Regional Food

For a gastronomic adventure of a lifetime, visit Victoria's Wine and High Country, known for its excellent wineries, gourmet food producers, eateries, fresh produce and fine food outlets.

This region is known for the exceptional quality of fine wine it produces. But the region's food producers have realised that good wine must be accompanied by great food.

You don't have to venture far to find good food - just follow your senses. Delectable treats can be found in Milawa - taste superb handmade cheeses, tangy mustards and ambrosial honeys on the area's gourmet food trail. A large selection of local meats, game, fresh fruits and berries and nuts will have your mouth watering.

Try magnificent freshwater fish and crustaceans found in the King, Ovens and Murray Rivers including trout, chinook salmon, Murray cod, yellow perch and succulent yabbies.

Food producers have also mastered the art of preserving fruits and pickling vegetables, which can be found in small speciality shops. And you must try a loaf of crusty bread from the award-winning bakeries here.

This is a place to pack a ploughman's lunch and a bottle of wine and find a shady riverbank or a mountainside location for a picnic.

There's also an emerging band of cosmopolitan cafes and restaurants in these parts offering innovative menus highlighting local produce. Traditional country pubs serve hearty meals and warm hospitality while fine dining restaurants serve traditional and international cuisines in gracious surrounds.