Itinerary
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Pick up: The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Arrive at the bus stop directly across the road from Hotel Windsor, 74 Spring Street, East Melbourne, by 8:45 AM. Your guide will check you in, introduce the group, and run through the day ahead. We depart by 8:55 AM at the latest. The easiest way to find us: search 'Hotel Windsor' in your maps app and cross the road. Parliament Station is directly below - free tram zone from anywhere in the CBD.
Pass By: Yarra Valley, Victoria Australia
Approx. 60 minutes. Sit back as we head out of the city. Your guide will get the Spotify playlist started, add your songs from your own phone. The drive takes you from the Melbourne suburbs out through vineyard country into the Yarra Valley.
Stop At: Yering Farm Wines, 19-21 St Huberts Rd, Yering VIC 3770, Australia
First stop: a small, family-run boutique vineyard with a rustic cellar door. Try 5-6 wines including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Shiraz, plus their famous Pink Lady Apple Cider. Great views and a perfect warm-up for the day.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Tokar Estate, 6 Maddens Ln, Coldstream VIC 3770, Australia
A stunning 40-acre Italian-style winery with some of the best wines in the valley, including an exceptional Tempranillo. Tastings are often held outdoors on the terrace - arguably the best photo spot of the day.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: St Huberts Cellar Door, 1 - 3 St Huberts Rd Cnr Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream, Victoria 3770 Australia
Option 1 - Choose 1 of 2: Your first group choice of the day - St Huberts 'Quarters' or Domaine Chandon.
St Huberts: Full bistro menu (approx. A$25–35), an indigenous art gallery, and optional wine and whisky tastings. Domaine Chandon: Lighter lounge menu with world-class sparkling wine and spectacular views. We split the group if the group is divided.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Domaine Chandon, 727 Maroondah Hwy, Coldstream, Victoria 3770 Australia
Option 2 - Choose 1 of 2: Your first group choice of the day - St Huberts 'Quarters' or Domaine Chandon.
Instead of Huberts for lunch, we can take you Chandons 'lounge bar' where you will have 80 minutes to enjoy lunch/drinks at your own expense. Enjoy stunning views and incredible sparkling wines. Note that the food here is a lot smaller and a bit more expensive than the other lunch spot, Huberts Estate. It's a great option if you have dinner plans later. Think: Oysters and cheeseboards. Nothing like steaks or burgers.
Domaine Chandon only serves sparkling wines. No beers. No wine. Nothing else.
Inform us before the tour if you want lunch here so we can make a booking for you.
Note: The menu in their lounge bar is different from their proper restaurant. The restaurant is a 3 hour set menu which we don't have time for.
It's possible to stop here for a 5-min photo opp.
Most people come here for a glass to enjoy the scenery anyway, so 70 minutes Is plenty of time!
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Four Pillars Distillery, 2a Lilydale Rd, Healesville, Victoria 3777 Australia
(Option 1 - Choose 1 of 3) Four Pillars: Gin paddles (4 gins with mixer, included). Payten & Jones: Intimate wine tasting of 5 wines, often poured by the owners. Watts River: 4 craft beers on a paddle at this local favourite. Group can split across all three venues.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Payten & Jones Wines, 3 Lilydale Rd, Healesville, Victoria 3777 Australia
(Option 2 - Choose 1 of 3) Four Pillars: Gin paddles (4 gins with mixer, included). Payten & Jones: Intimate wine tasting of 5 wines, often poured by the owners. Watts River: 4 craft beers on a paddle at this local favourite. Group can split across all three venues.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Watts River Brewing, 7 Hunter Rd, Healesville VIC 3777, Australia
(Option 3 - Choose 1 of 3) Four Pillars: Gin paddles (4 gins with mixer, included). Payten & Jones: Intimate wine tasting of 5 wines, often poured by the owners. Watts River: 4 craft beers on a paddle at this local favourite. Group can split across all three venues.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, 35 Old Healesville Rd Cnr Melba Highway, Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775 Australia
(Option 1 - Choose 1 of 2) Chocolaterie: Private 25-minute tasting of 10–12 chocolates in a dedicated room, followed by free time to browse and buy.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Yarrawood Estate, 1275 Melba Hwy, Yarra Glen, Victoria 3775 Australia
(Option 2 - Choose 1 of 2) Yarrawood: A glass of wine with panoramic vineyard views - for those who'd rather keep drinking. Drinks are at your own expense.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Back at Parliament Station / Hotel Windsor between 4:50 PM and 5:15 PM depending on traffic.