PROGRAM OUT NOW – GREAT EASTERN WINE WEEK 6TH – 15TH SEPTEMBER 2024
The Great Eastern Wine Week Festival
Stretching along 220km of coastline, envied for our cool-climate drops, The Great Eastern Wine Week is a 10-day festival and a collective of over 30 events at our region’s boutique wineries and local businesses. It’s all about the people, the place, the natural beauty and the stories of the East Coast and enjoying our award-winning wines! Meet the winemakers, growers, producers and the people behind the wine. Why not combine an event with mountain biking in St Helens, a boat cruise in the Bay of Fires, exploring Freycinet Peninsula and Wineglass Bay, or a visit to Maria Island to see their unique blonde wombats. There’s so much to do!
Join us for our 10th Year, kicking off the celebrations in Swansea!
Join the conversation on social media and follow the hashtags #eastcoastwinetrail #greateasternwineweek #geww2024 #eastcoasttasmania #discovertasmania
For help planning your trip to the East Coast for the Great Eastern Wine Week, visit www.eastcoasttasmania.com or download the East Coast Tasmania App from your app store.
Wine. Dine. Experience.
The Great Eastern Wine Week 10th Year Celebration – Launch Event
East Coast Wine Trail at The Bark Mill
5:30pm-10pm
Friday, 6th September
Come along to our signature event to launch the Great Eastern Wine Week, spend a night with all the vineyards and producers who will be showcasing their stunning wines and food in a festival style winter warmer theme.
Pinot Noir Celebration Long Lunch at Freycinet Vineyard
Freycinet Vineyard
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, 7 September
Join winemakers Claudio Radenti and Keira O’Brien for a celebration of the East Coast’s original and Pinot Noir vineyard – Freycinet Vineyard.
Maclean Bay Wines – Pinot & Pizza!
Maclean Bay Vineyard
12pm - 5pm
Saturday, 7 September
Pinot & Pizza! Our outdoors setting is the perfect place to sip on some award winning estate wines and enjoy a delicious woodfire pizza!
Ash Grunwald at Craigie Knowe
Craigie Knowe Vineyard
12:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturday, 7 September
Australia’s foremost bluesman Ash Grunwald has announced a new National Tour to coincide with the release of his new single – Life Without You.
Movie and Blind Tastings
Easy Tiger
4:00pm - 6:30pm
Saturday, 7 September
Enjoy the Movie ‘Bottleshock’ with a fantastic Wine Tasting of Tasmania V. French wines.
ECHO presents the Native Bounty Feast – Spring Edition
ECHO at Spring Vale Vineyard
6:30pm - 10:00pm
Saturday, 7 September
ECHO Festival’s iconic ‘Native Bounty Feast’, is an unforgettable food experience showcasing the best of our local and indigenous produce.
Rivulet Wines at The Branch
Rivulet Wines
11:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, 8 September
Come along to Rivulet Wine’s first ‘pop up’ on the East Coast of Tasmania.
A High Tea Joy with Gray Cafe
Boomer Creek
11:00am - 1:00pm
Sunday, 8 September
Decadent High tea delights from Gray Cafe accompanied with a glass full of Sparkling Joy from our picturesque Cellar Door.
Maclean Bay Wines – Pinot & Pizza!
Maclean Bay Vineyard
12pm - 5pm
Sunday, 8 September
Pinot & Pizza! Our outdoors setting is the perfect place to sip on some award winning estate wines and enjoy a delicious woodfire pizza!
Movie and Blind Tastings
Easy Tiger
1:00pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, 8 September
Enjoy the Movie ‘Bottleshock’ with a fantastic Wine Tasting of Tasmania V. French wines.
Sunday Spit, Pits and Pinot
Darlington Vineyard
12:00pm - 3:00pm
Sunday, 8 September
Nothing beats a Sunday Spit Roast and fine Tasmanian wine.
Trail, Graze and Cheers
Boomer Creek Vineyard
10:45am - 1:15pm
Monday, 9 September
A Guided walking tour venturing across our farm to the vineyard & olive grove before finishing with paired wines & local platter delights.
Plumm Masterclass
Craigie Knowe Vineyard
11:00am - 12:30pm
Monday, 9 September
Discover the transformative power of Plumm glassware at our educational workshop. Experience how the right glass shape elevates wine enjoyment and walk away with a set of 3 plumm glasses.
A High Tea Joy with Gray Cafe
Boomer Creek Vineyard
11:00am - 1:00pm
Tuesday, 10 September
Decadent High tea delights from Gray Cafe accompanied with a glass full of Sparkling Joy from our picturesque Cellar Door.
