Yarra Valley
An hour from Melbourne's CBD and Victoria's oldest wine country: the Yarra Valley's cool Burgundian climate produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that have made it one of the most seriously watched regions in the country.
Experiences
9 itineraries matching your filters
Yarra Valley Cellar Door Tours
Yarra Valley Cellar Door Tours
Small group luxury tours with winemaker tastings — the Yarra Valley through the eyes of the people who make it.
Duration
Full day
Capacity
Max 12
Australian Wine Tour Company
Australian Wine Tour Company
Five Yarra Valley wineries, a long lunch at Balgownie, and an overnight option if one day isn't enough.
Duration
Full day
Capacity
Max 24
Driven Indulgence
Driven Indulgence
Your car or theirs — private Yarra Valley tours built around your day, your pace.
Duration
Flexible
Vinetrekker
Vinetrekker
Five contrasting wineries, a balloon flight option, and a leisurely pace — the Yarra Valley without rushing.
Duration
Full day (8:30am - 5:30pm)
Happy Sips Wine Tours
Happy Sips Wine Tours
Private Mercedes-Benz, up to 7 guests, every tasting fee covered — the Yarra Valley without compromise.
Duration
Full day
Capacity
Max 24
88 Luxury Tours
88 Luxury Tours
Private Melbourne wine touring tailored exactly to your group.
Duration
Full day
Capacity
Max 11
Melbourne Private Tours
Melbourne Private Tours
Behind-the-scenes barrel room access in the Yarra Valley — Ecotourism certified.
Duration
8 hours
The Yarra Valley Touring Company
The Yarra Valley Touring Company
Oysters and bubbles at Chandon, a 3-course lunch at Yering Station — private Yarra Valley done properly.
Duration
Full day
Capacity
Max 11
Melbourne Touring Company
Melbourne Touring Company
Award-winning Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula wine tours from $195pp.
Duration
9 hours
Capacity
Max 24
The Dossier
The valley is 60 to 80km east of Melbourne, about 60 to 75 minutes via the Eastern Freeway and Maroondah Highway. The drive is a gradual unwinding: outer suburbs giving way to farmland, then the folded hills and state forests of the Great Dividing Range. It's the closest great wine region to a major Australian capital, which means weekends fill quickly. Wednesday to Friday touring is an entirely different experience.
October and November, when the valley is emerald green and the weather is unpredictable in the best possible way, is the window most regulars quietly prefer. Harvest runs late March through May: Pinot Noir typically in March, Chardonnay to mid-April. Winter (June to August) is when the chefs and winemakers take their holidays; fires are lit by 11am in most cellar doors.
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay drive the region's reputation: elegant, cool-climate expressions with real ageing potential, quite different from warmer regions to the north. The food scene is legitimately world-class; the valley feeds Melbourne's best restaurant kitchens and has developed a farm-to-table culture entirely its own. Cellar doors range from the grandly scaled (Domaine Chandon, De Bortoli) to intimate single-hectare producers who open by appointment only.
