Fine food has taken centre stage today with the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) announcing the 38 Champion products of its 2024 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, with a mix of veteran entrants and new innovative products sharing the spotlight.

If taste-testing over 1000 of Australia’s best wines, beers, and ciders, while grazing award-winning cheese and charcuterie platters sounds like the perfect way to spend your Saturday afternoon then the 2024 Grape, Grain & Graze Festival is the perfect event for you. 

The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW has tonight announced the recipients of its inaugural Sydney Royal Distilled Spirit Show, with fourteen champions from across Australia crowned in categories ranging from Champion Traditional Gin to Champion Single Malt Whisky and Champion Ready to Drink. Out of the fourteen champions announced there was a notable representation from winners across regional Australia with gins from Lord Howe Island, Yamba and the Central Coast all taking home champion prizes while the Central Coast was also named the home of single malt whisky.

Esker Beer Co’s Esker Citrus Gose has been named Australia’s best beer taking home the coveted Champion Beer or Cider trophy at the 2024 Sydney Royal Beer & Cider Show following an awards ceremony held in Sydney tonight. Amongst the 206 exhibits entered from across Australia, the Esker Citrus Gose was a standout claiming not only best beer but two additional trophies for Best NSW Beer or Cider and Champion Fruit or Sour, while Esker Beer Co also took home Champion Indian Pale Ale with its Esker West Coast IPA.

The RAS Foundation is making a significant investment towards agricultural innovation and sustainability through its sponsorship of 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholarship recipient, and dairy industry leader, Campbell Chesworth. 

A big congratulations to Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) Board member and Sydney Royal Wine Committee Councillor, Sally Evans, who was announced as this year’s recipient of the renowned Wine Communicators of Australia Legend of the Vine at the recent 2024 Sydney Royal Wine Trophy Winners Lunch.

A young Tasmanian pinot noir has tonight claimed the coveted Tucker Seabrook Perpetual Trophy for Best Wine of Show at the prestigious 2024 Sydney Royal Wine Show Awards.

The Rural Learning Exchange is a NSW Department of Education initiative that accommodates rural students who want to study an HSC subject that is not offered by their school. The program enables classes from different, small rural schools to connect across the state, facilitating collaboration between teachers and students.