Gems of the East Coast, a collaboration between Saffire Freycinet & Craigie Knowe Vineyard
Craigie Knowe Vineyard
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Friday, 13 September
5 course degustation lunch created by Saffire Freycinet with matched Craigie Knowe wines. Enjoy a Glass of sparkling on arrival.
Movie and Blind Tastings
Easy Tiger
4:30pm - 7pm
Friday, 13 September
Enjoy the Movie ‘Bottleshock’ with a fantastic Wine Tasting of Tasmania V. French wines.
Cocktail Evening
Mayfield Estate
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Friday, 13 September
Mayfield Estate, Tasman Sea Salt, Waubs Harbour invite you to an evening of wine, gin, salt & whisky cocktails with canapes by Wattlebanks
Twilight Dinner hosted by Charles Wooley
The Bark Mill
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday, 13 September
Join Charles Wooley for a 5 course dinner with paired east coast wines.
Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Shindig
Twamley Farm
12:00pm - 4:00pm
Saturday, 14 September
Mulled Wine & Hot Cheese under the oaks at Twamley Farm to the smooth sound of jazz vibes.
Maclean Bay Wines – Pinot & Pizza!
Maclean Bay Vineyard
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday, 14 September
Pinot & Pizza! Our outdoors setting is the perfect place to sip on some award winning estate wines and enjoy a delicious woodfire pizza!
Live Music @ Spring Vale
Spring Vale Wines
12:00pm - 5:30pm
Saturday, 14 September
Come along to The Black Sorrows, The Embers & The Jack Hickey band for a day not to miss at Spring Vale Vineyard.
Laughter at the Vineyard
Devil's Corner
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Saturday, 14 September
Join us in the underground cellar for a very special afternoon with plenty of laugh’s courtesy of FRESH COMEDY.
Glass of wine on arrival.
Wine and Food Masterclass
Craigie Knowe Vineyard
12:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday, 14 September
Discover how food and wine matching can enhance the food and wine experience, when matched perfectly. Stephen & Elise Kean will guide you
Plants and Pinot Aerium Workshop
Darlington Vineyard
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Saturday, 14 September
Construct your own Aerium under the guidence of Tassie Terrariums.
Drag Wine Tour and Dinner with fabulous host Pussay Poppins!
Milton Vineyard
1:00pm - 8:00pm
Saturday, 14 September
Join the fabulous Drag Queen Pussay Poppins for an East Coast Wine Tour + Drag and Dine in our new winery! A full day of entertainment and wine tastings.
Rivulet Wines at The Branch
Rivulet Wines
11am - 5pm
Sunday, 15 September
Come along to Rivulet Wine’s first ‘pop up’ on the East Coast of Tasmania.
Trail, Graze and Cheers
Boomer Creek
10:45am-1:15pm
Sunday, 15 September
A Guided walking tour venturing across our farm to the vineyard & olive grove before finishing with paired wines & local platter delights.
East Coast Degustation Delight created by Stephen Kean
Craigie Knowe Vineyard
12:00pm - 3:30pm
Sunday, 15 September
Degustation Dinner created by Stephen Kean, Just back from France, where he has creating magical food, all matched to our fabulous wines
Re-opening Sunday session celebration
Priory Ridge
11:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday, 15 September
Wine tastings, live music, French food truck cuisine and cheese platters.
Maclean Bay Wines – Pinot & Pizza!
Maclean Bay Vineyard
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Sunday, 15 September
Pinot & Pizza! Our outdoors setting is the perfect place to sip on some award winning estate wines and enjoy a delicious woodfire pizza!
Tapas on The Terrace with Gala Estate
Piermont Retreat
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday, 15 September
Enjoy an afternoon filled with live music and Mediterranean flavors, featuring the a selection of tapas paired with wine flights from Gala Estate
Partners / Sponsors
The East Coast Wine Trail Association is a voluntary committee, committed to working collaboratively with our partners to ensure the continued success of the festival. We’d like to give a big thanks to our partners for helping us make the Great Eastern Wine Week Festival possible.
This project received grant funding from the Australian Government under the Recovery for Regional Tourism program administered by Austrade.
Interested in becoming a festival partner? We have a wide range of partnership packages for the Great Eastern Wine Week Festival to suit your objectives and marketing budgets. We aim to align with your business to provide a unique food and wine-centric platform with which to engage your target audiences and bring your brand to life. Please contact East Coast Wine Trail Association, via email admin@eastcoastwinetrail.com.au for more information.