made to tickets after purchasing

• Non-drinking tickets are not available for this event.

Refund policy:
There are no refunds for this event, however, in the unlikely situation that it is cancelled, all tickets will be refunded.

Other:
The Bendigo Winegrowers Association reserves the right to make any last-minute changes to this event, such as changing venues, food items, participating wineries and wines available as required.

The Bendigo Winegrowers Association prioritise the safety and well-being of all attendees. As such, we reserve the right to refuse alcohol to any guest who is deemed to be under the legal drinking age, visibly intoxicated, or behaving in a disruptive or inappropriate manner.

As many of the venues are heritage buildings they have a number of stairs and small spaces that may limit accessibility.