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Yarra Valley Wine Tour from Melbourne
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Key Highlights
- Exceptional value wine tasting tour!
- A real wine expert as your guide will entertain and educate you
- Cellar Door Tasting at Yering Farm, Punt Road Wines and Balgownie Estate
- A La Carte Lunch at Balgownie Estate including a glass of estate wine
- Private tour of Domaine Chandon plus a glass of their premium sparkling wine and light nibbles
- Avail “Free WiFi” facility on the coaches
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Activity Schedule
When does it run?
Daily
DurationApprox 8 hours
Start time9:00am: The George Hotel, corner Fitzroy and Grey Streets, St Kilda.
Meeting Point
9:20am: 7-11 convenience store, corner Flinders and Spencer Streets, City.
9:30am: St Paul’s Cathedral, corner Flinders and Swanston Streets, City.
9:35am: Her Majesty's Theatre, corner Exhibition and Little Bourke Streets, City.
9:40am: Hertz Car Rental, 97 Franklin Street, City.
Please be ready and waiting 10 minutes prior to the pick-up time.Pick-up for the tour takes place from the following locations:
Ending Point
The George Hotel, corner Fitzroy and Grey Streets, St Kilda;
Seven-Eleven convenience store, corner Flinders and Spencer Streets, City;
St Paul’s Cathedral, corner Flinders and Swanston Streets, City
Her Majesty's Theatre, corner Exhibition and Little Bourke Streets, City;
Hertz Car Rental, 97 Franklin Street, CityYou will be dropped off at your original pick-up point
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Overview & Itinerary
Overview
Sample some of Australia’s finest cool climate wines on a full-day tour of the picturesque Yarra Valley.Accompanied by a wine expert, enjoy Cellar Door Tasting at three top wineries – Yering Farm, Punt Road Wines and Balgownie Estate. At Balgownie Estate you will also be treated to a delicious a la carte lunch at a restaurant with stunning views.
Finish the day with a flourish when you visit Domaine Chandon where Australia's best sparkling wines are made. Tour this elegant winery and find out how the world-famous ‘bubbles’ are produced. Emerge from the riddling room to jaw-dropping vistas of the verdant valley and a relaxing glass of Chandon.
Itinerary
For your full-day Yarra Valley Wine Tour from Melbourne you will be picked up from the designated pick-up point that is closest to where you are staying. Please make sure you have arranged this with the local tour operator beforehand and try to arrive at the meeting point at least 10 minutes before the advertized departure time. For this tour, you will travel in a deluxe coach and an expert guide will accompany you.
At around 10:00am, you will depart from the final pick up point for Yarra Valley. The journey takes just under an hour.
The Yarra Valley is internationally recognised as one of Australia's leading wine producing regions, famous for its cool climate masterpieces. Your first stop is at Yering Farm, one of the Yarra Valley’s boutique wineries. It has stunning views and is oozing with rustic charm. Try wines made with traditional methods in their cellar door, which showcases antique copper wine making tools used by pioneer wine makers.
The next stop, around 12 noon, is at Balgownie Estate. Here you can indulge in a guided tasting session at Balgownie Estate tasting table. Make your selection of wine for lunch and take your complimentary glass of wine to the restaurant with its magnificent vineyard views. Lunch includes a main course, a glass of Rochford wine and tea or coffee.
After lunch you will travel to Punt Road Wines, The enthusiastic and knowledgeable cellar door staff will share with you some of Punt Road’s award winning wines. This winery has a rich history and is the ideal place to sample a selection of exciting wines that reflect the earthiness and personality of the Yarra Valley. The wines here speak for themselves but we will let you be the judge.
End the day with a visit to Domaine Chandon, the Australian production house of the French Champagne company Moet & Chandon. Domaine Chandon is dedicated to the production of méthode traditionnelle sparkling wine and premium quality, cool-climate still wines.
Enjoy a special guided tour through the winery and learn about the process of making sparkling wine. Sample some delightful ‘bubbly’ together with tasty snacks.
At around 3:30pm, you will depart the Yarra Valley for Melbourne, arriving in the city at around 4:30pm. You will be dropped off at the point where you were picked up.
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Inclusions & Exclusions
Inclusions
- Transportation in an air-conditioned deluxe coach
- English-speaking guide
- Guided tours of 4 wineries including wine tasting
- 1 course gourmet lunch with glass of wine, tea or coffee
- WiFi facility on the coaches
Exclusions
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
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Please note & Additional info
Please note
The local tour operator does not carry child safety seats on board its vehicles and does not have appropriate fixtures to secure such seats. Parents and guardians of children under the age of 12 years must sign a "waiver of responsibility" for the safety of the child whilst on the bus. This waiver releases the local supplier from responsibility for the child's safety whilst on its vehicles. This document must be signed prior to departure of tour.
Child minimum age is 7 years.
Please call the activity operator at least 24 hours prior to start of the tour for reconfirming departure details.
Passengers must ready and waiting at least 10 minutes prior to pick up
Voucher information: You must print and surrender a paper version of your booking voucher for this activity (showing your voucher on a smartphone is not accepted). No refund can be given for customers without a printed copy of their voucher.
Additional info
The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator’s contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.
The vehicles for this tour are licensed to seat a maximum of 24 passengers
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reviews
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Great tour, relaxing and great fun
The day was perfect. Everyone was friendly and all wineries were very welcoming. Lunch was exceptional and just loved visiting Domain Chandon. Our driver was very professional....
Susan A Healey, Australia, 17/Jan/2016 -
Entertaining Wine Tour Yarra Valley
We were looking for a wine tour while in Melbourne. The guide / driver Brett was knowledgeable, funny and didn't' this's a beat to add to our diverse group. We had 23 people on...
Andrea B Wertheimer, United States, 12/Feb/2016 -
This was a really good tour. I can't fault it at all, It ticked all the boxes for me and my 2 cousins!
John, our tour guide and driver for the day was magnificent! His knowledge was impeccable. He sold it before we even left Melbourne CBD. We were all excited about the day ahead...
T Jordan, Australia, 02/Sep/2015 - Read all
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