Wineries Yarra Valley
Wineries Yarra Valley – Location
Melbourne wine tour. Firstly, wineries of the Yarra Valley are located in less than 1 hours drive from the Melbourne city. Secondly, it is one of the most respectable grape growing regions in Victoria. Also, it is famous wine producing region in Australia.
Furthermore, Yarra Valley includes over 80 wineries and over 100 vineyards. Moreover, some of them offer fantastic views of vineyards and pastoral farming landscapes.
In addition, the Yarra Valley is famous for its excellent climate and perfect soils. Therefore, these conditions support winemakers including world known brands.
As a result, the region features some first awards winning boutique and family owned wineries. So, we include them in our Melbourne wine tour as a list of Premium Wine Tours to Yarra Valley.
Wineries Yarra Valley
For private premium wine tours we also can choose any wineries Yarra Valley combination that suit your group from the following:
Domain Chandon – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 727 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, VIC, 3770.
Phone: (613) 9738 9200.
Oakridge Estate – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 864 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, VIC, 3770.
Phone: (613) 9738 9900.
Innocent Bystander – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 334 Maroondah Highway, Healesville, VIC, 3777.
Phone: (613) 5962 6111.
Fergusson Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: 82 Wills Road, Yarra Glen, VIC, 3775.
Phone: (613) 5999 9222.
Rochford Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: 878 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, VIC, 3770.
Phone: (613) 5962 2119.
De Bortoli Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: 58 Pinnacle Lane, Dixons Creek, VIC, 3775.
Phone: (613) 5965 2271.
Balgownie Estate – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 1309 Melba Highway, Yarra Glen, VIC, 3775.
Phone: (613) 9730 0700.
Yering Station – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 38, Melba Highway, Yarra Glen, VIC, 3775.
Phone: (613) 9730 0100.
Dominique Portet – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 870 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, VIC, 3770.
Phone: (613) 5962 5760.
Coldstream Hills – Wineries Yarra Valley.
Address: 31 Maddens Lane, Coldstream, VIC, 3770.
Phone: (613) 5960 7000.
Sticks Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address. 179 Glenview Road, Yarra Glen, VIC, 3775.
Phone: (613) 9730 1022.
Killara Estate Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: Cnr Warburton Hwy & Sunnyside Road, Seville East, VIC 3139.
Phone: (613) 5961 5877
Coombe Farm Estate – Yarra Valley.
Address: 673-675 Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, VIC, 3770
Phone: (613) 9739 0173
Yering Farm Wines – Yarra Valley.
Address: St Hubert Road, Yering, VIC
Phone: (613) 9739 0461
Yarra Yering Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: 4 Briarty Road Gruyere Victoria Australia 3770
Phone: (613) 5964 9267
Tokar Estate Winery – Yarra Valley.
Address: 6 Maddens Lane Coldstream, Victoria 3770
Phone (613) 5964 9585
Wineries Yarra Valley – Past and Future
Melbourne wine tours. Wineries Yarra Valley offers you a wide range of wine for tasting. Most of tastings are for free. You can try outstanding Australia’s sparkling wines. The well known winery for sparkling wine is Domain Chandon owned by French Champagne house. In Yarra Valley you can also enjoy high quality Chardonnay, delicious Pinot Noir, world known Cabernet Sauvignon, and quite unique Shiraz.
Yarra Valley vine growing region is the oldest in Victoria. The first vines were planted here in 1838. That region has more than 175 yeas history. Yarra Valley enjoyed fast growing viticulture in 1860-70. Then the area was slowing down in wine production in 1920 – late 1960. Only in the 1990s, Yarra Valley surpassed the previous one hundred years old record for the area covered by vineyards.
These days the area of wine growing in Yarra Valley is around 4000 ha. That is accounting close to 2% of the field of all Australia’s vineyards growing grapes. That is accounting for around 4% of all Australia’s grape crush.
The future is promising due to growing local and international markets. It is also promising due to the demand on Yarra Valley wineries through popular wine tours. Yarra Valley is also one of the closest to Melbourne and very attractive wine region for international and Australian visitors.