We start the day by sharing a Spotify Playlist for everyone to contribute too. While everyone is adding tunes in, we get to know everyone and ask what everyone wants to do. We give a bit of an explanation about how the day works and what options there are.....We figure out who likes what kind of drinks...are there any wine-connesuirs in the group? Are there alcoholics? Are there people that just want nice photos and a good time?
We figure all that out and then make a plan for the day that we can agree with. We find most of the time people don't mind tooooo much what we do but generally... the itinerary looks like this..
8:45 Pick up from ST PAULS CATHEDRAL
10amWine and cider tasting @ Yering Farm.
11am Wine tasting along with cheese platters @ Tokar Estate.
12pm Lunch at your own expense @ the impressive Huberts Estate/Quarters where you can prder via a QR ocded menu, check out their indigineous art museum and/or get a wine or whiskey tasting. You can also chose to have lunch at your own expense @ DOMAIN CHANDON (Champagne/sparkling place). Either way , this stop is at your own expense.
1:45 Gin paddles @ Four Pillars Gin OR Wine tasting @ Payten and Jones OR Beer paddles @ Watts River.
2:45 Chocolate tasting @ Yarra valley Chocolate OR A final round of drinks at your own expense @ Yarrawood Estate (scenic winery).
4ish Start heading back.
5:00 Back in Melbourne. ACMI Museum Flinders street.
All tastings included at each spot. Only thing not included is food and drinks at the lunch venue, although we do privide a few cheese platters. We also dont get you the drink and the final venue if you opt to not go for the chocolate tasting. That is us just trying to please you by taking you to another winery to end the day.
We dont mind if you drink on the bus. More than welcome to bring your own drinks along. We have a cooler in the bus.
We depart everyday from the front of St Pauls Cathedral at 8:45am. This is technically at 210 FLINDERS STREET, MELBOURNE. We arrive there at 8:30 and will leave by 8:55. We arrive back there at 5:00pm roughly. We park on the flinders street side of St Pauls (not flinders lane), in front of the stairs. We will email the customer the day before the tour to explain all the minor details, but if you are later than 8:55, then we leave without you, so please take time seriously. Please allow 15 minutes for bad traffic and public transport issues.
Any Wines you want to buy. Lunch and drinks at the lunch venue is at your own expense as well as the final winery if you choose to got here instead of the chocolate tasting.
