Ambient stay in YV heart
The Alpine Retreat Hotel is a little over an hours drive from Melbourne, right in the heart of Warburton and the Yarra Valley.
The hotel...
MasterChef calls Sassafras home
MasterChef contestant Tati Carlin has returned home to Sassafrass with grand plans of selling her now-famous peanut crackers.
The curry connoisseur was eliminated from the...
Time for tea
High tea is experiencing quite the comeback, and there are few places more picturesque than the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges to sit down...
Wine and stunning views
Elmswood Estate produces hand-crafted wines from the Seville sub-region in the Yarra Valley.
The boutique producer is celebrated by Australian wine critic James Halliday as...
Birds in abundance and much more
This will be the final spring that Dandenong Ranges visitors can feed the birds at Grants Picnic Ground.
The practice will cease from February next...
Sensational stone fruit
Berries tend to steal the limelight during summer, but stone fruits are also at their best during the warmer months.
Peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums...
Ripe for the picking
Spring means the start of berry season in the Yarra Valley.
There are plenty of places to pick up farm-fresh produce that’s ready to take...
All things Italian
Eat, Drink, Move will be the theme for this year’s Ciao Yarra Valley Ciao festival.
It’s returning to the Yarra Valley to celebrate the region’s...
Not just a pit-stop
The Beechworth Bakery has a long and proud history of serving high-quality baked goods as well as
supporting the local community.
Originally established in Beechworth, the...
Glorious spring gardens in bloom
Alowyn Gardens started in June 1997 when the first spadeful of soil was turned in a bare paddock surrounded by vineyards in the beautiful...
Homemade, home-grown community tradition
For more than 40 years, Eltham Craft and Produce Market has been filling locals’ Sundays with homemade and home-grown delights.
The market, conveniently located in...
Wine and dine at Shedfest
The annual Yarra Valley Shedfest Wine Festival returns for its 18th incarnation from 12 to 13 October, proudly celebrating the providence of grape-to-glass production...