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King Valley Winery Tours

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Luxury Private Group Winery Tours in the King Valley & North East Victoria

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Discover the enchanting King Valley region through personalised winery tours tailored to your desires. Embark on an unforgettable journey with your friends or family, as you explore the picturesque landscapes, exceptional wineries, and indulge in the region's finest gourmet cuisine.

Experience the best of King Valley with our bespoke Winery Tours, designed to showcase the region's unique offerings and breathtaking beauty. Revel in the vibrant wine culture, visit renowned vineyards, and savour the distinct flavours that make King Valley a sought-after destination for wine enthusiasts.

Allow us to curate your dream day - a private, small-group tour with unparalleled natural vistas, delectable food, and world-class wine experiences, all accompanied by the warmth of laughter and companionship.

This is the experience that awaits you with King Valley Winery Tours.  Book your private small group tour today.

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We engaged Karen to help organise a 50th birthday and transport 36 people between wineries. Karen was absolutely fantastic and provided a lot of support and suggestions to help make the long weekend a success. She liaised with many local providers on our behalf. The personalised wine tasting at Dalzotto was an absolute highlight. Thanks Karen for all your help your service was above and beyond.

I recently had the pleasure of doing a Winery tour in the King Valley with King Valley Winery Tours. We had a fabulous day & I would highly recommend them. We arranged the tour with Karen who was helpful, friendly & very accommodating. Our driver John was friendly & very knowledgeable. I can’t wait to return to the King Valley & do it again.

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King Valley

The land of the Taungurung People, Traditional Owners of the King Valley region.

A three hour drive north of Melbourne, discover the King Valley, one of the most picturesque and unspoilt valleys in Australia.

Victoria’s stunning King Valley is located at the foothills of the Alpine National Park, approximately 3 hours North East of Melbourne. The King Valley wine region has become known as Australia’s home of Italian wine varietals, including Prosecco, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Pinot Grigio, Dolcetto, Arneis and Barbera, although King Valley varietals also include premium traditional cool climate wines.

The valley’s continental climate provides warm days and cool nights, influenced by the katabatic breeze that sweeps northward down the valley from the high country. The region takes advantage of a range of microclimates, from the slightly warmer valley floors to the bracingly cool upper slopes, enabling production of a wide range of wine styles.

The valley follows the King River which flows from the mountainous ranges all the way down to the city of Wangaratta.

Winemaking in the King Valley dates back to the late 19th century with the Brown family planting their first vines in Milawa in 1889.  The prominence of Italian wine varietal production in the King Valley reflects the region's relatively recent history as well as the favourable climate. For many years the area was occupied by numerous tobacco farms and many of the tobacco farmers were of Italian origin. From the late 1970's favourable government policies and subsidies to the tobacco industry were phased out and the tobacco farms have steadily been replaced by vineyards.

Prosecco, Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Pinot Grigio, Dolcetto, Arneis and Barbera

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Open your eyes and palates to the surprising potential of Prosecco

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Enjoy your very own private Prosecco Lounge

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Mountain View Hotel

4 King Valley Road, Whitfield, Victoria

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175 King Valley Road, Whitfield, Victoria

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Beechworth and Milawa Wine Trail

Customised to your tasting preferences, this tour itinerary follows the wine trail between Beechworth and Milawa. With a mix of well known, family run and hidden wineries you can relax and enjoy a great day out in this beautiful part of North East Victoria's wine region. The granite belt of Beechworth is well known for its chardonnay and other cool climate varietals. Taste locally made cheese at the Milawa Cheese factory or thelocal gin at Hurdle Creek gin distillery.

Prosecco on the lawn at Brown Brothers

Star Lane hidden winery

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Alpine Valleys Wine Region

On this tour of the Alpine Valleys you can tailor your visit to include four or five of the regions finest wineries and cellar doors. Pick up from your accommodation in the morning is around 10:00am and drop off around 5:00 - 5:30pm. Experience a range of the boutique wineries that surround Rutherglen including: Touring in a comfortable spacious air-conditioned 11-seater bus, or the Mercedes Valente with sunroof, limousine style seating and scenic windows takes up to seven passengers. Still and Sparkling Bottled water. Pick up from your accommodation between 9.30am and 10.00am; Drop off to your accommodation at approximately 5:00pm. Four to five wine tastings at boutique cellar doors, including one for lunch. Other Important Information: Lunch is not included in the price as most guests prefer to select from a full menu rather than set. Platters can be arranged at an additional cost. Ask about the pre-planned package tours (coming soon). Great offers for midweek touring. Call to arrange a day of delicious experiences.

