FOOD and wine lovers will be spoilt for choice over the Queen's Birthday long weekend.
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Victoria's longest-running wine festival, Winery Walkabout, runs alongside Weekend Fit for King and Trails, Tastings and Tales Food and Wine Festival.
This weekend Winery Walkabout 2019 will feature 19 Rutherglen wineries with something to taste, sip and savour behind every cellar door.
Food and wine enthusiasts will have the chance to discover some of the region's standout wines, including Rutherglen durif and Rutherglen Muscat.
There will be special back-vintage tastings, behind-the-scenes winery tours and guided one-on-one tastings with winemakers.
Must-try dishes include farm-grown duck sausages (Jones Winery & Vineyard); prawn gyoza with homemade Thai dipping sauce (Andrew Buller Wines); woodfired pizzas (Valhalla Wines); and gourmet barbecue and burger bar (Cofield Wines).
Rutherglen's iconic fortifieds will be front and centre at Morris Wines' baklava bar while Stanton & Killeen Wines will offer fresh crepes.
MORE THINGS TO DO:
Cofield Wines will host its Sparkling Burgundy Breakfast on both mornings of the festival.
Feast on three courses among the barrels with matched Cofield wines.
Tonight Thousand Pound Wine Bar & Store will host Rutherglen On The Rocks, offering a range of wine cocktails with some of the venue's most popular dishes.
On Monday Lake Moodemere Estate will host Lakeside Brunch from 10am.
Sunday's Walkabout highlights will be Rutherglen Farmers' Market (9am-noon) and the Rutherglen Rotary Country Fair (9am to 3pm).
Weekend Fit for a King will showcase the best of King Valley food and wine.
This year 10 participating wineries will open their cellar doors to offer tastings of premium cool-climate wines and authentic, Italian cuisine.
The King Valley Balloon Festival and King Valley Art Show runs in tandem with Weekend Fit for a King.
Night Glow at Brown Brothers has already soldout but there are plenty of chances to catch the hot air balloons up high or on the ground from wineries.
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