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
7 itineraries matching your filters
Unique Wine Tours
Unique Wine Tours
Private group winery days across Melbourne's four wine regions — bus, host and tastings sorted.
Dreamscape Tours
Dreamscape Tours
Group winery tours across Melbourne's four wine regions — party bus, host and lunch sorted.
Duration
Full day
Wilsons Wine Tours
Wilsons Wine Tours
Geelong-owned wine tour operator — private or public, always a fun day.
Duration
Full day
Big Grape Winery Tours
Big Grape Winery Tours
Private, personalised Yarra Valley winery tours — your day, your way.
Duration
Full day
TeePee Tours
TeePee Tours
Six private tour packages, your music, your snacks — the Yarra Valley exactly how you want it.
Duration
Full day
Evergreen Winery Tours
Evergreen Winery Tours
Boutique wineries, brewery options, hens parties and half days — the Yarra Valley for every group.
Duration
Half day or full day
Capacity
Max 20
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.
