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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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 Yarra…
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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…
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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 of…
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Cheers to Yarra Valley wines
The Yarra Valley was Victoria’s first wine growing district. The Yarra Valley Wine Growers Association or Wine Yarra Valley – a non-profit industry association –…
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Buried culinary treasure
Gembrook’s Trufficulture Nurseries is a family affair. Colin, Jan, Nathan, and Kaitlyn Carter are behind the business that grows and supplies trees inoculated with truffle…
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Spring calendar
SEPTEMBER 1 – Yarra Glen Racecourse Market, Yarra Glen. 5976 3266 7 – True Confessions – Revisited. The Memo, Healesville. 1300 368 333 7 –…
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Q&A with Tony Indomenico, Many Hands Winery
Many Hands Winery is a family-owned and operated boutique vineyard on the slopes of the Yarra Valley at Coldstream. In August the team celebrated making…
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Rainbow fields in spring tradition
Dandenong Ranges visitors can grab their clogs and head to the 66th annual Tesselaar Tulip Festival, from 14 September to 13 October. Each year, the…