Global Ballooning’s unforgettable hot air balloon experience over Yarra Valley’s magnificent vineyards, lakes and mountain mist will leave you spellbound! Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity – experience this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now. Enter an adventure of wine and food at Balgownie Estate. Their on-site restaurant features a rotating chef who prepares delicious seasonal…
Month: July 2024
Discover the Yarra Valley’s Rich Indigenous Heritage
The Yarra Valley is world-renowned for producing world-class wines. The region’s unique flavour is thanks to a mix of soil types, cool climate and elevation variations which give its wines their signature character. Yarra Valley has always held great significance to Wurundjeri Woi wurrung people who feel spiritual ties to its environs. Coranderrk Aboriginal Station…
Off-The-Beaten-Path Destinations in the Yarra Valley
The Yarra Valley offers an abundance of spectacular winery restaurants with stunning vineyard views and smart winery hotels, perfect for any wine lover or bon vivant alike. Oenophiles will discover family-run wineries with distinguished credentials; bon vivants can relax in inviting cellar doors from international names; while adventurous newcomers will be delighted by experimental newcomers….
Yarra Valley’s Pioneering Women Their Stories
Pioneering Women of Yarra Valley was developed on the traditional lands of Gundungurra and Tharawal people. This fertile region is well known for its genteel English-style estates and fine wines, yet has produced several strong female figures who have contributed significantly to society. Coombe, once home to opera legend Dame Nellie Melba, is now open…
Mandala – The Art of Barrel Aging in Yarra Valley Wines
Mandala is the realization of a longstanding family dream: an impressive property featuring both vineyard and cellar door that showcases the cool climate wines of the Yarra Valley. All fruit for these wines comes from Swallowfield Vineyard in Gembrook. Established in 2000, Cellar Door Winery marked the end of an exhaustive search for winegrowing terroir…