Yarra Valley Wine & Gin Tours
Plan a Yarra Valley wine and gin tour with advice on mixed itineraries, distillery stops, pacing and who these tours suit best.
Wine and gin tours are designed for visitors who want the Yarra Valley to feel like a broader drinks region rather than a pure winery crawl. They are especially useful for groups with mixed preferences. The catch is in the wording: plenty of tours from Melbourne put gin in the title, and on most of them the gin is a paid tasting at a winery bar or an option you choose when you book.
The calendar below books the tour that takes you to the distillery with the gin in the price: the wine tour with gin, beer, cider and chocolate, $93 a person, with a paddle of four gins and a mixer at Four Pillars in Healesville, tastings at two wineries and a private chocolate tasting. Lunch is ordered and paid at a winery restaurant. It is rated 4.8 from nearly 800 reviews.
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Why Combine Wine and Gin?
The main advantage is variety. After two wine tastings, the change in botanicals, spirit production and service style can reset the palate and keep the group engaged.
It also solves the common problem of a group where only some people came for the wine. A distillery stop gives the others something they chose, and the wine drinkers still get their cellar doors.
Four Pillars and Healesville
Healesville is strongly associated with craft gin thanks to Four Pillars, making it a natural addition to many mixed regional itineraries. Because the venue can be popular, check whether your tour includes a structured gin tasting or simply free time.
Here is where the gin sits on the tours that mention it:
| Tour | Price | Where the gin is | In the price? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wine tour with gin, beer, cider and chocolate | $93 | Four Pillars distillery, a paddle of four gins with mixer | Yes |
| Wine tour with lunch and a gin or beer upgrade | $129 | Four Pillars, a tasting flight instead of the fourth winery | Small extra fee for the swap |
| Wine tour with chocolate, gin and good times | $86 | Stag Lane Distillery most days, Four Pillars on Tuesdays and Wednesdays | Only with the Full Tasting Experience option |
| Half-day small-group wine tour | $97 | Four Pillars | Optional add-on |
| Wine, gin, whisky and chocolate tour | $93 | St Huberts cellar door | Small extra fee |
So a title with gin in it tells you gin is available somewhere on the day, not that it is included or poured at a distillery. The $93 gin tour is the one that does both, and it gives up a winery to fit it in. The $129 day keeps three wineries and a two-course lunch with a glass of wine when you take the Four Pillars swap, and it is rated 4.9 from more than 350 reviews. The same comparison, with the chocolate stops added, is on wine, gin and chocolate tours.
Who Should Choose a Mixed Tour?
Best for:
- groups of friends;
- visitors who enjoy several drink categories;
- repeat wine-region travellers;
- people who want Healesville in the itinerary.
Less suitable for:
- serious wine enthusiasts wanting four winery tastings;
- visitors focused on single-vineyard Chardonnay or Pinot Noir.
If the Chardonnay is the reason you are going, a wine-focused day visits three or four cellar doors instead of two. Our guide to what the Yarra Valley is famous for explains which grapes to look for, and Yarra Valley winery tours and tastings collects the tours built around them.
Pacing Matters
Gin is stronger than wine. A sensible mixed day needs food, water and fewer total tasting stops.
The mixed tours are built that way already. The $93 gin tour pours at two wineries, the distillery and the chocolate room, with water on board, and lets the group split at some stops so nobody has to taste everything. Put the gin after lunch where you can, and do not add a spirit tasting at a winery bar on a day that already includes a distillery.
Example Itinerary
- 10:30 — winery;
- 12:00 — second winery;
- 1:30 — lunch;
- 3:15 — gin distillery;
- return to Melbourne.
These are illustrative times, not the schedule of any tour above. Group tours leave central Melbourne between about 8.30 and 9.30am and are back in the city by early evening, so a day like this fits comfortably. If you are staying in the valley, our weekend itinerary spreads the stops over two days.
Wine + Gin + Chocolate Tours
Some products add chocolate or beer as well. Count the actual winery stops before booking if wine is still the main reason for your trip.
The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie appears on more itineraries than any winery, and beer turns up in several titles. The $129 lunch tour can swap its fourth winery for Watts River Brewery from Thursday to Monday, and the $93 gin tour includes beer and cider among its options. The flagship wine, gin, whisky and chocolate tour keeps three cellar doors, a guided chocolate tasting and the paid spirit option, and is rated 4.9 from close to 1,500 reviews. Our wine and chocolate guide covers the difference between a chocolate stop and a proper pairing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is gin included on every mixed tour?
Only if the itinerary explicitly says so. Check whether tasting fees are bundled. Of the tours that mention gin, the $93 wine tour with gin, beer, cider and chocolate includes a paddle of four gins at Four Pillars; on others the gin is a paid tasting at a winery, an optional add-on, or a swap for one of the wineries.
Is a mixed tour good for couples?
Yes if both people have different drink preferences; a wine-only tour may be better if both are serious wine drinkers.
Which Yarra Valley tours visit Four Pillars?
The $93 wine tour with gin, beer, cider and chocolate includes a tasting there. The $129 wine tour with lunch lets you swap the fourth winery for Four Pillars for a small fee, the $86 chocolate and gin tour goes there on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and the half-day small-group tour offers it as an optional add-on.
Final Thoughts
Wine and gin work best as a curated contrast, not as an excuse to fit more alcohol into the day. Fewer, well-spaced tastings make the experience better. Read where the gin is poured and whether it is in the price, then choose between one distillery and a third winery.
Prices are the starting figures GetYourGuide quoted at the time of writing; ratings and review counts were checked on 30 September 2026.
Related guides: Wine & Chocolate Tours · Group Wine Tours · Yarra Valley Weekend Itinerary
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