Porongurup Wine Festival
Porongurup, a locality nested against the Porongurup Range and National Park, a short drive east of Mount Barker, plays host to one of the biggest and most popular events on the Mount Barker calendar, the Porongurup Wine Festival. Held in March every year, this hugely popular one day festival is run by the Porongurup Promotions Association (PPA) and features local award winning Porongurup vineyards, foods and a jam-packed itinerary of live music, celebrities, competitions and events. The festival draws thousands of visitors of all age groups, with plenty to do for the young ones while adults have the unique experience of sampling and purchasing award winning Porongurup wines - all in one place. Definitely an event not to be missed! Visit the PPA's Porongurup Wine Festival page for news on this this event. Some images from this years festival held at Karrivale:
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| MEET THE MAKERS | HAY BALES BEING PLACED | MUSIC STAGE... | ONE WOK WONDER... |
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| MOBILE SHOP FRONT... | WINE MARQUEES GO UP | GENE FROM IRONWOOD... | THE FESTIVAL BEGINS! |
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| MC DALES WHYTE! | SANDRA ATTENDS... | SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL! | ...UNDERWAY! |
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| ...VERY POPULAR! | BLUE STUKA INFUSES... | CYCLONE TRACEE BELTS... | CROWD MUSIC! |
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| MEET THE MAKERS! | HAY BALES... | BAND STAGE... | ONE WOK WONDER... |
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| MOBILE SHOP FRONT... | WINE MARQUEES... | GENE FROM IRONWOOD... | IT BEGINS! |
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| MC DALES WHYTE | SANDRA ATTENDS... | SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL! | UNDERWAY! |
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| VERY POPULAR! | BLUE STUKA... | CYCLONE TRACEY... | CROWD MUSIC! |
HAY BALES
The Day Before...Preparations - setting out the hay bales.
MUSIC STAGE
The Day Before...Preparations - where all the music will be happening - what a back drop!
ONE WOK WONDER MARQUEE
The Day Before...Preparations - The One Wok Wonder Marquee - the start on considerable work for this very popular, crowd drawing feature.
OUR MOBILE SHOP FRONT
The Day Before...Preparations - The preliminary Saturday set up of our Mobile Shop Front...
WINE MARQUEES
The Day Before...Preparations - The wine marquees being prepared - misty mountain hop backdrop!
WINE MARQUEES II
The Day Before...Preparations - Gene from Ironwood Estate Wines in early to put their banner up.
THE FESTIVAL BEGINS!
The Day Begins! The Albany Caledonian Pipe Band parade opens the Festival!
THE MC!
MC Extraordinaire Dales Whyte who did a magnificent job with style, panache and the perfect booming voice.
MEET THE MAKERS!
Meet the people behind the wine - (L to R) - Rosie Singer (Zarephath Wines), Rob Diletti (Castle Rock Estate), Tim MacInnes (Shepherd's Hut Wines), Fabricio Boschiero (Montefalco Vineyard), Gene Harma (IRONWOOD Estate Wines), Freddie Batchelor (Duke's Vineyard), Nichola Broad - on behalf of Mike Dillworth (Abbey Creek Vineyard), Shelley Coad (Jingalla Wines), Gill Graham (Mount Trio Vineyard).
OUR MOBILE SHOP FRONT II
Our Mobile Shop Front all set up and ready - with Board Member and Mount Barker Tourist Bureau brilliant event organiser Sandra Molloy attending.
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL!
In full swing! There was plenty in attendance with a perfect day. As always, the wine marquees were very popular!
ONE WOK WONDER!
The hugely popular One Wok Wonder is underway with officials including Don Hancey, Anna Gare and Festival Event Organiser Supremo, Nichola Broad.
OUR MOBILE SHOP FRONT III
Our Mobile Shop Front was VERY popular with a constant stream of visitors, lots of information dispersed and souvenirs in high demand.
BLUE STUKA
Live music always adds to the fantastic atmosphere - Vocalist Dave Taylor leads his band "Blue Stuka" into another great number!
CYCLONE TRACEE
Live music always adds to the fantastic atmosphere - Cyclone Tracee were very popular - real mini dynamo with a BIG voice!
CROWD MUSIC!
Live music always adds to the fantastic atmosphere - the crowd getting right into the infectious vocals and slick grooves.
Last updated 06/03/2017
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