Yarra Valley Dairy

Tastings

Tastings run from 10:30am to 4:30pm. The brief tasting is four set cheeses for $5; the premium tasting covers the whole range plus a selection of other Australian cheeses for $15. Tastings of the fresh handmade cheeses are encouraged even if you just drop in.

The Shop and Café

The cheese shop is in the farm's original milking shed, now more than 100 years old, right beside the cheese factory. A few shared tables serve cheese plates with local bread, smoked trout, terrines and pâté, quince paste and spiced figs; plates finish at 4pm and coffee at 4:30pm. There are no table bookings and no outdoor seating, so try your luck for a seat; the view over the valley is the reward. Card payment is preferred.

Wine

The shop acts as a cellar door for small Yarra Valley winemakers without their own, selling by the glass or bottle until 4pm, along with local ciders and beers. Only drinks bought in store can be served, so no BYO.

Groups and Private Room

Groups of more than eight are hard to seat; call the shop on 9739 1222. A private room off the shop seats up to ten around a glass-topped wool-sorting table for guided tastings or cheese history sessions; email [email protected].

Opening

Open every day from 10:30am to 5pm, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The café stops serving at 4pm.