Welcome

Event & Program Overview

We facilitate a series of events and programs throughout the course of each year for the benefit of our members.

These events and programs are designed to encourage visitation to McLaren Vale Wine Region, make connections between our members and key trade personnel and provide hands-on practical workshops for our members.



EVENTS CALENDAR

Year / Month

EventLocation
2023
JANUARY 2023
20–29 SummerVines Various
21 Mens Stage 4 Santos Tour Down Under SA - McLaren Vale
FEBRUARY 2023
10 Annual Districts Tasting Wirra Wirra
6 Bell Ringing Ceremony Wirra Wirra
MARCH 2023
19–21 Wine Australia: Prowein - Living Icons Masterclass Düsseldorf,Germany
APRIL 2023
MAY 2023
JUNE 2023
25-27 Meet Your Maker McLaren Vale
JULY 2023
31 Wine Show: Entries Open online
AUGUST 2023
5–6 McLaren Vale Winter Wine Market Market Shed on Holland
SEPTEMBER 2023
8 Wine Show: Entries Close online
15–24 Grenache & Gourmet Various - McLaren Vale
22

Winemakers Bushing Lunch 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Opens

McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Visitor Centre
25 Wine Show: Wine Delivery Open Serafino
29 Wine Show: Wine Delivery Close Serafino
OCTOBER 2023
16-19 Wine Show: Judging McLaren Vale
27 Winemakers Bushing Lunch - 50th Anniversary TBC
30 Wine Show: Exhibitors Tasting
NOVEMBER 2023
2Wine Show: Trade & Consumer Tasting

Bar Riot, Adelaide

5 Winemakers Bushing Lunch 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Closes McLaren Vale & Fleurieu Visitor Centre
10AGM: MVGWTA Member Annual General MeetingMcLaren Vale & Fleurieu Visitor Centre
2024
JANUARY 2024
19–28 SummerVines Various
14 Women's Stage 3: Santos Tour Down Under SA - McLaren Vale
20 Men's Stage 5: Santos Tour Down Under SA - McLaren Vale
FEBRUARY 2024
TBC Annual Districts Tasting Wirra Wirra
TBC Bell Ringing Ceremony Wirra Wirra



CONSUMER EVENTS

Our two in-region consumer facing annual events, Grenache & Gourmet and SummerVines, are designed to encourage visitation to participating venues throughout the McLaren Vale Wine Region.
We provide the framework and umbrella marketing for these overarching events, allowing our members to curate individual events that best suit their businesses and capabilities.

Grenache & Gourmet Regional Event McLaren Vale

15th September–2 October 2023

Grenache & Gourmet celebrates McLaren Vale’s world-class Grenache and Grenache-blends through an exciting range of curated tastings, master classes, dining experiences and more.

The consumer-facing experiences will span two weeks from International Grenache Day (16 September) to the Labour Day Long Weekend and will serve as a focus to drive visitation into the region and firmly cement McLaren Vale’s reputation as the leading Australian region for Grenache and Grenache-blends.

Read more>

SummerVines Regional Event McLaren Vale

19–28 January 2024

SummerVines is a celebration of McLaren Vale's unique coastal lifestyle; our light, bright contemporary wines, our abundant produce, our regional artisans and our enviable natural landscape.

The consumer-facing experiences will span two weekends from the third weekend in January until the end of January each year.

Read more>

McLaren Vale Winter Wine Markets

5-6 August 2023

In partnership with Adelaide Wine Markets we are taking McLaren Vale to the city for a weekend of wine, food and good times . . . vale-style!

Limited spaces remaining, contact Samantha on [email protected]


MEMBER AND TRADE EVENTS

Meet Your Maker

This trade focussed program series aims to connect trade personnel to participating McLaren Vale producers.


Vineyard Focus Days

Our members only Vineyard Focus Days seek to provide practical vineyard and industry information to growers, viticulturists and other members of the wine industry.

Wine Tourism Committee

Our members only Wine Tourism Committee events occur once per month and seek to showcase member venues within our region to member business hospitality staff.