First stop as part of our winery tour and what a great place to be. Lovely wines our favourite…read morebeing the Rose and Sparkling Pinot enjoyed a glass of Rose outdoors within the outdoor area which provided some great views of their lovely garden and winery. Was peaceful and perfect. Our hostess was nice and provided us with great service and was accomodating. Would revisit for lunch to enjoy the beautiful views

Wines are all top-notch (and some a massive bargain considering the quality!), situated in a…read morebeautiful property, with warm and friendly cellar door staff (shout out to Jason - knows his stuff and is up for a chat!). They do lunches and dinners there too, but book out especially in nice weather, so plan ahead.

Quiet atmosphere. Hard to beat the subtleties of a French chef…read more Pork belly was fabulous. Dark chocolate mousse to die for. Nice wines; the sparkling was very French - light and disappears leaving a very clean palette.

This small but functional cellar door doubles up as an eatery, serving delicious gourmet pizzas…read more The pizzas are small and expensive but taste great and are well worth it. Your taste buds will thank you. The wine here is pretty good, the star of the show being the 'Circa' Pinot noir. It was good to spend a bit of time here although we did feel a little crammed in. Avoid at peak times.

Nice little place with quirky sculptures on display for sale. Good wine and warm friendly…read moreatmosphere. Sit around and enjoy the views with wine, pizza or cheese platter. Pizzas could be a little bigger for $18. Well worth the visit.

Where do I start, a cafe, wine tasting area, fine dining, a helipad and an amazing function venue…read moreall in one. The cafe serves up amazing meals with the prawn linguine just mouth watering and the sourdough and olive oil just a great starter! Amazing wine list and great prices too! Love the views as well.

I have to say up front - we come here for the beautiful balcony views first, and the wine second…read more Not that the wines are bad mind you, just that the view is that good. We emailed them during the week to book for Saturday lunch and were told it was booked out, so it was surprising to arrive for a tasting to see more than half the tables were empty and be told we could have one as long as we cleared out in two hours time (People must do long lunches around here!) so always worth trying your luck. Food is decent without being mind-blowing: tasty fish and chips, calamari, burgers and meatball pasta were our choices and everyone left happy. The wines are hit and miss for me. Some really nice ones, others don't impress - but I should say that some of my tasting buddies had the opposite experience and loved what I didn't, and weren't taken with what i loved - so it's one of those that might polarise taste buds. Just gives you something to talk about over lunch.

Fantastic venue with friendly staff, lovely wine and yummy pizzas. Felt like we had been…read moretransported to a relaxing country venue. Cute, friendly animals too. Forgot to take photos of the food, but got some pretty cute ones of tinkerbell the donkey

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What an amazing place with even more amazing people. We were in the Melbourne area in November…read more2011 and wanted to check out a winery, and this one happened to be on our route and, even better, promised some interesting fruit wines. It ended up being one of the most memorable stops on our 3 week vacation. The couple who runs the place could not have been more welcoming or more fun. While they offer grape wines like Chardonnay and Shiraz, I was most interested in trying their kiwi wines. They offer sweet, semi-sweet and dry. I loved all three, but the sweet kept most of the unique kiwi taste. Their strawberry wine was also amazing. When he saw our enthusiasm, our host was only too happy to tell us all about his business, and even to sample one of his secrets to great wine, the water from his spring. We all bought the maximum amount of wine we could bring back to the US, focusing on the strawberry and kiwi. After some visiting and prodding from his delightful wife, our host also let us each try a sip of his raspberry wine. He was completely sold out but had a small personal supply. Let me tell you... ambrosia. It was magic on the tongue. I am watching their website carefully from now on to see if there is any to ship! Whatever it costs to send it to the US, it will be worth it! Our hosts were gracious enough to let us walk the property and take some pictures as well. It was absolutely beautiful. I hope to return someday but until then, this will be one of my most cherished memories of Australia!

Scotchmans has a great range of wine - there's bound to be something for all tastes and budgets…read morehere. The entry level range has a few options that taste well beyond what the price tag signifies, and they just keep getting better from there. Plus, they have a warehouse sale a few times a year which is full of locals who know they're onto a bargain. Follow their lead if you see this on when you pop in - you can have a tasting down there too. Bonus.

Delicious wine, lovely service and a beautiful space. Warehouse sale is amazing value. Worth a…read morevisit!

Gorgeous winery, delectable food and seriously good wine. Easily some of the best Pinot Noir you'll…read morefind in the region. Great hosts.

Amazing platters. Wines to complement restful scenic, it just keeps gong on. The passion is in the…read morefood, in the wine, in the ambience and the welcome. There is very little that will disappoint even though it bucketed down with rain. "you had me at hello". A wonderful addition to the Prom and definitely a convert to Waratah Hills Pinot Noir.

During a recent trip to Australia, we had the pleasure of doing a special tasting with James at…read moreGiant Steps. As a fan of Pinot Noir and liking Chardonnay that is not heavily oaked, I loved all of the wines. We were treated to 3 single-vineyard tastes each of both varietals. We ended up taking back a whole mixed case to California. Thank you, James!

I've been a fan of Giant Steps since they first started making wine over 11 years ago, long before…read morethey created this terrific cellar door experience. These kids are clever. They know how to make delicious wine and have two ranges pitched at slightly different markets - The IB range pitched slightly younger or for what I like to call "Tuesday night drinking" and the Giant Steps which is high end, special drinking and what I like to call "stash it away for later" kind of wine. Each range offers terrific value and you can try both when you visit the cellar door, though the GS tasting will set you back a tasting fee of $10. On top of great wine, these kids know how to cook (pizza, shared-dishes) and know that to keep people happy you should keep them fulfilled with coffee (they roast their own), cheese (the have an amazing selection) and sweet treats (check out their take-home cake and pastry section). It's a massive venue, but don't go assuming you can just rock up unannounced. Giant Steps is hugely popular, particularly on weekends, so do yourself and your hungry family a favour and make a reservation well ahead of arriving.