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More than 50,000 visitors are expected to head to The Rocks, Sydney, this weekend to attend The Vino Paradiso wine and food festival.

A number of exhibitors from the food and beverage industry will be there, including Sydney Oyster Girls, Rocks Brewing Co x Black Star Pastry, smallgoods maker Goose on the Loose, Jose Cuervo 1800 Tequila, Hunter Belle Cheese Co, Barossa Valley Estate Wines, and Oyster Bay Wines.

Some companies will collaborating to create experimental offerings, including Black Star Pastry and The Rocks Brewing Co, Burgers By Josh and Young Henry’s, and Simmone Logue and Torbreck Wine.

The festival will also feature the Sydney debut of the Dinner in the Sky global phenomenon which will see guests invited to strap themselves in and dine high up above The Rocks, at a dinner table suspended by a crane above Sydney Harbour.

Vino Paradiso is a free festival, with offerings from exhibitors starting at $5.

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