Epcot Festival to Get Taste of 'Down Under'
(Orlando Business Journal) - Southcorp Wines, Australia's largest winemaker and producer of the premium wines from Penfolds, Rosemount Estate, Lindemans and Wynns Coonawarra Estate, has partnered with the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to present "Australia, Discover Down Under" at the monthlong Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
The festival runs from Oct. 18 through Nov. 16. During its eight-year history, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has hosted millions of guests from the United States and abroad.
Featured this year will be a 3,000-square-foot Australian experience that recreates Australia and gives visitors the chance to visit the wine regions, taste wine with the winemakers, and explore authentic Australian cuisine, entertainment and culture in an all-Aussie environment.
"Discover Down Under" will be created to look like Australia, complete with indigenous Australian plants and a recreation of the Sydney Opera House. Famous geographic landmarks like Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia's myriad of strange and interesting animals and the ancient Aboriginal culture are all explained and experienced in the Aussie pavilion.
(Orlando Business Journal) - Southcorp Wines, Australia's largest winemaker and producer of the premium wines from Penfolds, Rosemount Estate, Lindemans and Wynns Coonawarra Estate, has partnered with the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando to present "Australia, Discover Down Under" at the monthlong Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
The festival runs from Oct. 18 through Nov. 16. During its eight-year history, the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has hosted millions of guests from the United States and abroad.
Featured this year will be a 3,000-square-foot Australian experience that recreates Australia and gives visitors the chance to visit the wine regions, taste wine with the winemakers, and explore authentic Australian cuisine, entertainment and culture in an all-Aussie environment.
"Discover Down Under" will be created to look like Australia, complete with indigenous Australian plants and a recreation of the Sydney Opera House. Famous geographic landmarks like Uluru (Ayer's Rock) and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia's myriad of strange and interesting animals and the ancient Aboriginal culture are all explained and experienced in the Aussie pavilion.