Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2012

The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival 2012 celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Extended to last 20 days between 2 – 21 March, 2012, the celebration will start with a Riverside Opening Weekend with activities such as city street feasts; 80 events under $50, and the world’s longest lunch. Almost 100 of the world’s top chefs and winemakers from 14 different countries will converge on Melbourne for the festival’s famous Langham Masterclass in order to share their culinary secrets and the newest gastronomic trends. Beer lovers are also in for a treat as the festival will be showcasing its very own 20th anniversary brew at the Great Melbourne Beer Breakfast. There will also be over 100 events across regional Victoria, giving visitors the chance to explore Victoria’s harvest-ready wine and river country.