Curated Food & Wine Experiences

Father’s Day lands on Sunday 6 September, which gives you just enough time to book something he’ll actually use, instead of another tie or a gift card he’ll forget about. We’ve rounded up our favourite brewery tours, distillery classes, winery visits and seafood adventures from around the country. Book in now, before the good dates are gone

Our range keeps growing. This month we’ve added new experiences right across the country, from wine tastings in the Hunter Valley to truffle hunts in the south west of WA. The biggest update is in Queensland, with 10 new experiences added to the range, from Brisbane brewery tours to a truffle farm in Ballandean. Have a look through what’s new below, sorted by state.

Ask any food-obsessed traveller where they’d point a fork first in Australia, and New South Wales has a very strong case. From harbour-side Sydney restaurants to cellar doors in the Hunter Valley, farm-to-table dinners in Orange, and coastal feasts in Byron Bay, NSW is where Australian food and wine culture is at its most varied, most creative, and frankly most delicious.

Australia’s relationship with seafood isn’t just about a “shrimp on the barbie” (which, let’s be real, we call prawns anyway). With some of the cleanest water on the planet, our coastline is basically a giant, delicious buffet. But why just order from a menu when you can go straight to the source? Taste Marketplace has found the experiences that take you off the shore and into the thick of it. We’re talking about meeting the farmers, pulling the pots, and eating seafood so fresh it was probably swimming ten minutes ago.

In most cities, a bar wants you to find it. In Melbourne? We make you work for it. Some of the city’s best drinks are hidden behind fake bookcases, tucked down “is-this-even-safe?” graffiti laneways, or buried deep beneath the bluestone streets of the CBD. If you’re tired of the same old neon signs and want a drink with a side of mystery, Taste Marketplace has the keys to the city. We’ve rounded up the best guided tours to get you past the “Staff Only” doors and into the inner sanctum.

Who says you have to hike into the wilderness to find the good stuff? Honestly, sometimes the best “terroir” is found exactly three blocks from your hotel. Australia’s cities are bursting with flavour, and you don’t need a 4WD to find it—just a pair of walking shoes and a healthy appetite. Taste Marketplace has done the legwork (literally) to find the urban legends, the back-alley bars, and the floating picnics that make city life delicious.

Forget the stuffy cellar doors and the “swirl-sniff-sip” routine. If you think a food tour is just a long lunch with a side of white tablecloth, we’ve got some news: Australia’s food scene has gone rogue in the best way possible. Taste Marketplace has hunted down the experiences that actually let you meet the legends behind the labels. Here are our favourite ways to get your hands dirty (and your glass full) across the country.