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Rutherglen Wine Region

On this Rutherglen winery tour, you will visit four or five of Rutherglen’s finest wineries and cellar doors. Each tour is tailor made to suit your needs and you’ll be picked up from your accommodation at around 10:00am and returned at around 5:00 - 5:30pm. Experience a range of the boutique wineries that surround Rutherglen including: Touring in a comfortable spacious air conditioned 11-seater bus, or the Mercedes Valente with sunroof, limousine style seating and scenic windows takes up to seven passengers. Still and Sparkling Bottled water. Pick up from your accommodation between 9.30am and 10.00am; Drop off to your accommodation at approximately 5:00pm. Four to five wine tastings at boutique cellar doors, including one for lunch. Other Important Information:Lunch is not included in the price as most guests prefer to select from a full menu rather than set. Platters can be arranged at an additional cost. Ask about the pre-planned package tours (coming soon). Great offers for midweek touring. Call to arrange a day of delicious experiences.

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Chambers Rosewood Winery

This King Valley winery tour is tailored to you and visits 4 or 5 of the King Valley’s finest wineries and cellar doors. Pick up from your accommodation in the morning is around 10.00am and drop off around 5.00 - 5.30pm. Your full day winery tour experience includes: • Touring in an air conditioned 7 seat Mercedes Valente with sunroof, limousine style seating and scenic windows – OR – the comfortable spacious air conditioned 11-seat mini-bus. • Still and Sparkling Bottled water • Pick up from your accommodation between 9.30am and 10.00am • Drop off to your accommodation approximately 5.00pm • Four to five wine tastings at boutique cellar doors, include one for lunch Other Important Information: • Lunch is not included in the price as most guests prefer to select from a full menu rather than set • Platters can be arranged at an additional cost • Ask about the pre-planned package tours • Great offers for midweek touring Call on 0472 938 000 to arrange a day of delicious experiences.

Enjoy a tasting experience at Pizzini Winery

Wine tasting and gourmet lunch option at Chrismont

Nothing like a Pizzini magnum on a girls weekend in the country

A friendly, inclusive atmosphere with rear facing seating

A special treat to meet Fred Pizzini at Pizzini wines cellar door.

Lounging around with a prosecco at Brown Brothers winery at Milawa, a must on your next visit.

From grape to glass. Tasting a wine in the vineyard in which it is grown.

Our persoonalised service means that you arrive as our VIP guest and leave as a friend.

Vineyard vistas. From grape to glass with your bestie.

Having a great time at the La Dolce Vita Festival

Gourmet Grains, Grapes & Hops - King Valley

A full day tour of the King Valley that takes in more than just wineries. The Grains: Start the day with a visit to the Hurdle Creek Still where you will taste some innovative blends of Gin, Pastisse and the mixers that go with them. The Grapes: Moving on to what the King Valley is famous for - its Italian varieties; after all this is the home of Australian Prosecco. You will visit two wineries, with one of those being a lunch stop at the beautiful Chrismont Wines at the southern end of the valley. Lunch is included in the cost of the tour with a glass of wine. The Hops: Lastly, there is nothing better than a cleansing Ale, so a stop at King River Brewing rounds out the day with a tasting paddle of 3 beers or a pint of your favourite, before heading back to your accommodation.

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Lunch Stop Chrismont

Hurdle Creek Still

4895 Wangaratta-Whitfield Road , Whitfield 3733

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• 6147 Mansfield-Whitfield Road, Whitfield VIC, Australia
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King Valley Winery Tours specialise in exclusive winery tours around the gourmet food and wine regions of King Valley, Beechworth and Glenrowan in North East Victoria.

Get the VIP experience with your personally customised itinerary, where upon request they offer suggestions based on the experience you are looking for. When your itinerary is confirmed, your lunch reservation is arranged so you do not have to do a thing.

This luxury chauffeur service in an easy to access Mercedes Valente boasts sunroofs to enjoy the beautiful countryside views, bluetooth facility to enhance the day with your favourite music and rear facing seating arrangement to create a friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

Chris, your tour guide, is local to the area and shares his understanding of the King Valley and its wines from his experience working in the industry. He personally introduces you as you arrive at each cellar door and ensures you are looked after the entire day. Chris’ personal service sees that you arrive as guests and leave as friends.

