Mornington Peninsula Plunge Wine Tours

Mornington Peninsula Plunge Wine Tours is a private tour operation run by Arthur O'Bryan — a Somers-based guide with years of experience working in the Mornington Peninsula wine industry. Arthur's particular skill is in the telling: cellar doors that get a lot of traffic often deliver a generic experience, but a guide who genuinely knows the producers and their stories changes the dynamic. His reputation for engaging, informative, and funny commentary is consistently the thing guests mention in reviews. The flagship Wine Lovers Tour is a full-day private experience priced at $330 per person, reduced to $250 per person for groups of four or more. The day opens with fresh strawberries as a palate calibration for the Pinot Noirs ahead — a thoughtful touch from someone who understands how tasting sequences work. A picnic with local sparkling wine, cheese, and sea views is followed by visits to some of the Peninsula's best cellar doors, capping with lunch. All inclusions are covered in the tour price. Plunge also offers specialised tour formats that set it apart from the standard wine circuit: the Organic and Biodynamic Tour for guests interested in how farming practice shapes wine character; the Sculpture and Wine tour, which weaves the Peninsula's visual arts scene into the cellar door day; and the Walking and Wine format for guests who want to move between landscape and glass. The Jackalope Wine Tours format is built around the contemporary culinary world at Jackalope Hotel. The Mornington Peninsula's cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are the region's calling cards — produced from a strip of land influenced by Port Phillip Bay on one side and Western Port on the other, they carry a freshness and precision that warm-climate Australian wine rarely matches. Ready to book? Call Mornington Peninsula Plunge Wine Tours on 0438 598 997.