Yarra Valley with a difference

While it is the well-known heartbeat of Victoria’s finest wine production, this Yarra Valley experience is the only one of its kind.  Take an incredibly scenic drive along the Yarra River, through a historic gold mining town, valleys and past mobs of wild kangaroos.

A warehouse-cum-factory space in the Yarra Valley makes a real statement. There’s an organic, artisan style bakehouse and a unique coffee bean-roasting facility. There’s also something incredibly connective about wine tasting in the very place the wine is crushed, fermented, bottled and stored. Get involved with a look behind the scenes and experience the exciting sights, tastes and smells.

Experience a private barrel room tasting with the wine maker. Wines will be taken directly from the barrel and accompanied with a sampling of delectable regional goodies. Select a wine to suit your palate, grab a glass and wander out onto the sun-drenched patio. Relax, or enjoy a game of petanque against the stunning back drop of the Yarra Ranges.

Spend an afternoon you’ll never forget at one of Victoria’s best kept secrets – a privately owned homestead and vineyard. It spans 1000 hectares and 4 generations (some of whom you’ll meet and all of whom recently took part in a history making harvest). Arrive for lunch and a private tasting in an original Stockman’s bush hut. Explore the first site in Victoria to unearth the elusive black truffle. Boil billy tea, make your own damper. Learn secrets of the harvest and the family’s conservation policies.  Plant a tree, search for wedge tailed eagles, near extinct yellow helmeted honey eaters and an elusive platypus. Enjoy a magnificent bushwalk to spectacular waterfalls. Time will stand still and you’ll never want to leave.