Yarra Valley Wine Tour: 3 Tastings & Gourmet Lunch

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1/11

Duration8h

GroupUp to 50

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Three Wineries, Lunch & Chocolate in One Day from Melbourne

You arrive at Richmond station, ride to three wineries across the Yarra Valley, taste wine at each one, sit down to a 2-course lunch with wine included, visit a chocolate factory, and return to Melbourne by coach. The guide handles the history and the route; you handle choosing which wine to drink with lunch and whether you want another hot chocolate at the chocolaterie.

Step-by-step itinerary

Yarra Valley wine tastings and lunch

Visit Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Watch chocolate making and sample chocolates
Order ice-cream or hot chocolate
Explore country views and activities
Wine tasting at Tokar Estate cellar door
Enjoy 2-course gourmet lunch with wine
Wine tasting at Soumah of Yarra Valley
Final cellar door wine tasting

The Experience

Hands swirl a glass of wine against the light, then pause over a tasting note card. That's you at Tokar Estate, the first stop on a Yarra Valley wine tour that moves through three cellar doors in a single day. The coach picks up at Swan Street Richmond Train Station at 8:45am—just ten minutes outside Melbourne—and heads into the valley where the landscape opens into rolling vineyards and country views. Before the wine, though, there's the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery, where you watch chocolate being made, order a hot chocolate or ice cream, and wander the estate grounds. It's an odd pairing until it isn't, and it sets the tone: this day is built around small moments, not rushing.

The wine tastings happen at three different estates. Tokar Estate comes first, and it's paired with a 2-course gourmet lunch where you choose a glass of wine from the tasting to drink alongside your meal. The views from the dining room don't hurt. After lunch, you move to Soumah of Yarra Valley, an award-winning winery that feels transplanted from Italy or France—the kind of place that makes you understand why people talk about wine regions the way they do. A third cellar door tasting rounds out the afternoon. Three tastings, three different perspectives on what the valley produces, and the guide talks through the history and the terroir as you go. Small groups mean you're not herded; there's room to ask questions or just stand quiet with a glass.

The coach returns you to Richmond by evening. Dietary requirements are catered to if you give 24 hours' notice, and the air-conditioned vehicle matters on a warm day in the valley. Bottled water is included throughout. It's a full day—travel time is built into the duration—but it's the kind of full that doesn't feel rushed because someone else is driving and the stops are already planned.

What’s included

Coach pickup and return from Richmond (10 minutes outside Melbourne).
three cellar door wine tastings with a glass of wine at each.
2-course gourmet lunch at Tokar Estate with a glass of wine of your choice.
entry to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery with free time to watch chocolate-making and order ice cream or hot chocolate.
bottled water throughout the day.
all fees and taxes.
air-conditioned vehicle.
guided tour covering the history of the Yarra Valley.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Gauci & Co. Wine Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to taste three different wineries without arranging transport, navigating between estates, or deciding what to order at lunch—the fixed itinerary and included wine with each course means you show up at Richmond and the day unfolds without decisions.