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Drive the Yarra Valley yourself, with a GPS audio guide that plays automatically as you go. Your booking unlocks the whole region in the free Wine Trails app: pick your date and starting point — Healesville, Coldstream, Yarra Glen, Seville, or straight out of Melbourne — choose the cellar doors you want, and the app builds your personal route with turn-by-turn narration. 85 stories cover 63 cellar doors and the people behind them: as you pass Yering Station you'll hear how the Ryrie brothers planted Victoria's first vines on this riverbank in 1838, and how Paul de Castella later bought the run and made it famous, taking a grand prix at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle. No group, no schedule, no guide — pause for a long lunch in Healesville, replay anything, and the audio keeps working when the signal drops through the Upper Yarra. You'll need a car and a designated driver; tastings are booked and paid directly with the wineries.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Itinerary
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1Healesville
The valley's north-eastern township at the base of the Great Dividing Range, and the default start point for the drive.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Yering Station
Where the Ryrie brothers planted Victoria's first vines in 1838 and Paul de Castella later made the wines that won a grand prix at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle; the de Castella bluestone buildings still stand.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Domaine Chandon
On Maroondah Highway at Coldstream, established in 1986 when Moet and Chandon chose the Yarra Valley for their Australian sparkling wine operation.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
4Yarra Yering
At Gruyere, the twelve hectares Dr Bailey Carrodus planted at the foot of the Warramate Hills in 1969.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Coldstream Hills Cellar Door
On Maddens Lane at Gruyere, on the warm sheltered valley floor where Chardonnay grows alongside Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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On Maroondah Highway at Coldstream, in the historic heart of the valley floor.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
A working winery estate near Yarra Glen that also holds the TarraWarra Museum of Art, opened in 2003 by collectors Eva and Marc Besen.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8De Bortoli Winery
On Pinnacle Lane at Dixons Creek, in the warmer sheltered hill country north of Yarra Glen that gives richer Shiraz and Cabernet.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
9Rochford Wines Yarra Valley
One of the grand Coldstream estates on Maroondah Highway, with sweeping views across the valley floor.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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On Maroondah Highway in the middle of Healesville, sharing its address with the Healesville Hotel.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11Healesville Sanctuary
Founded in 1934 as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary on twenty-eight acres of bushland, now home to over a hundred and forty native species.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
On the Maroondah Highway near Yering Station, a working Belgian-style chocolate factory, cafe and ice creamery.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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