As part of Tastes of Central Geelong festival, Westend is hosting its very first festival of wine.
In some exciting news for this wine-loving readers, here’s another sign that our thriving regional city is moving up in the wine world with the announcement of a new signature event.
A main feature of the annual Tastes of Central Geelong Festival, GENUWINE is the brand new Natural Wine Festival.
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Taking over the lovely sunny gardens of heritage listed The Geelong Club (built 1859) on Sunday, March 25, this inaugural event is a labour of love by one of Little Malop Street’s foodie and event-space powerhouses, Westend Geelong. The forward-thinking team with big ambitions have put together Geelong’s first natural wine festival, celebrating the diversity and education of what natural really is about.
Promising to be the most perfect of all Sunday afternoons, the event will run from 1pm to 5pm and will shine a light on all things low-invention, natural and vineyard-focused, featuring only producers and importers that organisers truly believe are the real, ‘genuine’ deal.
At GENUWINE, you’ll spend the (hopefully) sunny afternoon sampling endless wines from over 100 international and domestic wines from some of the very best importers, distributors and wineries. To satisfy any hunger cravings, you’ll also be snacking on delicious eats from hatted local restaurant Tulip, as well as Geelong’s best Chinese restaurant, Man Bo, preferably dressed in your natural best.
For the sober and sober curious, NON will be on site as the festival’s zero/non alcoholic producer showcasing their range of well crafted, small batch (and utterly delicious) ‘wines’ on the day. The brand is the brainchild of an ex-Noma chef, and the result is unreal!
The best part is you’ll be able to purchase anything you taste on the day in the coming days after the event, so take photos of what you like – we guarantee there’s a lot to love.
Whether you’re a novice or a connoisseur, this wine festival promises to satisfy all tastes.
GenuWine goes down at The Geelong Club on Sunday, March 26 from 1pm-5pm. Tickets are $35 and include entry and a take-home tasting glass. Tickets on sale soon, find out more here.