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King Valley Wineries: 7 Vineyards that are ‘Off Chops’

The picturesque King Valley is located at the base of the Alpine National Park in Victoria , which is surrounded by mountains, rivers and numerous King Valley wineries. From an extraordinary gourmet experience at the Milawa Gourmet Region to stunning waterfalls and mountain ranges in the upper King Valley. The King Valley is a must-visit for wine and food lovers. Pulling similarities from Northern Italy, a few wineries have integrated this into their wines and food.

The vineyards are found on the fertile slopes that rise above the King River – they are home to a great variety of wines. The King Valley Prosecco Road is a food and wine trail that visitors can explore, meet the winemakers, and taste everything the region offers (including the impeccable Italian cuisine).

Allow Wine Regions Australia to guide you through the rich countryside. We’ll show you some of the best wineries in King Valley alongside some stunning King Valley winery accommodation.

How To Get There

Driving : The Hume Freeway, the Maroondah and Midland Highways, and the Great Alpine Road will lead you to the King Valley Wineries. The drive from Melbourne is 3 or 4 hours, depending on traffic. All roads leading to the region offer spectacular views.

Flying : Albury Airport facilitates daily flights between Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane. All major rental car agencies are based at the airport. Wangaratta railway station is on the main Sydney-Melbourne rail link.

King Valley winery tours are the best way to see the region, have someone chauffeur you around the traps; you wouldn’t want to miss any details or local gems.

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The King Valley is known for its cool climate wines and European style varieties. Many cellar doors in the valley are open seven days. Most of the King Valley vineyards have their own exceptional restaurants with distinct Italian flavours.

The region is remarkable for its imaginative use of various grape varieties by winemakers who recognised the regions cool-climate potential long ago.

Brown Brothers

Brown Brothers is one of Australia’s leading family-owned wineries. John Francis Brown planted 10 acres of mostly Riesling, Muscat and Shiraz grapevines in Milawa, Victoria in 1885. In 1889, the first vintage of wine was produced in the Old Barn, which still stands on the property today.

With four generations of winemaking experience, the Brown family are known for producing some of Australia’s most innovative, hand-crafted wine. Located in the King Valley, the Milawa Vineyard is the birthplace of the Brown Brothers company. 

Thousands of tonnes of grapes are crushed each vintage. The stunning Victorian Alps stand proud and elegant when looking out from this famous winery. Brown Brothers offer a unique experience from the moment you walk in the door. Their extensive lists of unique wines are definitely something to try when visiting King Valley Wineries.

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Dal Zotto Wines

Each Dal Zotto wine is a blend of three elements – family, tradition and innovation.

The Dal Zotto philosophy begins with the most important thing – family. The founding family originated in rural Italy before relocating to the King Valley.

This winery is home to delicious food, great wines, friendly service – all in an idyllic location. This family-owned winery will treat you as one of their own from the moment you walk in, pull up a seat at their big family table, as you discover the winery and all of the history behind it. Indulge in innovative wine, fantastic food, spending your afternoon listening to their stories.

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Pizzini Winery, King Valley

In 1978, Alfredo and Katrina Pizzini built a winery based on their passion and dedication to family and the Pizzini family legacy. It was this year that the first grapes were planted and 16 years later in 1994, when their first wine was produced. Today their four now adult children – Natalie, Joel, Carlo and Nicole work in the winery with their hard-working, determined parents. And together, they keep the Pizzini Wines dream alive.

In 1996, Alfredo and Katrina began selling their wines at the cellar door – a converted tobacco drying kiln on the property. To attract more customers to their winery, the Pizzini’s invested in 3 different hospitality businesses in 1995. The first was a little restaurant in Oxley; the second was the Mountain View Hotel in Whitfield. Daughter Natalie and Alfredo’s nephew, Adam Pizzini, took the reigns and turned Mountain View into the award-winning country hotel it is today. And lastly, they renovated a cottage on their vineyard and turned it into self-contained accommodation.

These businesses helped shape Pizzini Wines in the King Valley into the winery it is today, with the family still running the Mountain View Hotel in Whitfield. Cooking classes available at the cellar door, lovely and attentive staff, excellent wines and great food are what you’ll get to experience when visiting this winery.

