The Makers’ Circuit

The Yarra Valley Circuit

One day.
Three delicious chapters.

A private progressive dining experience across Yering Station, TarraWarra Estate and Yarra Valley Dairy. Local, seasonal food and wine, and the people behind them.

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Yarra Valley vineyard rows edged by native trees in warm afternoon light.
Private groups · 1–6 guestsWednesday–SaturdayFrom $795 per guest

A flat $450 supplement applies to parties of one or two. All prices in AUD. Landscape courtesy of TarraWarra.

The day, from first taste to last

Three stops. One unfolding meal.

  1. Opening

    Yering Station

    An opening glass, a visit beneath the winery and your first course at the table.

    • Yarrabank on arrival
    • Underground barrel cellar tour
    • Plated entrée with matched wine
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    The day opens where Victorian wine began. Yering Station planted the state's first vineyard in 1838, and remains a working winery today.

    A glass of Yarrabank on arrival, then a tour of the underground barrel cellar with the venue team to learn how the wine is made.

    A plated course follows in the restaurant, matched to a wine, a considered opening before the table at TarraWarra.

    The heritage brick cellar door at Yering Station, framed by garden trees. Two plated courses on a marble table at Yering Station: seared meat with blueberries and beetroot, and a fried zucchini flower with carrot.
    Photography: Mitch Fong

  2. The Long Lunch

    TarraWarra Estate

    From the kitchen garden to a long lunch, with the season leading every course.

    • Seasonal kitchen garden tour
    • Three-course lunch with wine pairings
    • Handwritten recipe card to take home
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    Lunch is the heart of the day, and it sits at TarraWarra. The restaurant is built into the earth, rammed walls and wide windows onto the vines.

    It begins with a kitchen garden tour to learn what is in season, then a three-course lunch at the table, each course paired with a TarraWarra wine and talked through as it arrives.

    A handwritten recipe card goes home with you, a way to find the table again.

    TarraWarra's rammed-earth restaurant building glowing in the last light of the day. A roasted quail with pea puree and a bowl of cured salmon with roe, plated beside a glass of red wine at TarraWarra.
    Courtesy of TarraWarra

  3. The Close

    Yarra Valley Dairy

    A private cheese tasting at the farm, and a taste of the valley to take home.

    • Guided cheese tasting in a private room
    • Wine paired with locally made cheeses
    • Cheese to take home
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    To close, a cheese tasting at Yarra Valley Dairy, the farm where it's made.

    In a private room, a tasting of soft cheeses made on site, each with the story of how it comes to be, and a glass to match. An unhurried close as the afternoon settles over the valley.

    Some cheese goes home with you, to draw the day out a little longer.

    The farm shop at Yarra Valley Dairy under a clear blue sky. A board of soft cheeses at Yarra Valley Dairy, with small pots of whipped cheese and cut wedges.
    Courtesy of Yarra Valley Dairy

Menus follow the season. Your hosts are the venue teams; attendance by a particular chef, winemaker or cheesemaker varies.

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The Particulars

What it costs

$795 a guest

Full payment is taken at booking.

Parties of one or two include a flat $450 supplement.

Each booking includes

  • Courses and pairings across the day

    Food at all three venues, with a long lunch at its heart, each plate matched to a wine or a cheese and shaped around what is in season.

  • The produce behind each course

    What is growing in the valley now, and how each kitchen uses it, talked through as the food arrives.

  • How the wine and cheese are made

    The making drawn out on site by the people who pour and craft it, where the work is done.

  • Something of the day to take home

    A few small things leave with you, a recipe to cook again and a taste of the valley, to draw the day out a little longer.

  • A private booking for one to six

    Your booking is private to your group. Restaurants may host other diners; the booking does not include exclusive use of each venue.

  • Transport through the day

    Pickup from a central Melbourne point, and transport between every venue.

Before You Book

Questions

Is the price the same for a smaller group?
Each circuit is a private booking for your own group across all three venues. Restaurants may also host other diners. Parties of four to six are $795 a guest. Parties of one or two include a flat $450 supplement, reflecting the private use of the day. A party of three is priced per guest, with no supplement.

What does the day include?
Food at all three venues: Yering Station, TarraWarra and Yarra Valley Dairy, with a long lunch at its heart and each course matched to a wine or a cheese. Transport between them through the day, and pickup from a central Melbourne point. The menu is set by the season and shaped by the makers behind it.

How far ahead do I book?
Available dates are shown in the booking form. The earliest you can choose is at least three weeks out, so each maker has time to prepare for your group.

What if I need to cancel or move my date?
Each circuit is arranged privately around three venues and a single day, so our terms reflect what we commit on your behalf as the date approaches. Full payment is taken at booking. 14 or more days before your date, a 90% refund, or move the date once at no charge, subject to venue availability. 7 to 13 days before, a 50% refund, and dates cannot be moved. Under 7 days, or a no-show, no refund. If we or one of the venues cancels, you choose a full refund or a reschedule at no cost. These terms do not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

How many guests can come?
The circuit runs for one to six guests, and never more than six. Parties of one or two include the supplement described above. The day is private to your group, with no other guests added.

Booking

Book the Yarra Valley circuit

For no more than six guests, booked at least three weeks ahead.

The circuit runs Wednesday to Saturday, one party a day.

Wednesday to Saturday. Your date is confirmed when you book.

We use your details to confirm your booking and brief the venue kitchens, and handle your information as set out in our privacy policy.

$795 per guest × 2 $1,590
Small-party supplement $450
Total $2,040

Parties of one or two include a flat $450 supplement.

Full payment is taken at booking, securely through Stripe. Cancellation and date changes are set out in our terms.

A day worth making time for

Bring your people.
We’ll arrange the tables.

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