Yarra Valley small wineries
The Yarra Valley region is known for its award-winning vineyards and beautiful natural surroundings, making it a perfect destination for Yarra Valley wine tours.
Top small wineries in the Yarra Valley
Discover a variety of wines at both well-known and smaller boutique wineries, where you can receive personalized service and expert knowledge.
Seville Hill
Visit the cellar door at Seville Hill for a selection of sparkling wines and tempranillo. Enjoy a cheese platter while taking in the views of the hillsides. Live jazz music is played during warmer months for guests to enjoy.
Payne’s Rise
Experience the historic ambience of boutique Payne’s Rise, with the cellar door in the original 1860s homestead. Visitors can enjoy sampling fruit-driven wines in the cool climate of the upper Yarra Valley, surrounded by shady elms and oaks.
Seville Estate
Visitors can enjoy highly sought-after cool climate shiraz and other minimum intervention wines at award-winning Seville Estate. The light-filled space is set in a native garden and offers a restful outlook over vineyards and rolling pastures.
Soumah of Yarra Valley
Lovely Soumah of Yarra Valley is known for its northern Italian-style wines and trattoria. Visitors can enjoy award-winning white, red, and sparkling wine tastings at the cellar door and dine in the glass-enclosed restaurant with vineyard views.
Mac Forbes Wines
Mac Forbes operates multiple vineyards in the Yarra Valley, each showcasing wines with distinct characteristics influenced by the microclimate. The cellar door offers tours and tastings on the first Saturday of every month, with private experiences available by appointment. Contact the winery in advance to organize a visit.
Boat O’Craigo Wines
Boat O’Craigo is a boutique family-owned winery known for its hand-crafted wines. Visitors can enjoy antipasto, cheese paddles, and traditional thin-base pizza while savouring a glass of wine from the cellar door and enjoying the stunning views.
Steels Gate Wines
Located in Dixons Creek, Steels Gate offers elegant wines from the cellar door, with a lunch menu featuring fresh produce from their garden to create modern Australian cuisine.
Yering Farm Wines
Yering Farm produces apple and pear cider from a 70-acre orchard and single-vineyard wines. Visitors can enjoy a picnic on the lawn, take in views from the verandah, or relax at the rustic cellar door.
Tokar Estate Winery
Tokar Estate offers a selection of award-winning excellent climate wines made by the Tokar family, including tempranillo from the oldest planting in the valley. Visitors can enjoy their new favourite wine in a beautiful valley setting and indulge in seasonal dining options.
Mandala
Make sure to include Mandala Winery on your itinerary to enjoy tastings of award-winning wines, such as single vineyard pinot noir. You can also choose to picnic on the lawn with friends, family, and pets by pre-ordering a picnic pack or dining in the restaurant on farm-to-table Italian cuisine.
