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New on Australia's culinary travel guide

Announcing the RACV and RACT Regional Wine and Food Programs

Enjoying Victoria's fabulous wine and food [©Visions of Victoria]

Welcome to VisitVineyards.com, Australia's regional wine and food travel guide. 

If you love wine, food, having fun and visiting our fabulous wine regions, this is the website for you.

This month we are announcing not one but two exciting new initiatives! Together with the RACV in Victoria, and the RACT in Tasmania, current members of both organisations and of AAA in any other state (NRMA, RACQ etc) or from overseas can now enjoy a range of exclusive discounts at selected Victorian and Tasmanian

• wineries and vineyards
• food producers, makers and sellers
• regional restaurants
• microbreweries, and
• accommodations and attractions (Tasmania only).

as part of the Show Your Card & Save program – the world’s largest member benefits program – brought to you by VisitVineyards.com.

Great news for wine and food lovers, and anyone who enjoys travelling in regional Victoria or Tasmania!

This is phase 1 of this exciting new development, so if you live in other States, please be patient and we hope to be able to cover your favourite regions in 2011.

Who is involved and where can I use my card?

Just go to our new RACV Regional Wine and Food Program microsite, where you can search and save in Victoria's wonderful wine and food regions. New regions and businesses are being added weekly, so please ensure you check often.

If you are in or planning a visit to Tasmania, check out  Wine and Food Selections with RACT which opens on 13th July.

What can you find here on VisitVineyards.com? We have

• New weekly  food and wine region itineraries (the latest are in the 'grape escapes' section on the home page)  - giving you some suggestions about where to go in our fabulous wine regions, plus some wine tours and trails »
• Wine news and articles –  learn more about wine, read wine reviews and tasting notes, and reviews of the latest wine books
• Food and dining news and reviews from the regions, including restaurants, cooking schools and markets
• the best of the latest crop of cookbooks, wine and food matching tips and ideas (the latest are on the home page)
• a calendar of wine and food events around the country - with hundreds of festivals, concerts, markets, dinners, grazings, wine tastings, exhibitions and more in each State every week there is always something on to plan your next trip around. Search by State, region and/or date to find events near you, or plan ahead so you don't miss out!
• Regional accommodation selections –  lots of hidden gems and other places to stay in food and wine country that you won't find on bigger sites - many are bookable direct.
• Feedback from other subscribers on their wine travel experiences –  read real comments by real people in our forums, and find out if that cellar door or restaurant really is as good as it sounds....
• Our regular Top Dozens - wines to drink, wines regions, places to visit, place to stay, and more – featured each month on our home page.
• Fantastic monthly promotions where we give away fabulous wines, hampers, wine and food books, and lots more from our wonderful producers around the country.

We cover wine and food regions from Tasmania to Darwin, Perth to Noosa, Adelaide to Cairns – plus some from New Zealand, and beyond. So even if your nearest grapevine is over 1000 km away, if you are into wine or food you'll find something here for you!

It’s free to subscribe (click here) and keep up with the latest. Plus (if you wish) you can opt to receive our seasonal newsletter (we realise some of you have enough email already), so you can keep up with the latest news, reviews, events and competitions for the months ahead.

From now on the newsletter will also include updates on the RACV and RACT programs, and where to go to get the best buys.

 A happy subscriber from WA emailed to tell us:

What a fantastic website ... Visit Vineyards is innovative, energetic and exciting. There is always something new happening. I look forward to learning so much more about wine and travel.

Tania H, Western Australia

So subscribe to VisitVineyards.com – we  look forward to sharing the best of our fabulous regions with you! Wine, food, fun, a touch of art and more!

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TODAY - it's free »

A big welcome to our 26,000th subscriber! The 27,000th will be signing up soon, and  if it's you, we'll find a nice bottle of wine to send to you.

And to warm up your hearts this Australian winter, we're offering everyone a Winter Welcome Special price! (even if you live in the northern hemisphere and are baking hot!). From 1st July - 30th September, it's only A$49 to join (or renew) VisitVineyards.com as a Member ($69 per couple), so don't delay, brighten up your winter and take advantage of this fantastic price –  join now!

Subscribe now - for news and reviews, our newsletter (optional), to join our forums, and more.

Enjoy exclusive experiences and benefits when you visit cellar doors, restaurants, provedores and more. Become a VisitVineyards.com Member today »

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