MORNING ACTIVITIES LUNCH ACTIVITIES WHERE TO STAY AFTERNOON ACTIVITIES YARRA VALLEY & DANDENONG RANGES Coombe Yarra Valley – Once the home of Dame Nellie Melba, Seven acres of stunning gardens and beautifully appointed facilities in the restored motor house and clock tower offer a truly unique gourmet and cultural experience. Superb 150-seat restaurant, cellar door, guided garden tours. Gallery featuring Melba private collection. coombeyarravalley.com.au Edible Forest – Offers hosted ‘tour and taste’ experiences through the food forest where everything is either edible or medicinal. Bespoke chef-led cooking classes also feature guest-picked produce from the forest. Award winning property for sustainability. Be Happy, Be Healthy, Be Inspired. edibleforest.co Yarra Valley Dairy – Famous, family-owned, award-winning cheeses reminiscent of France and Italy’s finest. Experience a cheese tasting in the beautifully refurbished 130-yearold milking shed or enjoy a platter of handmade cheese and local small-batch wine. yvd.com.au Cycling Vine Tours – Taste and buy along the way for spectacular picnics, nibbles and dinner. Guided/self-guided tours along quiet back roads and rail trails through premier wine and food country and beautiful coastal landscapes. A relaxed cycle experience pedalling through this renowned food & wine region on The Warburton Rail Trail. vinetours.com.au Four Pillars Distillery – This small distillery makes a truly modern Australian style of gin, which captures Asian spice, Mediterranean citrus and some native Australian botanicals. Their gins have won gold medals at the most prestigious spirits competitions in the world. Gin tastings and a huge range of gin cocktails are served in the bar. fourpillarsgin.com.au Dominique Portet Inimitably French! 10th-generation winemaking family. Bordeaux-style wines, cellar door experiences, French-inspired small plates in the restaurant or garden terrace. dominiqueportet.com Araluen Boutique Accommodation Nestles in 4 acres of picture perfect gardens and bushland. Dip into the swimming pool, collect fresh eggs from the free-range hens and settle back in a self-contained villa. araluenlodge.com.au Chandon Enjoy stunning panoramic vineyard views, take a self guided tour and savour delightful wines in the Brasserie with perfectly paired dishes. chandon.com.au Re’em Yarra Valley – Opened December 2023 on the Helen and Joey vineyard and farm. 12 lavish suites with balconies, 4 super luxury spa suites, fine dining, cellar door, spa treatments, gardens, farm experiences. re-em.com.au Rochford Wines Much more than a winery! Sip award winning cool climate wines, ogle breathtaking views and hang out in versatile indoor/outdoor dining and tasting spaces. rochfordwines.com.au Oakridge Wines – Offers award-winning wines, wow factor architecture… and scenery to match. Contemporary cellar door and Chef’s hat restaurant offer spectacular valley views. oakridgewines.com.au Yarra Valley Estate – Amazing Edible Forest and Harvest Hub on 120-acre estate. ‘Tour and Taste’ over 350 types of edible and medicinal plants. Cooking classes, accommodation. Great for groups. yarravalleyestate.com.au Yarra Gables – This small luxury property set in stunning gardens offers a number of spacious family rooms and three 3-bedroom cottages. The perfect place to relax after winery and gin tastings. yarragables.com.au Rayner’s Orchard – This boutique orchard grows 450 varieties of fruit and has fruit all year round! Take a fruit tasting tractor tour through the orchard and enjoy the best tree ripened fruit varieties depending on the season. U-Pick available on fruit tasting tours. Have lunch in the Peach Café, explore the retail shop and extensive fruiting plant nursery. raynersorchard.com.au
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NDk4Njk=