Wine Tour w Gin, Beer, Cider, Chocolate to the Yarra Valley

About This Experience

Of all the Yarra Valley tours that put gin in the title, this is the one that actually takes you to the distillery. Four Pillars in Healesville pours a paddle of four gins with mixer, and it is inside the ticket rather than sold to you at a winery bar for an extra fee.

The trade is cellar doors. This day visits two, Yering Farm Wines and Tokar Estate, at an hour each, where the wine-focused tours visit three or four. If you came to taste Chardonnay seriously you will want a different tour; if a gin distillery sounds better than a third tasting bench, this is the best-reviewed way to do it.

The chocolate stop is the other reason people book it. Rather than shopping time at the counter, you get a dedicated room for twenty-five minutes and ten to twelve chocolates walked through properly, which is the most substantial chocolate stop in this catalogue.

Departure is from Spring Street, directly across from the Hotel Windsor and above Parliament Station, which sits inside Melbourne's Free Tram Zone. Arrive by 8.45am. The vehicle is a 24-seat bus or a 13-seat van depending on numbers, groups usually run ten to twenty, and the guide will split the group between options at a stop rather than force everyone down one path.

Lunch is a stop rather than an inclusion: a winery restaurant where you order and pay individually, which the operator estimates at A$25 to A$35. You are welcome to bring your own food and drink on the bus, and there is an esky for anything you buy along the way.

Highlights

• Taste at 2 wineries, a gin distillery and a private chocolate session
• Experience Tripadvisor's #1 tour in Australia for 2026
• Choose your stops while your guide splits the group when needed
• Depart daily from Parliament Station in Melbourne's free tram zone
• Be in charge of the music with our collaborative Spotify playlist

What's Included

• ✓ Tastings at four venues (5–6 wines or offerings per venue)
• ✓ Gin paddles at Four Pillars Distillery (4 gins with mixer)
• ✓ Private chocolate tasting - 25 minutes, 10–12 chocolates, dedicated room
• ✓ Collaborative Spotify playlist - everyone adds their own songs
• ✓ Flexible itinerary - choose between options at each stop, group can split
• ✓ Fun, charismatic and knowledgeable guide
• ✓ Air-conditioned vehicle (24-seat bus or 13-seat van)
• ✓ Water on board
• ✓ BYO food and drinks welcome on the bus
• ✓ Cooler/esky provided for bottles purchased along the way

Not Included

• Lunch - stop at a winery restaurant, order and pay individually (approx. A$25–35)
• Drinks at the lunch venue and final optional stop
• Hotel pickup - easy central Melbourne CBD pickup at Parliament Station (free tram zone)

What to Bring

• Comfortable clothes
• Weather-appropriate clothing

Good to Know & Caveats

• Meeting point: Bus stop directly across from Hotel Windsor, 74 Spring Street, Melbourne - above Parliament Station. Arrive by 8:45 AM. We will leave no matter what at 9am
• What to wear: Comfortable clothes and a layer - mornings in the valley can be cool
• BYO food and drinks welcome on the bus
• Every tasting option throughout the day is exactly that - an option. If you want certain
• Groups usually 10–20 people; max 22 on the main bus, 11-13 on the smaller van if we use it
• Not wheelchair accessible; no space for luggage, prams, or pushchairs
• Children welcome; full adult price applies on public group tours

Meeting Point

Meeting point may vary depending on the option booked.