Joining in the celebration of the lamb is the magnificent Magpie and Stump Hotel at Mintaro, Mr. Mick Cellar Door and Kitchen, Antidote Kitchen Clare, Bentley’s Hotel and Paulett’s Bush deVine Restaurant. You can check out all the offerings right here.
And here’s a taste of some top-notch foodie experiences that will make your heart sing during the Spring Lamb Festival.
Knappstein Wines and Nyowee Poll Merino invite you to a Fire and Feast Long Lunch – a celebration of fine food, wine, and tradition set in the historic Goodonga shearing shed just over the hill from Auburn.
This special Sunday event combines some of Clare Valley’s finest elements, blending the robust flavours of local lamb with the vibrant tastes of Italian cuisine. A long table laden with an array of Italian-inspired delicacies, including slow-cooked lamb prepared over fire will be the centrepiece of the event. Paired with Knappstein’s award-winning wines, Fire and Feast will be a sensational Sunday for food and wine lovers.
Fire & Feast
Sunday Sep 22 @ 11.30am
Tickets – $175/pp
For info & bookings – Click here
Saturday experiences have already sold out, so get in quick to reserve your spot for one of three Sunday sittings.
Sunday Sep 22 (3 sittings from 12pm)
Reillys Restaurant, Mintaro
Tickets $125pp
For info & bookings click here
While you’re frolicking around the Clare Valley enjoying all things lamb, why not call into The UPPside Restaurant and Wine Bar, where the Uppill’s will be pairing Clare Valley lamb, wine and live music, in a European-inspired lamb feast.
Enjoy locally sourced lamb from Wunderbar Farm, as Caity and Chef Christian Uppill prepare a variety of lamb dishes made famous across Europe, accompanied by some of the region’s best wines, beers, vodkas and gins, as well as live tunes from Lilli Maeve Music.
The UPPside European Lamb Fest
Sunday Sep 22
7812 Horrocks Highway Penwortham
Bookings recommended, for info – click here
Watervale Hotel is celebrating the Lamb Festival with a foodie experience like no other. The Spring Equinox Penobscot Farm Tour and Degustation Lunch takes guests on an educational an interactive tour of Watervale’s world famous Penobscot Farm. Regenerative Farmer and Watervale lamb grower, Cameron Bond will be on hand to discuss the best agricultural practises in growing nutrient rich lamb.
Hotel owner and 2022 SA Chef of the Year, Nicola Palmer will present a five course lunch, matched with Italian wine varieties grown in the Clare Valley or a mocktail match, built on Warned indigenous teas and Penobscot Farm juices, syrups, vinegars and garnishes.
Spring Equinox Penobscot Farm Tour and Degustation Lunch
Watervale Hotel
Sunday Sep 22
Tickets – $200pp
For bookings and info click here
To find out more about what’s on offer at Clare Valley Festival of the Lamb, here’s a couple of stories we prepared earlier –
Festival of the Lamb Shaping up to be a Shear delight
Fashion, Art and a Tenor feature at Clare Valley’s Lamb Festival
