Sample the very best of the region in one place as Middleton Beach is transformed into a smorgasbord of premium Great Southern wine and produce. Taste your way through stalls of local wines and beverages and deepen your appreciation with masterclasses hosted by Sommeliers Cyndal Petty and Emma Farrelly. Local and visiting chefs will be partnering with local producers to create delicious, inventive dishes that showcase local ingredients like you’ve never tasted before, with Food Journalist Max Veenhuyzen your Sunday market host. Chefs include Luke Foyle (Juanita’s), Guy Turland (The Bondi Chef), Shane Vermaak (Majuba) and Amy Hamilton (Liberté) throughout the day. Albany Rock Oysters will be freshly shucked by Jerry Fraser & Tom from Shucks & Nibs and available for sale.

A long table lunch celebrating the meeting of farming, food and science, where the stories of the land shape every plate. Begin the afternoon with sparkling and canapés overlooking the sweeping valley before a three-course menu from Chef Silas Masih, showcasing fresh, local seafood including Albanseamlessly paired with Forest Hill’s boutique, award winning wines. Between courses, Chef Silas and Dr Mark P. McHenry, farmer and physicist, share how science and nature intertwine in the kitchen and the field, shaping the way we cook and cultivate to understand flavour. Live classical strings will create the perfect accompaniment to this sensory afternoon.

Enjoy freshly shucked oysters by Perth's Oyster King Jerry Fraser and Tom from Shucks and NIbs with a drink as the sun goes down at Albany's wonderful waterside venue, Due South.

A masterclass in connection — learning the basics of food and wine matching, while exploring the art of eating and drinking from one region, shaped by the landscapes of Western Australia’s Great Southern. Think Albany rock oysters with Porongurup Riesling. Sea blight, samphire, and stories of the land and sea that raised them. Hosted by Cyndal Petty, this is a delicious celebration of place — felt through its produce, its people, and the harmony between food and wine grown side by side.

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