Yarra Valley

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Less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne is the picturesque Yarra Valley. One of the world’s great wine-growing regions, renowned for its pinot noir and sparkling wines, the Yarra compliments its wonderful vintages with a mouth-watering array of local produce.

Many vineyard restaurants showcase their finest wines with the best in home-grown foods or tour the farmers’ markets and create your own delectable picnic. The valley and the picturesque forested Dandenong Ranges nearby also have a growing reputation for their spa resorts.

Along with these relaxing retreats is a wealth of boutique accommodation from luxury hotels to historic homes and romantic cottages tucked in the forest. One of the best places to get up close and personal with Australia’s unique animals is at the Healesville Sanctuary where more than 200 species, including koala and platypus, live in natural bush settings.


Yarra Valley Fast FactsCouple sampling wine from barrels

• Home to over 70 award winning wineries
• The first grape vine was planted at Yering Station in 1838
• Healesville Sanctuary has the world’s largest collection of Australian native wildlife
• Yarra Valley was first established in the 1850’s by Swiss immigrants
• Due to the cool climate, the region’s signature wines are chardonnay, pinot noir and sparkling wine
• Fergusson, Yarra Yering, Mount Mary, Seville Estate, Warramate, Yarra Burn and Chateau Yerinya (now De Bortoli) were established between 1968-1975


Yarra Valley Highlights

William Ricketts Sanctuary is a place of beauty tranquillity, marvel at the wooden sculptures half hidden among ferns along pathways.

Float away in a Global Hot Air Balloon above corridors of grape vines and over the Yarra River as you take in the
breathtaking views below.

Meander along the treetop on the Mt Donna Buang Rainforest Walkway, you will come in contact with giant 250-
300 year old, 60 metre mountain ash trees! Puffing Billy steam trains

Ride the century old Puffing Billy Steam Train for a memorable journey on Australia’s most notable narrow gauge
railway from Belgrave to Gembrook.

Spend time at the Yarra Valley Regional Farmer’s Market located held on the 3rd Sunday of every month at Yering Station in their Historic Barn. Speak to the producers while purchasing seasonal fruit, juices and vegetables, locally baked bread, pies and fudge, jams and preserves, cheeses, coffee, pasta, olives, meat and much more.

Fancy a cuppa? Make sure you visit Tea Leaves in Yarra Glen - this little shop has treasure chests crammed full of teas, teapots and tea accessories of every description and colour imaginable. They import over 300 teas from around the world which are blended and packaged in Victoria.

Visit the well renowned De Bortoli Winery & Restaurant - a family run, award-winning winery. You have to see the new ‘Cheese Maturation and Tasting Room’ inside the cellar door, the cheese maker is on hand to help select delicious cheese from Australia and around the world.

 
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