Red Hill Winter Wine Fest

Red Hill Showgrounds will hold a Winter Wine Fest on Saturday, June 12th. The Red Hill Winter Wine Fest will showcase the produce of more than 50 peninsula wineries. The launch event is the Winter Wine Fest on Saturday but there is more for the lovers of wine over the weekend with the Winter Wine Weekend. This weekend 50-plus peninsula wineries are throwing open cellar doors and pulling bungs on barrels to showcase the diversity of the Mornington Peninsula wine region, which is just on Melbourne`s door-step at just an hour`s drive away.

Sorrento Food and Wine Festival

Sorrento is staging its first food and wine festival next week with 20 events over 6 days. It will be a feast of food, jazz and shiraz. The Sorrento food and wine festival is from June 6-11 and will feature jazz and shiraz, masterclasses, cooking demonstrations and tastings, gourmet menus, music, film, art and wine tasting at various locations around town.

Mornington Peninsula Attractions

Seaford Farmer's Market

The Seaford Farmer`s Market is on again this Sunday, May 16 from 8am to 1pm. Located next to the Seaford Community Center, Station Street, Seaford. The market offers a diverse range of seasonal produce and freshly made goodies. Entry is a $2 donation per adult with the money going to local charities supported by Rotary.

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Mornington Peninsula Food

The Mornington Peninsula is world known for its local produce and food including hearty pies, jams, chutneys, preserves, wine and olive oils. The following is some of the best local produce available on the Mornington Peninsula.

Mornington Racecourse Market

The Mornington Racecourse Market is on again this Sunday, May 9th from 9am to 2pm. The Market offers the best of local food including vegetables, fruit, free range eggs, cheeses, olive oil, honey, jams, pasta, meats, chutneys, spices, bread, cakes, and much more.

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Red Hill Market Saturday, May 1st

The Red Hill Market is on again this Saturday, May 1st. This will be the last market until September, so make sure you get along. The market is a village style country market offering the best of local produce and crafts. Open from 8am to 1pm at the Red Hill Showgrounds, Red Hill Rd, Red Hill (Mel 190 J3).

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Mornington Farmer's Market

The Mornington Farmer's Market is on again this Saturday, April 24th from 8am to 1pm. Located at the Peninsula Lifestyle Ctr, Bungower Road, behind Bunnings (Mel 104 J11) Parking is FREE. The Market offers the best of local food including vegetables, fruit, free range eggs, cheeses, olive oil, honey, jams, pasta, meats, chutneys, spices, bread, cakes, and much more.

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Casey Berwick Farmer's Market

The Casey-Berwick Farmer`s Market is on again this Saturday, April 24 at The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Road, Berwick. The market is a great way to purchase fresh fruit and veg produce direct from the grower. The produce available includes fresh organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices, honey, wines, olives, cheeses, jams, condiments and preserves, as well as free range lamb, beef, poultry and eggs.

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Seaford Farmers Market Sunday 18th April

Seaford Farmer`s Market

The Seaford Farmer`s Market is on again this Sunday from 8am to 1pm. Located next to the Seaford Community Center, Station Street, Seaford. The market offers a diverse range of seasonal produce and freshly made goodies. Entry is a $2 donation per adult with the money going to local charities supported by Rotary.

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Mornington Peninsula Markets

Green Olive at Red Hill (Mornington Peninsula Olive Oils)

Green Olive at Red Hill
Farm Gate: 1180 Mornington Flinders Rd, Red Hill (Mel Ref: 190 D7)
Green Olive at Red Hill is a boutique olive grove and vineyard located in the heart of Red Hill. Rich red fertile soil and Red Hill rain water are the key ingredients for the exquisite Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Infused Extra Virgin Olive Oils, table olives and tantalizing jams and relishes. Open 11am to 4pm weekends and public holidays.

Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

Flinders Farm

Flinders Farm
2071 Boneo Road, Flinders (Mel Ref: 261 D9)
Flinders farm prides itself on producing perfect tomatoes that not only look great but smell and taste like real tomatoes too! Normal round, roma and cherry varieties are all available – all with exceptional flavour. Flinders Farm tomatoes are sold by the bag at the farmgate through an honesty system. Open 9:30am to 5:30pm, 7 days a week.

Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

Rosebud Souvlakis and Kebabs

The Rosebud Kebab House and Charcoal Chicken located at 1/913 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud has the best kebabs and souvlakis not only on the Mornington Peninsula but in Victoria. Locals flock to this old-school kebab joint, where the Souvlakis ($7.50) are piled with charred lamb on house baked pita bread. They also make their own garlic sauce.

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Ellisfield Farm Red Hill Mornington Peninsula

Ellisfield Farm
109 McIIroys Road, Red Hill (Mel Ref: 191 E1)
Ellisfield Farm is an authentic, pick your own fruit farm experience! Sweet cherries are available from late November to early January. Sour (Morello) cherries throughout January and quinces in Autumn. Enjoy morello cherry balsamic vinegar, morello cherry fortified wine, preserved quince slice, cherry ice cream, and assorted jams. Open 9am to 4pm, Dec-Jan. Feb–Nov by appointment.

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The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is the largest celebration of its kind in the world, and this month (12-23 March) the city and the state will be bursting with flavour filled events. There are 250 events in all, 75 of them in regional Victoria. Events range from the exclusive masterclasses with some of the world`s great food and wine people, and the Gala Dinner at Prahran Market (17 March) to the populist, including the evergreen Asian street style Hawkers Market at Queen Victoria Market (15-17 March), and 60 Victorian wineries participating at Cellar Door at Southgate (20-21 March).
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Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens

Ashcombe Maze & Lavender Gardens
15 Shoreham Road, Shoreham (Mel Ref: 256 E4)
Ashcombe Maze is Australia`s oldest & largest traditional hedge maze. Stunning lavender labyrinth & circular rose maze with 1200+ rose bushes. Enjoy a light lunch in the fully licensed cafe or indulge in homemade cakes, scones and biscuits. Wander the 25 acres of gardens on a self guided garden discovery trail or just browse the gift shop for gourmet goodies. Open from 10am to 5pm, 7 days a week.

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Mornington Peninsula Fresh Seafood

The Mornington Peninsula has some of the best fresh seafood in Australia.
Buy crays in season from Flinders Village Cafe (49 Cook St, Flinders) open daily from 8:30am to 4pm. Get fish from the 100 year old Hastings Jetty Fish Shed (2 Marine Pde, Hastings) open Mon-Fri from 9am to 5pm and Sat-Sun from 9am to 4pm. In Blairgowrie, try Cornell`s Fresh Seafood (2961 Pt Nepean Rd, Blairgowrie) open daily from 9am to 5pm. Throughout summer, Mt Martha grown blue mussels from Bay Sea Farms are available at Mornington Pier based ship/shop Sabina II as well as oysters, prawns scallops and abalone. Open Sat-Sun and public holidays from 11:3am to 5pm. The Hutchins Brothers sell their daily catch through an old beach box near Mornington (94 Fishermans Beach). Open daily from 9am to 5pm.

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Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets

There is such a bounty of fresh local produce, a Mornington Peninsula Gourmet group has been set up to harness the wealth of farm-gate producers, makers of preserves, and restaurants that feature local produce, with a seasonal guide and map available at www.mpgourmet.com.au. Pick up a copy from the Mornington Peninsula Visitor Center (359B Pt Nepean Rd, Dromana. In summer look for cherries, berries, blackcurrents, strawberries and nectarines. In winter there are apples, pears, nashi pears, avocados, asparagus and quinces. Below are the best of the Mornington Peninsula Produce Outlets.

Mornington Peninsula Winery Restaurants

Mornington Peninsula Winery Restaurants

Fantastic Food Stores on the Mornington Peninsula

Fantastic Food Stores on the Mornington Peninsula. The Mornington Peninsula is world known for its local produce including hearty pies,jams, chutneys, preserves, wine and olive oils.