Taste Market

The Great Southern - gathered.

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) and Shane Vermaak (Majuba) throughout the day.

Please note, under 18's must be accompanied by an adult.

Cyndal Petty and Emma Farrelly will be hosting private masterclasses in the Albany Surf Life Saving Club, tickets are now available to purchase:

Please note, you must have a ticket to attend Taste Market to purchase masterclass tickets.

An Ode to Drinking and Eating from One Land

Hosted by Cyndal Petty, 11.15am - 12.15pm

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.

$55 + bf .  Your ticket includes a guided masterclass with sommelier Cyndal Petty, 5 x wine tastings and 5 x paired food items

Grounded: Exploring the sub-regions of Great Southern

Hosted by Emma Farrelly, 12.45pm - 1.45pm

Journey through the five subregions that define Western Australia’s Great Southern — Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongurup, Denmark and Albany. 

Each landscape tells a unique story of climate, soil and site, from the ancient granite of Porongurup to the loamy river valleys of Frankland. 

Discover how the interplay of cool maritime influences, elevation and geology shapes wines of remarkable purity, tension and individuality. 

Hosted by Emma Farrelly, this is an immersive tasting that reveals the true diversity and quiet power of the Great Southern.

$50 + bf.  Your ticket includes a guided masterclass with sommelier and State Buildings Director of Wine,  Emma Farrelly and 6 x wine tastings.

Please note, this event will go ahead rain, hail or shine.