Join us on our wine tour of the Yarra Valley ex Melbourne - where wine is only half of the story of this gourmet paradise!
By coming along on a Go West Tour you know that you will truly enjoy the very best food and wine that the Yarra Valley has to offer with Melbourne's most highly award tour company
Our wine and gourmet food tour of the Yarra Valley starts the day with an exclusive farm gate visit at Yarra Farm Fresh, for a fruit tasting experience. Yarra Farm Fresh specialises in bringing the best of the Yarra Valley produce into their farm gate store
We head on to De Bortoli Wines, one of the area’s true icons, where we’ll enjoy a tasting from their large range of quality wines
Next it's time for the Yarra Valley Dairy, the melt-in-your-mouth cheeses here are truly stunning and will have your tastebuds in overdrive!
We head to Rochford Wines where our guests can choose from four different main meals, with a glass of wine & tea/coffee. Take some time to explore the gift shop, or perhaps climb the spiral staircase to enjoy the panoramic views from Rochford’s famous lookout tower
Following lunch we make our way to Yering Station, one of Australia’s great wineries and member of the Australian Tourism Hall of Fame. This is the home of Victoria’s oldest vineyards, first planted in 1838. The exceptional quality and a tasting here is not to be missed
Before making our way back to Melbourne, we visit the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie where you are welcomed with an exclusive chocolate tasting, displays of thousands of premium chocolates and witness European chocolatiers at work handcrafting their chocolate delights
Our Yarra Valley Gourmet tour includes the following culinary experiences:
Please note that we reserve the right to use other high quality wineries & gourmet locations in the event that our regular locations are for any reason unable to accommodate our groups for tastings
Features of our tour also include:
Pickups are between: 8am-9am
Return to Melbourne approx: 5pm-5.30pm
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Megan Andrews from Australia wrote on 20 July 2018
Share LinkGreat day out in the Yarra Valley
Fun day out with a variety of great stops showcasing some of the local produce and wine that the Yarra Valley has to offer.Tour guide Chris R was friendly and helpful and provided some interesting information throughout the tour. The themed bus music was also great.Lots of food and wine to try at the various stops and lunch was delicious and 5 star quality. Highly recommend this tour.
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