Australian Open 2027: Yarra Valley Chandon, Lunch & Four Pillars Gin
- Duration: 7 Hours (approx.)
- Product code: Australian Open
AO 2027 Day Trip: Yarra Valley Grand Slam
Game, set, and a very good glass of sparkling. Trade the stadium roar for the rolling green of the Yarra Valley on a full day built for tennis fans who know a great trip needs a great pour. Pickup from city hotels at 9:15am, then it's straight into Chandon for a cellar door tour and a glass overlooking the vines. Onto Soumah for a guided wine tasting and a long, unhurried lunch of estate-grown shiraz and seasonal produce. Finish at Four Pillars Gin in Healesville for a tasting paddle full of bold botanicals. Back in the city by 5:30pm — Yarra Valley done properly.
We collect you from your city hotel from 9:15am — no scrambling for trains, no guessing which platform, just climb aboard and meet your fellow travellers, a crew of tennis fanatics from around the world swapping predictions on who's taking home the trophy this year.
First stop: Chandon, the label that put Australian sparkling on the map. Wander the cellar door, learn how méthode traditionnelle turns grapes into gold, and toast the week ahead with a glass (or two) looking out over the vines.
Then it's onto Soumah for a long, unhurried lunch paired with a guided wine tasting — this is where the day slows down and the conversation gets good. Think estate-grown shiraz and sangiovese, a menu built around what's growing right outside the window, and the kind of hospitality that makes strangers feel like regulars.
To finish, we swing by Four Pillars Gin in Healesville for a tasting paddle that'll have you rethinking what gin can taste like — bright, botanical, distinctly Australian, and a fantastic story behind every bottle.
By 5:30pm you're back in the city, glass of Chandon still humming in your memory, ready for tonight's match. Well-paced, well-fed, and very well looked after — this is the Yarra Valley done properly, for people who came for the tennis and are leaving with a new favourite winery.
The day at a glance:
9:15am — Pickup from city hotels
Chandon — Cellar door visit for guided sparkling tasting or glass of sparkling on the terrace
Soumah — Lunch with guided wine tasting
Four Pillars Gin, Healesville — Tasting paddle
5:30pm — Return to the city