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In 1980, Gino – founder of La Cantina , worked with his son Peter on their farm in the King Valley. The estate was formerly a tobacco farm, but Peter and Gino also had an interest in growing grapes – it was in this year they planted numerous vines and sold their grapes to Brown Brothers of Milawa. Gino kept some grapes for himself to make wine for family and friends. These wines were made the traditional way, with no filtration and no added preservatives, just the way nonna likes it.

Over the next few years, the amount of tobacco grown on the farm lessened, and the grapevines slowly took over. In 1992, Gino’s daughter insisted that her dad’s wine were served at her wedding. Here, everyone got to experience high-quality wine and started asking where they could purchase Gino’s wine.

It was in 1993 that they decided to no longer grow tobacco. Wine sales started increasing, and in 1997, Gino and his wife Carmel built a traditional Tuscan style cellar door. The winery continues to expand each year, and it is still a family-owned winery that continues to be passed down through generations. Known for its excellent wine, service and old fashion Italian food – this winery should undoubtedly be on your hit list!

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Wood Park Wines

A winery established in 1989 by John Stokes and his family. Wood Park Wines is all about using traditional combined with modern techniques, with plenty of hands-on approaches and wild yeast used to create unique wines.

In 2002, Wood Park’s cellar door opened at the Milawa Cheese Factory. It has been flourishing ever since, constantly bringing in locals and tourists from around the world. At their cellar door, you’re invited to explore their range of cool-climate inspired wines and a relaxed setting. Wood Park Wines has a reputation for producing award-winning, hand-crafted wines in various styles; sparking, whites, reds, and sweet/fortified wines – all on offer using environmentally friendly and minimal chemical production techniques.

Why not explore Wood Park Wines and the rest of the King Valley on a wine tour? Treat yourself.

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Politini Wines

Salvatore Politini watched his father work in a Sicilian winery when he was younger. Today, 60 years later, Salvatore has brought a slice of Sicily to the King Valley – through his hand-crafted, cool-climate wines. Politini Wines is a family-owned boutique winery specialising in Italian varieties. You can experience and indulge in premium-quality wines, including the unique Sicilian heritage Grecanico and Nero d’Avola at the cellar door. There are Sicilian cooking classes on offer and excellent self-contained accommodation if you’ve had one too many.

The wine Politini produces include – Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Italian varietals – Sangiovese, Pinot Grigio, Vermentino, Rosé, King Valley Prosecco, and Sicilian heritage varieties – Nero d’Avola and Grecanico.

If you’re looking for some King Valley winery accommodation, go ahead and stay at the beautiful country home at Politini Wines. 

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King River Estate

Located in the picturesque King Valley, King River Estate was founded in 1990, when the first grapes were planted on the property. The vineyard is right next to the King River and under a small mountain. There is minimal intervention used in the winemaking process, such as using wild yeast to assist in their natural fermentation processes; this is said to create a complex range of wines.

Using a traditional yet innovative approach to winemaking, the King River Estate’s philosophy is based on some of the “old world” techniques. The wines are made naturally, and the grapes are left to interact with wild yeasts, allowing for a natural fermentation giving complexities and soft & textural wines. King River Estate produces outstanding wines using biodynamic viticultural practices and minimal intervention. 

There is local produce to indulge in whilst visiting their cellar door. Wood-fired pizzas are available on weekends, which compliments a glass of the motherland with utter perfection.

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Things to do in the King Valley

• Explore the Alpine National Park, picturesque valleys, stunning lakes and waterfalls in the King Valley.
• Cycle through various wineries and sample new vintages or collect fresh local produce, discover stunning landscapes, national parks or spend the day fishing at the numerous rivers and lakes.
• Many local businesses in the region offer camping and outdoor equipment, and there are stunning spots to set up camp and make a holiday out of your time in the valley.
• King Valley Prosecco is famous around the world. Jump on the King Valley Prosecco Road food and wine trail to indulge in some fine Italian cuisine, delicious Italian sparkling wine, and a little comradery with the winemakers.
• There are plenty of outdoor activities on offer – white-water rafting, four-wheel driving, hiking the mountains and valleys, mountain bike riding, horse riding tours, and so much more.

There is so much to do in the King Valley – it would be a travesty to miss it off your list of places to visit!

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