Sips in the Sticks - Sunday July 5th 2026

Our FAVOURITE event - a long lunch with lots of laughs, wine, stories and the eye watering judgement of desserts to see which winemaker can win the judges approval with not their wine, though there is plenty of that - but their dessert.

Sips in the Sticks started back in 2013 with the CWA catering before the Glen Roy Shearing Shed was renovated. The judging and feedback given by the ladies on the day lead by local food identity Kate Spencer, was brutal and most entertaining to guests.

Some of the winemakers and growers who have joined Sue Bell over the years are Kerri Thompson (Wines by KT, Clare Valley), Corrina Wright (Oliver's Taranga, McLaren Vale), Louisa Rose, (Yalumba, Barossa Valley), Chalmers family (Chalmers, Merbein & Heathcote), Toby Bekkers (Bekkers, McLaren Vale), Anna Hooper (Cape Jaffa, Mount Benson), Jo Marsh (Billy Button, Alpine Valleys), Glen Goodall (Xanadu, Margaret River), Tessa Brown (Vignerons Schmölzer and Brown, Beechworth), Kate Goodman (Penley Estate, Coonawarra),  Ashley Ratcliff (Ricca Terra, Riverland), Anita Goode (Wangolina, Mount Benson) and many more.  You can be assured of a great lunch, a thoughtful line up of wines and a few fun stories along the way.

Sunday 5th July, 2026 

Midday - 5:30pm

$185 per head (includes atleast 6 wines, multiple food courses rolling throughout the afternoon and stories)