HEY BRISBANE!
Let’s face it, it’s been a long time coming for this year’s Pinot Palooza – and given it’s our 10th anniversary, we wanted to make it a big one.
With more than 150 wines on pour from over 45 producers, our Brisbane leg is set to be a cracker. Plus, this year’s dedicated TASMANIAN precinct will showcase the wares of 20 Tasmanian producers who are all making the trip to the mainland, exclusively for Pinot Palooza.
As always, you can expect to find an awesome lineup of food, drinks, merch, chats and more.
Our big tip? With so much on offer, it pays to study up ahead of time so that you can get the most out of your session.
ONE EPIC LINEUP
More than 150 wines from over 45 producers, you say? Numbers like that take some planning. To make the most out of the day, we recommend you scan our list and note your favourites before you come.
To make life easier, we’ve developed an online wine list where you can create a “playlist” of all your favourites, rate individual wines, vote in the people’s choice, and email your favourites to yourself (for later). To create your playlist, simply scan the QR on your lanyard (you’ll get one on your way into the event). No paper. No waste. More pinot.
Note: link will be live a few days prior so you can start to mark your favourites!
NAVIGATE YOUR WAY THROUGH THE PINOT SPECTRUM
It’s going to be a big day with plenty to seek, discover and find. So here is your Festival Road Map to help you navigate you way through the pinot spectrum
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
The people’s choice vote is always a highlight of the festival –– and this year, we’re going full digital. As we just mentioned, voting is done via smartphone this year (so simple!). Just scan the QR code on your lanyard, note which city you’re in, vote, and punch in your details.
You’ll immediately go in the draw to win a whole year’s worth of pinot noir from our soon-to-be-launched Pinot Palooza subscription service.
Pinch me purple – that’s a pretty prodigious platoon of pinot! Yep, we’re giving away 10 x 12-month subscriptions that will see you recieve a dozen bottles every month for a whole year.
WHHAAAAaaattt!
But ya gotta be in it to win it!
>> – PICK YOUR WINES HERE!
TASMANIAN
Want to drink like a Tasmanian? Easy – visit the #TASMANIAN precinct at this year’s festival and Get the Hard to Get.
Thanks to our friends at Wine Tasmania, we’re offering Palooza punters the chance to win the ultimate Tasmanian wine cellar – a total of 24 bottles, with wines coming from each of the Tassie producers joining us on this year’s tour.
To enter, simply “check-in” at Pinot Palooza’s dedicated #TASMANIAN precinct using the QR codes provided at each of the stalls. Local winners will be announced after events in each city.
PINOT CHATS
Keen to get your geek on? Join us for Pinot Chats with the movers and makers behind some of the best pinot on the planet. This is your chance to get some one-on-one action with some of your favourite winemakers and wine people with their finger firmly on the pinot pulse; including Pinot Palooza Founder, Dan Sims.
Best bit? All sessions are FREE. But it’s first in, best dressed. Just head to the talks areas (on the way to the main hall, opposite Gippsland) to grab your seat.
Session times are …
FRIDAY MAY 6: 6pm and 7pm
SATURDAY MAY 7: 12pm & 1pm then 5pm and 6pm
Friday evening Session:
6pm: TASMANIAN
Get to know the amazing wine of the gourmet isle.
7pm: PINOT FUTURES
Pinot has changed irrevocably since Pinot Palooza started in 2012. What does the future of Pinot hold and how is it being received in restaurants?
Saturday 11am – 3pm Session:
12pm: 10 Years of Pinot Palooza
It’s hard to believe the festival ha turned 10 this year. This session is a little look back of the wines that were there from the start, throughout and to today.
1pm: #GIPPSTER
Gippsland is more a zone than a region. It’s big and diverse as the wines, and makers, within. But you need to know more about Victoria’s dark horse region as the wines will surprise you.
Saturday 4pm – 8pm Session:
5pm: TASMANIAN
A wine trail tour of Tasmania
6pm: PINOT FUTURES
Pinot has changed irrevocably since Pinot Palooza started in 2012. What does the future of Pinot hold and how is it being received in restaurants?
PALOOZA EATS
Because we understand that one cannot live on pinot noir alone, we’ve gone all out on the food front – bringing in some of Brisbane’s top guns for the ride, along with a couple of our favourite Tasmanian cheese producers.
Rolling Stone Pizza & Eat Fresh Mexican will be on the tools with menus to come shortly!
DRINKS
Any dedicated pinot taster is gonna need a hard-earned palate cleanser – it’s just the way these things go. Thankfully, those champions from Maidenii, Curatif and Bruny Island Brewing will be on hand with some delightfully refreshing bevs to get your taste buds back on track.
Plus, in our TASMANIAN precinct, you’ll find some terrific Tassie tipples from Hartshorn, Pagan Cider, Taylor & Smith and Punch & Ladle!
MERCH
If you didn’t get the t-shirt did you even go? Seeing it’s our 10 year anniversary, we’ve doubled down and commissioned cult Melbourne illustrator Steve Gavan (@steve_gavan) to design this year’s kit, which includes tees, tote bags and caps. Grab yours on the day!
