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Vineyard rows in the Yarra Valley with blue ranges behind
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Victoria

Victoria, in south-east Australia: the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, held in March in 2026, and the state’s wine country around Melbourne.

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Food festivals in Victoria

Guests seated at the World's Longest Lunch table in a Melbourne parkTourism Victoria, CC BYWineUsually Mar

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Ten days of food and wine events across Melbourne: 200 events in 2026, from 20 to 29 March, including a 1,600-seat long lunch in Kings Domain. 2027 dates not yet published.MelbourneView

Culinary experiences in Victoria

Vineyard rows with the Yarra Ranges in the background at Domaine Chandon, Yarra ValleyHenry Burrows, CC BY-SAWinery visitfrom 30 minutes

Yarra Valley winery visits

Cellar door tastings and winery tours at five Yarra Valley estates, east of Melbourne: tastings from 15 to 30 Australian dollars, tours from 55 dollars.HealesvilleView

Cities and towns in Victoria

Green orchard rows and rolling hills of the Yarra Valley under a blue skySenning Luk, CC BY-SA1 listing

Healesville

Yarra Valley winery visits
Melbourne skyline above the Yarra River on a clear dayDXR, CC BY-SA1 listing

Melbourne

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival

Map of Victoria

Victoria is a state in the south-east of mainland Australia, facing Bass Strait and Tasmania, with Melbourne as its capital. It is small by Australian standards. Its food and wine country includes the Yarra Valley to the east, known for its cool-climate wines, and the Mornington Peninsula to the south, between Port Phillip Bay and Western Port.

The state’s food festival in this guide is the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. The 2026 edition ran from 20 to 29 March, with 200 events, according to the Victorian government, and the festival has been part of Melbourne’s events calendar for more than 30 years. The 2027 dates had not been published on 6 October 2026.

In the Yarra Valley, five estates compared in this guide pour cellar door tastings for 15 to 30 Australian dollars (October 2026). Healesville is one of the valley’s towns.

Good to know

  • Seasons are reversed: March is early autumn in Victoria, the time of the grape harvest in many vineyards.
  • Melbourne Airport, north-west of the city, is the main gateway to the state.
  • The legal drinking age in Australia is 18.