Top 10 Yarra Valley Small Wineries

Writing top 10 Yarra Valley small wineries really brought back those crisp Yarra Valley mornings when the mist clings low over the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, and you catch the first sniff of fermenting Pinot Noir – and you know you’re in one of Australia’s laid back wine regions. For me, Oleksandr Honcharenko, […]
Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery

The charm of Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery hit me the very first time I was driving down Eltham Road and into Christmas Hills – those rolling hills in morning sun, and somehow the smell of handcrafted chocolates just wafts across the place – 40 acres of land and you can’t help feeling like […]
Domaine Chandon

Stepping into Domaine Chandon for the very first time is a pretty special feeling – and as a bloke who’s spent his fair share of time traipsing through the world of sparkling wine, I know a place with some real character when I see one & that’s definitely the case here. The Yarra Valley vineyards […]
Tarrawarra Museum of Art

Most art galleries feel like sterile white boxes, but the first time I – Oleksandr Honcharenko – stepped into Tarrawarra Museum of Art, tucked into the Yarra Valley, it felt like entering a quiet, intimate story set on Wurundjeri Country. The building seems to be shaped by the land itself – from the rolling hills […]
Wellbeing & Spa In The Yarra Valley

Most travellers think of rolling vineyards, long lunches, and lazy afternoons when they picture the Yarra Valley, but Wellbeing & Spa In The Yarra Valley adds a different beat to your visit. As I, Oleksandr Honcharenko, discovered after a long week in the Dandenong Ranges and Mount Dandenong, there’s nothing quite like easing into a […]
Yarra Valley Wine Tour