Yarra Valley Grazing Tour: Wine, Gin, Cheese & Chocolate Experience

We are so grateful to have Jai as our guide. He is very kind, helpful, and professional. My little girl loves Jai dearly because he always chats with her and takes great care of her. The wine, cheese, pizza, gin, and chocolate were all incredibly delicious! Our tummies are very full after this wonderful trip!

Our guide, Bill, was fantastic—friendly, extremely funny, and full of energy. The trip was excellent, with great wine, gin, pizza and cheese tastings. One suggestion for an even better experience: ending the tour with some ice cream in the Yarra Valley would be a perfect final touch.

The trip was Great! Git a variety…cheese, wine, chocolate, and Gin. particularly good when some of us do not drink. The lunch was like a gourmet dinner quality, what a surprise. Our tour guide Lucy was excellent. Her pleasant personality and the lively briefing throughout the journey had made the trip so much more fun, bonding the people together. Blessed to have her.

In the morning, the Go West Tours car picked us up at the hotel entrance on time. After leaving the city of Melbourne and driving for about an hour, the surrounding scenery has changed into vineyards and farms. Arriving at the first Balgownie Estate, we tasted 5 wines during the introduction by the winery commentator. Second stop, go eat cheese! I ate three kinds of cheese with biscuits and many kinds of jams at the cheese shop (Coldstream Dairy). Then go to FOUR PILLARS, a famous gin distillery here. The distillery prepares 4 different glasses of gin for each person, and you can choose to add tonic water, lemonade or sparkling water. At this time, many people's cheeks started to turn red. Then go to Rochford Winery for lunch, with your choice of red wine or white wine. After the meal, everyone had a wine tasting, and they tried four types from the winery’s wine list, plus a dessert wine. The last stop was at a chocolate and ice cream shop, where everyone was allowed to try more than a dozen kinds of chocolate. We also bought two large balls of ice cream ourselves, and our stomachs were full of sweetness. Get in the car with a tipsy and sweet taste, ready to return to Melbourne. This one-day tour of wineries in the Yarra Valley is really rich in content. It is worth mentioning that the driver and tour guide Terry.R is enthusiastic and humorous, and his driving skills are top-notch!

Totally recommend taking the Yarra Valley Gourmet Tours under Go West! Our tour guide Alisha was super fantastic and sassy, love the way she gave little tidbits of facts about each stop that we were going to. That made each interaction with the proprietors super fun & genuine. For this tour we went to the following: 1. Balgownie Estate - had a tasting of 5 wines there introduced to us by Nicola. Each wine was delicious and had a nice time walking around the place afterwards. 2. Coldstream Dairy - we were greeted by Sparkles the dog, and their peppercorn cheese and cranberry cheese were so good I ended up buying them both. They also do jams & preserves. 3. Four Pillars Distillery - we got the G&T Paddle where we tasted 3-4 types of gins with a mixer of our choice (I took lemonade). Really super experience! My favourite was the Bloody Shiraz Gin with dark citrus. 4. Rochford Wineries - this was the lunch stop for our tour (I had the 16 hour slow cooked beef oyster blade - sooo tender) and after that we had a wine tasting introduced by Freddy. They also sell whiskies (large and small bottles) and other wines like Moscato (must try!) 5. Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery - we were ushered into a room where they gave tastings of their chocolate. The milk chocolate coated raspberry licorice and the choc coated freeze dried strawberries are the kicker! Really fantastic experience for my first time in Melbourne, 5 stars recommendation for those who want a nicely paced food and wine tour!

thank you Red! the best driver and tour guide. this is a nice experience. we visited 2 wineries, 1 gin, 1 cheese/dairy and 1 chocolaterie. almost got drunk lol but this is one of a kind aussie experience. this tour is lunch inclusive.

My twin sister and I joined the Yarra Valley gourmet tour, and it absolutely exceeded our expectations! Our guide, Monique, was nothing short of spectacular. Punctual, passionate, and radiating warmth, she captivated us with her extensive knowledge, even pointing out the Clifton Hill Shot Tower as we drove past it. Give Monique a bonus, will you! The tour itself was well-paced, and the places we visited were well-curated. I chose this specific tour because of its appealing itinerary. Included in the price was a delectable one-course lunch, accompanied by a glass of wine or a soft drink, as well as all the tasting fees. It is excellent value for money, not to mention the superb service. Bravo, Go West!

The Yarra Gourment Tour was pretty fun! Got to taste different kind of wines, gins and lastly chocolates! The lunch provided was pretty yummy too 😋 The tour guide Chloe was very engaging as well! Definitely worth to book this tour!

This tour by Go West Tours was the best tour we had in Melbourne. We were given ample time at each of the 5 locations. Our favourite was the Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery. The coconut-macadamia praline was so tasty that we bought so many of it. The dairy shop where we had the cheese tasting platter was good too. Only felt that the lunch could have been better. Otherwise a great trip!

Aaron was super. Very friendly and pleasant personality. itinerary was short and sweet, not too tiring. loved the gin tasting and best was tasting at Rochford. They had quality wines worth purchasing. was an enjoyable tour!