Calling all fromage freaks: the team behind beloved booze festival Pinot Palooza has announced the return of Mould Cheese Festival. Since 2017, this tasty fest has been serving up a brie-lliant line-up of local cheesemakers, and for 2024, it's set to be bigger and funkier than ever before.
From June 28-29, Carlton's Royal Exhibition Building will be chock-full of Australia's finest producers. Whether you prefer tart blue-veined varieties and oozy camembert or hard cheddars and nutty gruyères, we can guarantee there will be something up your alley here. This year's line-up will showcase 100 varieties than span hard to soft, textured to earthy, strong to mild, with creamy raw milk curd nuggets and everything in between.
Event founder, Revel CEO Dan Sims says: "Over the years, this festival has really won the hearts of cheese lovers all over Australia. Their passion for cheese — and for getting behind local cheese makers — is our passion too, and it’s this enthusiasm that has pushed us all to go big and aim even higher this year, reimagining what Mould can be."
Fan of the rare and exclusive? This year's events will also give cheese lovers special access to "The Grate Cheese Commission" — an exciting selection of artisan cheeses created solely for the festival and unavailable elsewhere.
Tickets include a turn at all cheese tastings, a swanky cooler bag for keeping all your cheeses at the perfect temp, and a wine glass to take home (and taste from – sessions include matched wines). If you're looking to feed your mind, demonstrations and masterclasses will also take place across the weekend.
Tickets start at $49 plus booking fees and they usually sell out pretty quickly, so act fast. Nab yours here.
