{"id":108001,"date":"2025-09-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=108001"},"modified":"2025-09-24T19:03:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T09:03:29","slug":"go-for-gold-at-heathcote-wine-and-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/go-for-gold-at-heathcote-wine-and-food-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Go for gold at Heathcote Wine and Food Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Heathcote Wine and Food Festival returns for its sixteenth year, showcasing the best of the region&#8217;s award-winning wine.<\/p>\n<p>More than 2500 enthusiastic repeat attendees and first-time visitors are expected to descend on the Heathcote Showgrounds as event organisers transform it into a family-friendly gourmet village.<\/p>\n<p>The Festival is a chance for attendees to be among the first to sample new release wines from more than 35 of Heathcote&#8217;s best wine producers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/09\/Heathcote_Wine_Festi_97281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"505\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sample wine from more than 35 of Heathcote&#8217;s best producers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For the ultimate Festival experience, patrons are encouraged to &#8216;go for gold&#8217; with the Golden Ticket which includes access to the Golden Ticket Lounge an area with priority, shaded seating, a gourmet lunch box from Bendigo&#8217;s Ms Batterhams and a bar selling gold-medal wines.<\/p>\n<p>This vibrant event is all set to the background sounds of the live music stage presented by Bendigo Blues and Roots and including performances by Dan Duggan &amp; Friends, Luke Harrington &amp; The Hoodoo Heathens and The F Jays (Saturday) and Mariah McCarthy, Liz Frencham &amp; Robbie Melville and Alawishus Jones &amp; The Outright Lies (Sunday).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2025\/09\/Heathcote_Wine_Festi_97254.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"442\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Golden Ticket Lounge offers priority shaded seating, a gourmet lunch box, and bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shuttle buses will run from Bendigo Railway Station and Melbourne&#8217;s Southern Cross Station on both Saturday and Sunday and can be booked online.<\/p>\n<p>Further information including the link to ticketing can be found at <a href=\"http:\/\/heathcotewinegrowers.com.au\/festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heathcotewinegrowers.com.au\/festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>\/\/SPONSORED CONTENT<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Heathcote Wine and Food Festival returns for its sixteenth year, showcasing the best of the region&#8217;s award-winning wine. 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