20 Apr 2023
We had a great day from start to finish. Our guide was Matt who was so friendly, down to Earth and professional. We were picked up outside our hotel (Radisson Flagstaff Gardens) at 9am and after a few stops around the city, we were on our way. Matt gave us information about the history of how the Yarra Valley wine region came about, pointed out kangaroos and got us to our first location on time. We visited Yering Farm, Baldownie Estate, Rochford and Soumah. We had lunch at Baldownie which was wonderful. We pre-ordered from an option of four dishes on the way. I had chicken breast on cous cous and my husband had lamb skewers with a tortilla and salad. Lunch came with an option of white or red wine and we got lovely takeaway coffee from a machine to go. We sampled around 5 wines at each location. We found Yering Farm to give the best explanation of each wine, but all of the experts were lovely and professional. There was NOT a hard sales pitch which was great. We returned back to Melbourne at our original drop-off point. Overall, it was a wonderful day, and I would highly recommend it. We had a mixed group of couples, friends, mother/daughter and individuals from around the world, about 20 total. Thank you Matt for a great day!! (The newlyweds from Scotland)