The Top Five Wine Experiences at the Good Food & Wine Show
Published 10 May, 2023
Make the most of your day at the Good Food & Wine Show with a Wine tasting class matched to your wine style.
We recommend pre-booking your seat at one (or more!) of our wine masterclasses and tasting sessions.
All of the Wine Selectors sessions include a 30ml tasting of four different wines, each paired with a delicious food plate for just $26.50 and our RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience is something extra special and exceptional value, but these add-ons do sell out so if you wait until you arrive at the Show, you could miss out.
So, let’s find out which wine tasting is your perfect match.
Everyone has their own unique wine-style. We’ll leave it up to you to decide which of the following describes you best for our wine tasting recommendations.
Would you describe your wine tastes as… bold & adventurous or classic & traditional? Are you a serious cellar dweller or more of a food-first wine lover or a sensory seeker?
If you’re not sure, you might just have to attend them all and find out!
Bold & Adventurous
You want to explore the most exciting trends happening in Australian wine right now.
The On Trend Tasting Room is perfect for the wine buff who likes to stay on trend and find out what’s hot in the world of wine right now.
You can pop the best Australian Sparkling wines, join the Rose Revolution or learn all about the New Wave Whites so you are ready impress your friends at your next dinner party.
With three different tastings to choose from, your wine expert will guide you through a tasting of four different wines each perfectly paired with a dish like brie with toasted brioche or green pea arancini – yum!
Classic & Traditional
You can take your pick from six classic showdowns exploring some of Australia’s premiere wine regions and the classic varietals that have made them world renowned.
Perfect for the seasoned wine lover who wants to challenge their perceptions and preferences, in the Wine Selectors Varietal Tasting Room you can decide which wine reigns supreme.
Choose from five tasting options…
- Pinot Noir Playoffs
- Battle of the Red
- Clash of the Chardonnay
- Shiraz Showdown
- Battle of the Bubbles
You will enjoy your chardonnay with Sydney Rock Oysters and your reds with Peking Duck Pancake or lamb cutlet. It will be hard to pick just one class!
Serious Cellar Dweller
You are so ready to put your senses to the test in a blind tasting.
You’re the kind of oenophile who takes your wine seriously and you feel right at home in a wine cellar so the Wine Selectors Cellar Tasting Room is THE place for you.
Each session offers a side of wine theory with your wine and food tasting, with options including:
- Cellaring & Aged wines
- Cellar Collection for Red Tasting
- Food and Wine Matching 101
- How to judge wine like a pro
- Small batch tastings
Paired with a food menu including Gruyère cheese and lavosh or grilled chorizo, you can let your inner wine and food nerd loose in the Cellar Tasting Room.
Food-First Wine Love
You’ve always wanted to know how to better pair wine with specific menus.
The Wine Selectors Cuisine Discovery Tasting Room will help you level-up your next dinner party. Or your Friday night take-away game.
The perfect wine matches for Asian Fusion, Italian, tapas, and Greek food are all on the menu as you sip and sample the wine and food side-by-side.
Sensory Seeker
You’re seeking a completely different wine experience.
The RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience offers you the chance to look at wine in a completely different way.
Entertaining and educational, you’ll learn how the right glassware can help you get more from your wine as you sip your way through four premium drops.
We only offer ONE RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience on Saturday 21 May at 11am. At $110 per person, it is our premium session but everyone who attends will take home FOUR Riedel wine glasses valued at $220… that’s exceptional value!
Whatever your wine style, there is so much to explore, sample, and learn at the Good Food & Wine Show. These add-ons do sell out so if you wait until you arrive at the Show, you could miss out.
You do need to first purchase an entry ticket to the Good Food & Wine Show to add on a Masterclass – get your entry ticket and book your Masterclasses now!
