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Progressive dining

One meal, three producers, a single day in the Yarra Valley

Progressive dining takes the courses of a single meal and spreads them across separate places, each one responsible for its part. The Makers' Circuit builds this as a full day: a small group moves between three Yarra Valley producers, taking a different course at each, with the wine paired at every stop.

How the day moves

Three stops, one day

Yering Station

A glass of Yarrabank on arrival, then a walk down into the underground barrel cellar to see how the wine is made, with the winemaker explaining it. A plated entree follows, matched to a wine.

TarraWarra Estate

A long lunch that begins in the kitchen garden, learning what is in season, before a three-course meal built from it. A handwritten recipe card to take home.

Yarra Valley Dairy

A closing cheese tasting in a private room inside a hundred-year-old milking shed. The cheese is made on site, and guests take some away with them.

Wine is paired at every stop. A driver in a luxury vehicle collects the group in Melbourne, moves them between the three stops, and brings them home, so no one watches the clock or the road. See the full Yarra Valley circuit for the complete itinerary and dates.

Who a Makers' Circuit day suits

Small groups who want depth

One to six guests, four to six most often, never combined with another party. Enough room to sit with a winemaker or a cheesemaker and actually talk.

People marking something

Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and client entertainment all sit well in a single unhurried day. See our occasions page for specifics.

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Questions

About progressive dining

What is progressive dining?
Progressive dining moves a single meal across more than one place, with each stop responsible for a different course. The Makers' Circuit sets this across a full day in the Yarra Valley: a cellar visit and a plated entree at Yering Station, a long three-course lunch at TarraWarra Estate, and a closing cheese tasting at Yarra Valley Dairy. One party, one day, three producers.

How is this different from a wine tour?
We are not a tour operator. There is no coach, no group larger than six, and no other party is added to the day. The group, one to six guests, sits down to a plated course at Yering Station, a long lunch at TarraWarra Estate, and a cheese tasting at Yarra Valley Dairy.

Who is a Makers' Circuit day suited to?
Small groups who want a full day built around food, wine, and the people who make both. The circuit runs for one to six guests, four to six most often, and it suits couples, milestone occasions, and client entertainment equally well.