Laid back,Small-Group Yarra Valley Wine Tour: Wine, Gin and Cider

Our wine tour is a social, down to earth and laid back trip that offers great wines, gin,cider and more..and we have a laugh doing it!

We’ll pick you up in the morning and focus on everyone getting to know each other. We get everyone to add to a Spotify playlist so we have some tunes and spend the first hour just chatting!

Every tour is different. Everything we do on my trip is discussed by the group in the morning. We will give you options to choose from including many different wineries, Distilleries, a cheese place,a chocolate factory, Cideries, restaurants and breweries. 
However if you just want to come along and put your trust in us, we will visit 4 or 5 unique venues, all with a point of difference.

Generally we do 2 wineries,a restaurant,a distillery and either,a chocolate place or a champagne place.

We don’t include lunch in the price, so we go to a restaurant (Quarters) where you can order/pay what you want to eat/drink.

We use a 24 seater bus, but only fill 10-18 seats

The following are a list of wineries and venues we could go to. We do not go to all of these. The tour includes tastings at 4 of these venues , with a 5th being a lunch stop that doesn’t include a tasting. The itinerary can change each day based on what’s open/availabe.

We will drive for 55 minutes to our first venue. After about 45 minutes its starts getting scenic!

Try 5-6 wines and an incredible Pink Lady Apple Cider at this very small, boutique and family run vineyard.

We also provide cheese platters here to compliment your tasting.
Incredible views. Laid back type of winery with an incredible range of tastes.
From Medium bodied reds, to pinot grigio, from sweet desert wines to sparkling, from unfiltered pinot noirs, to Chardonnay to heavy Shiraz and fortified wines.
We also provide cheese platters here to compliment your tasting.

Due to this place not really accepting tour groups, we can’t actually generally include drinks here. If we can sense that there are some of the group that reaaalllly want to go to Chandon…what we do is after lunch instead of taking 30m minutes to just relax and enjoy the lunch venue itself, we drive those who want to check out Chandon and essentially leave you there for 30-40 minutes. This is our way around it. So we can do it, but it definitely will be at your own expense and is not included in the price. A little frustrating, but we are literally the only tour that even offers that!

We find all people want to do there is just have a glass and enjoy the scenery anyway, so 30-40 minutes Is plenty of time!

We don’t always go here, but if we do their wines are really good! Arguably the best Shiraz/Syrah in the area.

Here we have lunch. The restaurant is called ‘Quarters’ and is located on St Huberts Estates winery.
The entire menu is QR coded or you can order with wait staff.
Lunch is not included in the price so this would be at your own expense.
The food is incredible here. I would allow anything from 10-40$ here, depending on how hungry you are. There is something for everyone here. Pizzas, burgers, steaks, ribs, vegan dishes, celiac friendly, creative salads,…really nice food!

The venue itself is really impressive and they also have a cellar door to do wine tastings and whiskey tasting, as well as an Indigenous art museum all done by First Nations people around Victoria.

We often split the group up after lunch for those that want to explore the venue…or those that want to try Chandon.

Here we try 4 of their Gins on a paddle, with tonic or soda to mix with it whilst being told how hey make it in their new impressive distillery. That said, if you don’t like gin or want something else, we can get you any type of drink there. You can even cross the road and we can arrange a private wine tasting at Payton and Jones if you really want to keep the day Wine focused.

Instead of Four Pillars gin, we offer the chance to go to the local brewery where you can try 4 beers on their beer paddle. Small local craft brewery

Here at this very scenic spot, you will have a private tasting of 10-12 chocolates over 25 minutes. You’ll then have time to buy any chocolate you like as well as take advantage of the ice cream section of the factory.

If people are not interested in the chocolate tasting, we offer the chance to drive people to this winery which around the corner from the chocolate place. This would be simply a round of drinks but would be at your own expense. Its simply a nice scenic way to end the day if you want to keep drinking.

