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Almost every part of regional Victoria has a winery or two or 30. They range from small, to boutique, to offering a complete indulgence - wine, good food and accommodation. Two of the most popular and scenic wine growing regions just out of Melbourne are The Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula.
YARRA VALLEY - WINERIES, ART AND COWS
This is one of the most picturesque parts of outer Melbourne with some very good wines on offer.
Domaine Chandon
Maroondah Highway, Coldstream
Ph: (03) 9738 9200
www.yarra-valley.net.au/domaine_chandon/qamin.htm
Domaine Chandon does great sparkling wines and has large vineyards to roam around in. White and red wine tastings are free. Sparkling tastings including a cheese and cracker platter costs approx $15 for up to four people.
Yering Station
38 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen
Ph: (03) 970 1107
www.yering.com
Yering Station has a winery in an historic building, and a restaurant in a very modern building offering delicious food and great views. Bookings are recommended.
It also has a gallery, produce store, a children’s playground, and hosts a farmers market on the third Sunday of every month. More market information...
Tarra Warra Estate
Healesville Yarra Glen Rd, Yarra Glen
Ph: (03) 5957 3510
www.tarrawarra.com.au/experience.html
Tarra Warra Estate has wine tastings and a modern café/restaurant, great views, a big frog pond, and the Tarra Warra Museum of Art. Entry to the art gallery is around $5. It’s open Tues – Sun and regularly changes its exhibition of modern Australian art.
www.twma.com.au/
De Bortoli
Pinnacle Lane, Dixons Creek
Ph: (03) 5965 2271
www.debortoli.com.au/
The de Bortoli winery is famous for its sticky whites (sweet dessert wines). It has a cellar door and good restaurant.
Yarra Valley Dairy
Mc Meikans Road, Yering
Phone: (03) 9739 0023
www.yvd.com.au/
If you feel like a cup of coffee in a farm like setting, head for the Yarra Valley Dairy and Café. It also sells locally made ice-cream, locally made gourmet deli foods and goats cheeses, and if you are there around 4pm, you might see the scores of cows being herded back home for milking.
The Yarra Glen Racing track on the Healesville Yarra Glen Rd has a big market on the first Sunday of every month.
Yarra Valley Railway
www.yarravalleyrailway.org.au
Getting there
The Yarra Valley is about 70 minutes from the city centre on the Maroondah Hwy. One of the easiest ways to get there is to take the Eastern Freeway.
Click here for more information on how to get there.
Useful websites
For more information on the region, go to visityarravalley.com.au
MORNINGTON PENINSULA
 There are plenty of wineries in the area and the Mornington Peninsula is especially known for its Pinot Noir. Some wineries on the “must visit” list include:
Red Hill Estate
53 Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South
Ph: (03) 5989 2838
www.redhillestate.com.au
Montalto Vineyard and Olive Grove
33 Redhill Shoreham Rd, Red Hill South
Ph: (03) 5989 8412
www.montalto.com.au
This place has it all, good wines, a café, wetlands, herb garden, great restaurant, an olive grove and good views.
Paringa Estate
44 Paringa Rd, Red Hill South
Ph: (03) 5989 2669
www.paringaestate.com.au
Stonier Wines
Cnr Thompsons Lane and Frankston-Flinders Rd, Merricks
Ph: (03) 5989 8300
www.stoniers.com.au
Ten Minutes by Tractor
1333 Mornington – Flinders Rd, Main Ridge
Ph: (03) 5989 6455
www.tenminutesbytractor.com.au
This place has very good wines and a fab name.
T’Gallant Winemakers
1385 Mornington-Flinders Rd, Main Ridge
Ph: (03) 5989 6565
www.tgallant.com.au
Useful websites
For more information on wineries in the area, go to Visit Victoria’s website
For a map of what’s where, go to www.mpva.com.au/MAP/newmap.php
For more information on the Peninsula, go to www.visitmorningtonpeninsula.org/default.asp
Getting there
Click here to find out how to get to the Peninsula with public transport.
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