Discover flavour and flair! Our opening night will be an epic showcase of the things Hermitage Road is iconic for - great food, show stopping wines and the personalities that create them. With 11 Wine brands featured, wine lovers will be in paradise at the Winemakers' showcase.
Hosted by Paul Diamond of Wine Selectors, this event promises to be a rare insight into the real personalities and stories behind the amazing produce you'll be enjoying on the night. There will be plenty of fun, a little bit of history, live music, and an abundance of flavours to indulge in. We'll also be running a very special 'silent auction' across the evening!
Opening night tickets to this one of a kind event are strictly limited in number, so book early to avoid disappointment.
Wine brands represented on the night include:
Thomas Wines
Keith Tulloch Wines
Glandore Wines
Hunter Wine Lab
Wombat Crossing Wines
Latitude 32 Wines
Tintilla Estate Wines
Mercer Wines
McCaffrey's Estate
Crossing Creek Wines
Peter Drayton Wines
Catered by:
Yellow Billy Restaurant
Elliott's Cafe´
Cheese course by Hunter Belle Cheese
Winemakers Showcase Menu
Elliotts Canapés
• Zucchini & corn cakes with avocado & balsamic
• Spiced chicken pastilla with red capsicum harissa
• La Chuch with tomato & eggplant jam + homemade labna
Yellow Billy Canapés
• Lamb rosemary skewer
• Meat slider
• Raclette
Grazing & Dessert
• Grazing cheese by Hunter Belle
• Brandy snap tarts with lemon passionfruit curd & rosella meringue
If you're attending the Opening night Winemaker's showcase fundraiser, we'll have your Festival Kit waiting for you at the event - no need to pick it up Saturday or Sunday.
If you're purchasing a shuttle bus ticket and would like transport to and from the opening night to your Around Hermitage Accommodation, please email tickets@d-vine.com.au
Although there will be plenty of wonderful wines to taste, please be aware that we adhere to the responsible service of alcohol, and reserve the right to withhold service. This is a strictly over 18s event.
