Event Ambassador - Adriano Zumbo

2014
Event Ambassador Announced

One of Australia’s most celebrated patissiers and well known regular guest on Master Chef, Adriano Zumbo, has accepted the role of Event Ambassador for the 2014 Merbein Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph.

Save the date - Saturday 16 August 2014

Planning is well under way for this years culinary event.

The committee is very excited with the event being listed 'the great 25 people, places and things that represent the essence of country Australia'  - February Edition of 'Country Style'  magazine.                         

Professional Innovative Vanilla Slices 2013 

Judges from the Baking Industry

Merbein, the most northern town in Victoria, is on the Calder Highway, 12 kms west of Mildura.  It is literally, 'Top of the State'.

       A LINK TO MERBEIN

To celebrate this area's produce, a section for cooking with dried vine fruit was added to the event in 2012.  Over 90% of Australia's dried vine fruits are grown in the local wider area known as Sunraysia.