Explore the wines, stories and distinctive character of Mount Barker on a guided day tour with Sommelier Foni Pollitt. Discover the people, places and passion behind this celebrated Great Southern wine region through a series of intimate tasting experiences.

Begin your day at West Cape Howe with a guided vineyard tour and wine tasting paired with local produce, before making your way to Gilbert’s for a relaxed lunch featuring delicious homemade pies filled with Stirling Range beef brisket and Mount Barker chicken, paired with premium wines from their portfolio.

Continue your journey through Mount Barker’s wine country, stopping in at Delpeche Wines for an intimate tasting and then finishing at Orange Tractor Wines for a unique vermouth tasting and garden walk, discovering more about their organic approach and philosophy.

Your ticket includes: A full-day guided tour with sommelier Foni Pollitt, a guided vineyard tour and wine tasting paired with local produce at West Cape Howe, a lunch of homemade regional pies paired with premium wines at Gilbert’s, guided tasting at Delpeche Wines and an intimate vermouth tasting experience and garden walk with the team at Orange Tractor Wines.

Event bus schedule includes the following stops (exact times to be released closer to the festival): 

Guest Pick-Up

• Pick-Up: Albany Visitor Centre

Tour Stops

1. First Stop: West Cape Howe
2. Second Stop: Gilbert Wines
3. Third Stop: Delpech Wines
4. Final Stop: Oranje Tractor Wines

Guest Drop-Off

• Final Drop-Off: Albany Visitor Centre

• What’s Included

  Your ticket includes: A full day guided experience with sommelier Foni Pollitt, wine and produce tastings at 4 different locations, plus a more substantial meal at Gilbert Wines and bus transport to all venues throughout the day picking up from and returning to Albany Visitors Centre.

• Dietaries

  Due to the nature of this event, only vegetarian dietaries can be accommodated at the designated lunch stop and unfortunately cannot be catered for at other stops along the tour.

  However, if you have any allergies our team should be aware of, please contact the team via hello@ahoymanagement.com

• Who Can Attend

  This event is 18+

• Transport Options

  Bus transport to all venues throughout the day is included, picking up from and returning to Albany Visitors Centre.

  Event bus schedule includes the following stops (exact times to be released closer to the festival): 

  Guest Pick-Up

  • Pick-Up: Albany Visitor Centre

  Tour Stops

  1. First Stop: West Cape Howe
  2. Second Stop: Gilbert Wines
  3. Third Stop: Delpech Wines
  4. Final Stop: Oranje Tractor Wine

  Guest Drop-Off

  • Final Drop-Off: Albany Visitor Centre