Yarra Valley & Wineries

The beginning
In 1838 Yering Station located in the Yarra Valley and is identified as the start of the Victorian wine industry, until about 1921 when the demand for fortified wine saw their wine production cease.

Today
The Yarra Valley now boasts over 80 wineries is recognized as Australia's finest area for growing pinot noir and sparkling wines and has over 3 600 hectares under vine.

Yarra valley boasts that it is Victoria's most visited wine area, and can be easily reached from Melbourne being located within one hour's drive from Melbourne's CBD or airport.

Some of the established wineries with exceptional food establishments are;

• Fergusson's
• Domaine Chandon's
• Coldstream Hills

Some of the established wineries with music festivals and galleries
Rochford's Eyton with its summer music concerts
Tarra Warra Estate with its prestigious art galley

If you are looking for exceptional chardonnay, shiraz and cabernet sauvignon you need go no further than the Yarra Valley.

Cellar door sales

Yering Station
Punt Road
TarraWarra and many to find as you explore this rich historic region..

Gourmet's delight

The area has a great number and variety of festivals celebrating food or wine.
KInglake for Raspberry lovers in January.
Kellybrook Cider Festival in May.
Grape grazing festival in May.
Victoria Strawberry Festival in Seville in November.
Country Harvest Festival in November
Warratina Lavender Farm.
Victorian Cherry Festival held at Wandin in December.

Pioneer history

The National trust man ages Gulf Station, an early period setting and farm display.

Healesville Sanctuary

Nature in stunning natural surroundings, seeing the "eagles in flight is something to experience"

Accommodation

Many wineries now provide a wide range of accommodation to suit all needs of visitors.

Shopping

During your stay you will find a large number of art galleries, restaurants, cafes, antique stores, markets, nature walks.

Yarra Valley History

1960's saw major replanting of the vineyards

1990s, saw the area grow to such an extent is passed the high point of the vineyard numbers of the 19th century.

Wines made in the Yarra Valley
Sparkling wine plus those made in partnership with French Champagne houses.
Fine Chardonnay
Complex Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz.

1892 Dame Nellie Melba's father, David Mitchell planted his vineyards at Stringybark Creek.

1937 Vineyards were forced to revert to pasture and farming because of the great depression and some adverse climatic conditions..

1963 New wineries started to establish, one of the first was Wantirna Estate.

1968-1975
From this period we saw a number of great wineries establish vineyards
Fergusson
Yarra Yering
Mount Mary
Seville Estate
Warramate
Yarra Burn
De Bortoli

Others such as Yeringberg and St Huberts re established their vineyards.

1989 Yering Station, the owners replanted the vines and restored its original buildings.