In Capital Country there’s plenty to fill your belly and wet your whistle…and it always comes with a warm, comforting welcome from the locals. From the casual to the glamorous, the variety of culinary experiences on offer is sure to satisfy lovers of good food and wine.
Taste and buy fresh local produce from the farmers’ markets, eat out at a fine dining restaurant, make merry at the annual food festivals celebrating everything from cherries to pumpkin and wine, pick your own fruits and savour a glass or two of delicious wine.
Kick start your day with a delicious breakfast in Marulan, then travel south along the Hume Highway to Goulburn where the tasting continues with fine, traditionally brewed ales and wines.
Taste your way through three cool climate wine regions, the Canberra District – incorporating Murrumbateman, Yass, Lake George, Hall and Bungendore -, Hilltops at Young and the Southern Highlands. With dozens of cellar doors, even the most avid wine buff will be struggling to include them all.
Discover foodie heaven in the nation’s capital, Canberra, where you’ll find everything from fine dining restaurants to pubs serving regional fare. Canberra is also home to farmers markets, bakeries, specialist butchers and annual food festivals or drive the nearby self drive Poachers Way to discover exceptional winemakers, chefs, artists, galleries and rural retreats.
Pack a picnic or take home a goodie bag of regional produce ranging from gourmet smoked meats (try Poachers Pantry or the Bungendore butcher), locally grown olives and truffles, to bread from the famous Braidwood Bakery. Explore country markets for fresh produce and homemade preserves, sauces and vinegars, and keep an eye out for roadside farm stalls selling seasonal fruits and vegetables. Visit Young (don’t miss the National Cherry Festival each November), and Harden to try your hand at picking your own stone fruits in season.
So go on…taste your way through Capital Country. Food from farm to plate, and wine from vine to glass, the region combines local passion with a strong sense of place that will satisfy the hungriest of travellers.
Click here for the Capital Country Food and Wine self drive Experience Highlights.
Eat, drink and be merry
In Capital Country there’s plenty to fill your belly and wet your whistle…and it always comes with a warm, comforting welcome from the locals. From the casual to the glamorous, the variety of culinary experiences on offer is sure to satisfy lovers of good food and wine.
Kick start your day with a delicious breakfast in Marulan, then travel south along the Hume Highway to Goulburn where the tasting continues with fine, traditionally brewed ales and wines.
Taste your way through three cool climate wine regions, the Canberra District – incorporating Murrumbateman, Yass, Lake George, Hall and Bungendore -, Hilltops at Young and the Southern Highlands. With dozens of cellar doors, even the most avid wine buff will be struggling to include them all.
Pack a picnic or take home a goodie bag of regional produce ranging from gourmet smoked meats (try Poachers Pantry or the Bungendore butcher), locally grown olives and truffles, to bread from the famous Braidwood Bakery. Explore country markets for fresh produce and homemade preserves, sauces and vinegars, and keep an eye out for roadside farm stalls selling seasonal fruits and vegetables. Visit Young (don’t miss the National Cherry Festival each November), and Harden to try your hand at picking your own stone fruits in season.
So go on…taste your way through Capital Country. Food from farm to plate, and wine from vine to glass, the region combines local passion with a strong sense of place that will satisfy the hungriest of travellers.
Click here for the Capital Country Food and Wine self drive Experience Highlights.