upcoming Events across the Region
The Macedon Ranges Vignerons Association (MRVA) and individual wineries across the Region hold numerous events throughout the year to promote the region and provide opportunities for all to visit and experience our wineries and taste our quality wines.
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Wombat Forest Winery - 20 June and 3, 10 & 17 July 2021
Music Amongst the Barrels - Featuring The Cartwheels
Lancemore Macedon Ranges - 10 to 12 September 2021
Wine Retreat
Music Amongst the Barrels - Featuring The Cartwheels
Wombat Forest Winery - 20 June and 3, 10 & 17 July 2021
Dave Patterson & Wendy Phypers
The Cartwheels will be playing at Wombat Forest Winery for a series of shows during June and July.
The Cartwheels are a Glenlyon based band featuring Golden Guitar winners Wendy Phypers and Dave Patterson. The band started as a family band in 2003 and included son Charley on drums. The band still play as a family band and have a floating line-up of local and interstate musicians. The Cartwheels will feature: Wendy Phypers - Vocals and guitar; Dave Patterson - Double bass; Howard Malkin - Guitar
For 16 years The Cartwheels have played and recorded and in late 2019 recorded their fifth studio album in Victoria and Nashville U.S.A. Recording with The Cartwheels in Nashville were members of the Nashville supergroup 'The Time Jumpers'. Wendy also was a guest of the band at one of their sold out gigs.
The Cartwheels were announced last year as finalists for the Music Victoria Awards in the Best Country Album Category.
Dates: Sunday 20 June, 1.00pm-3.00pm & Saturday 3, 10 & 17 July, 1.00pm-3.00pm
Venue: Wombat Forest Winery, 189 Springhill Road, Denver
Cost: FREE entry
SEASONAL PLATTERS AVAILABLE | OPEN FIRE | SEATED EVENT | NO BYO
wine retreat
lancemore Macedon ranges - 10-12 september 2021
An immersive weekend (2-nights, 3-days) of Macedon Ranges/ European Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Champagne masterclass tastings. And, luxury, single-share stay at Lancemore Macedon Ranges with all meals, including a 5-course wine-matched winemaker’s dinner and panel, and private winery barrel tasting.
Presenters Caz Bailey & Kim Pearce have created guided tastings and notes, wine games and discussions, regional menus, and time to relax in a luxury setting to immerse their guests within the Macedon Ranges.
Featuring Macedon Ranges top wines – Bindi Winegrowers, Curly Flat, Granite Hills, Wilimee, Shadowfax, Mt Towrong, Lyons Will, Mitchell Harris and Macedon Ridge – compared to ‘Old World’ European Domaine Leroy, Bernhard Huber, Taupenot-Merme, Heymann-Löwenstein, Jacques Prieur, Champagne Lacourte-Godbillon, Bollinger, and more TBC.
Special guests include Michael Dhillon (Bindi Winegrowers), Ben Rankin (Wilimee & Mount Monument), Patrick Walsh (Cellarhand), and Renata Morello (Lyons Will).
Learn about wine in an engaging escape to the Macedon Ranges – not a stuffy, traditional wine course but a cultural retreat with iconic and new wave winemakers, local produce, and benchmarking our local wines with ‘Old World’ European wines.
Dates: Friday 10 September to Sunday 12 September 2021
Venue: Lancemore Macedon Ranges, 1030 Kilmore-Lancefield Road, Lancefield
Cost: $2,175 per person. Early bird pricing until 30 June 2021 – $1,975 per person. Strictly limited to 30 people.
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