This place is a bit of a ‘maybe’.
We tend to find that we don’t regularly go here unless a lot of people want to sacrifice an alcohol place on the day. It is very close to a winery we frequently go to and we can occasionally split the group up. We actually supply cheese platters at the second winery which is the exact same cheese that you could get from this place.

Here we supply cheese platters of 3 goats cheeses and 3 cows Cheeses as well as crackers (GF). It’s a quick stop..normally only 20 minutes.. It’s also a cafe and a place you can buy lesser known wines of the Yarra.

If you want to keep your day wine-focused, we offer the chance to get a wine tasting here INSTEAD OF FOUR PILLARS GIN. Arguably the best wine of the day!

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• We do not do Hotel pick ups unless you can meet us on the way the Yarra Valley and it’s not a detour.
• We do not have space for luggage of any sort.
• We have 2 vehicles that run this tour. We primarily use a 24 seater bus but purposefully dont fill it up to still give the tour an intimate and small-group feel. We only allow 18 people max book. We also run a second vehicle of 13 seats which is a smaller van. If group size is important to you, please let us know so we can best accomodate you!
• This is a public group tour where you’ll be joined by others. You can book this tour however as a large group and we can discuss doing a private tour for your group

• Laid back,Small-Group Yarra Valley Wine Tour: Wine, Gin and Cider
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• Live entertainment (Acoustic guitar)
• Local guide
• 6-7 Tastings at each of the 4 venues we visit (included in price)
• Driver/guide
• Tour includes generally: 2, wineries, 1 gin distillery tasting , chocolate tasting
• Wine tastings
• Beverages
• We use a bus with 24 seats, and when busy a 2nd van with 13. If size is important to you, inform us!

• Lunch- We will go to a restaurant where everyone can order/pay their own way. Allow 20-30$ for mains
• We won’t Go to every place mentioned in the itinerary. They are a list of potential options.

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*The name of this wine tour company is ‘Teepee Tours’.

*We will be meeting at 74 SPRING STREET, EAST MELBOURNE @ 8:45AM.
This is across the road from ‘Hotel Windsor’ or ‘Cafe Excello’ where you can get a coffee, and out the front of Parliament Train Station.
We will depart at 8:55am AT THE VERY LATEST, with or without you.

We NEED you to text or call us if you are looking to be later than 8:55am on +61423237833 (Whatsapp as well).

*Please allow an extra 20 minutes for traffic, public transport issues and anything else. The city of Melbourne has lots of roadworks and infrastructure projects right now so whatever time you are seeing on your google maps/uber apps, add on an extra 20 minutes. We leave at 9am no matter what. *THIS* is your warning. We won’t wait for anyone and won’t call you if you’re not there.

*The license plate of the bus is ‘BS07ED’, unless otherwise communicated to you

*The bus has 24 seats ,16 coupled together and 8 seats that are singles on the other isle.

*We will contact you via email or messaging via this platform the day before the tour to let you know of your drivers details and a rough itinerary. You can reach us on +61423237833 or info@teepeetours.com if you have any questions.

*If you have left an international number there is a strong chance we won’t be able to reach you, so please check your emails or WhatsApp!

*We run this tour in a Mitsubishi Rosa with 25 seats, although we only fill up 10-20 seats to give it a small group feel still with plenty of space. We also have a 13 seater mini van when we have 2 groups running or if the group is smaller. If group size is important to you, please let us know.

-This tour will run 100% no matter what the weather is or how may people are booked

Minimum drinking age is 18 years, however if accompanied by an adult this is fine

-On weekends we can’t go to several places due to them being too busy.

Please be advised..

• This Tour is Provided by Teepee Tours.
• Tour Timezone & Starts at Australia/Melbourne.
• Mobile or paper ticket accepted.
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
• This Tour is Rated 5 Stars based on 2158 valid reviews on VIATOR.
• Minimum 1 Travelers is required to book.
• Maximum 15 Travelers is accepted for booking.