Wild About Boutique Wine Tour

Wild about Boutique Wine
Half Day $85 per person.
This very personal tour takes you behind the scenes to three of the family run boutique wineries set away from the main tourist route. The tour includes wine tasting at all three wineries, lunch with a glass of red of white wine and a shared antipasto platter for afternoon nibbles.
Itinerary 11.30am - 12 noon pick up
Wild Oak Restaurant – lunch at the award winning Wild Oak, renowned for using only the finest local produce and native herbs and spices. Lunch is a main course and glass of red or white wine, from Elmswood Estate. Enjoy the scenic route through Monbulk and Silvan area, an area renowned for its’ cherries and berries’ hydroponics strawberries, soft fruits and apples. Elmswood Estate – this family run boutique winery offers several reds and whites to be enjoyed at your private tasting. Grape varities, methods and growing will all be explained in this very personal experience. Five Oaks – located among the lush, rolling hills on the southern side of the Yarra Valley. The vineyard slopes gently westward, overlooking cherry and stone fruit orchards, with Mt Dandenong in the background. Five Oaks specialises in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot and Riesling wines. Seville Estate – 4pm enjoy a personal tour of this small family run vineyard. An antipasto and cheese platter to share made with the best fresh regional produce.
Be driven through the forest on the unmade road to R J Hammer Arboretum with its lovely views of the mountain to the Ranges.
Drop off to your pick up point at around 5.30pm.

Hong Kong

Executive Chef Ben Higgs is currently stunning guests at the exclusive Hong Kong Football club. Ben is teaming fabulous Australian produce with Australian wine label Wolf Blass Gold Label. Whilst he is away Wild Oaks head Chef Troy Anderson is pleased to be offering our new menu.

Nobu

A select audience with Chef Nobu enjoyed a Champagne evening and book signing at his Melbourne branch of Nobu. Ben was personally invited by Nobu who was impressed with his and our head chef Troy Andersons sushi and sushimi classes. Ben said "a nicer man, full of life you couldnt wish to meet" Nobu signed a book to Ben "wishing you all the best Ben, keep teaching sushi, regards Nobu"