GRAPE ESCAPE

GRAPE TIMES: Almost 9000 people enjoyed a weekend of food and wine at the Grampians Grape Escape. A record 120 exhibitors and performers kept the crowd entertained. Pictured clockwise from above, Kelsey Hocking, Steph Azzopardi and Courtney Reynolds enjoy a glass of wine; friends gather for a catchup; Mick Fratin from Fratin Brothers Vineyard shows Michael and Michelle Dornan his best-sellers; from left, Amy Kemp, Taylor Mentha, Billie Bibby, Luca Jende and Chloe Jones raise a glass; Indigo Venn gets up close to Tabitha the Darwin carpet python; and musician Sal Kimber in action.