Food and Wine experiences
Australia offers any number of culinary adventures. Dining on Sydney Harbour is magical, from the high-calibre fare of city restaurants to fish and chips at Manly Beach, or on the deck of a luxury harbour cruise. Dine under a million stars at the Sounds of Silence or capture the legend of the Outback stockmen with camp-oven cooking in the Northern Territory. Explore the laneways of Melbourne where you’ll find world-class restaurants in converted warehouses and secret underground locations. Dine overlooking the vineyards in Victoria’s Yarra Valley. Enjoy an Outback barbecue in the Kimberley for a uniquely Australian experience. Wander through the Mindil Beach Markets in Darwin and taste a breadth of fare from across the globe. Visit the rows of fresh produce and sumptuous delicatessens of the Victoria Markets in Melbourne or the Central Markets in Adelaide. Dine on seafood served fresh from the day’s catch at the Sydney Fish Market. Hunt for truffles in Western Australia or the Australian Capital Territory. You can shuck your own fresh oysters on Tasmania’s Freycinet Peninsula. Meet the growers in regional Australia. Outdoors, by the water and in stunning locations, the range of ways to experience food and wine in Australia is almost as varied as the goods we produce.
Produce
The range and quality of produce found in Australia is one of the keys to our culinary creativity. With so many different climate zones, from tropical to desert and temperate to cool, there’s almost nothing Australia can’t grow or produce. We also have ingredients that you can't find anywhere else in the world. The ‘bush tucker’ ingredients of indigenous Australia are having a growing influence on our distinctive culinary style. Our pristine seas and rivers provide a bounty of seafood: from salmon and freshly shucked oysters from Tasmania to barramundi from the Northern Territory and marron from Kangaroo Island. There’s venison and black truffles from Western Australia and much prized wagyu beef is raised across the country. There are world-class cheeses from Tasmania’s Bruny Island and Kangaroo Island. Some of the finest chick peas in the world come from the Ord River in north-western Australia; while the sun-kissed regions of Queensland produce an amazing array of tropical fruits.
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Food and wine trails
Food and wine trails can be found across Australia to help you explore and discover our best regional food and wine offerings. Follow the Poacher’s Way from Canberra and you’ll find gourmet delights dotted throughout the countryside. Close to Adelaide are the Adelaide Hills, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale, where you’ll find hundreds of cellar doors plus farmers’ markets, exquisite restaurants and artisan producers. The Clare Valley’s Riesling Trail and Rattler Trail is perfect for walking or cycling between local towns. In Western Australia the Swan Valley Food and Wine Trail and Gascoyne Food Trail feature an array of wineries, breweries, fine restaurants, cafes, and fresh produce; while the Chittering Valley Wine Trail provides a unique combination of wine and art. Follow Tasmania’s Tamar Valley Wine Route and see where 40% of Tasmania’s premium wine is produced. Or experience the authentic ‘bush tucker’ trails of the Northern Territory.
