Our wine tours are so VIP, we pick you up from home and take you off the beaten track to discover the Yarra Valley’s best-kept dog-friendly secrets. From boutique cellar doors that open just for us, to meeting the winemaker as they pour you a wine, all with your dog by your side.  This wine tour will be one of the best days out for your dog, as they experience all the best dog-friendly spots and hidden gems only a local would know about.

As well as great wine tastings, you can choose to add in a beer tasting paddle at a craft brewery, sample some ciders, or visit a family-run gin distillery, and yes, they’re all dog-friendly — and we tailor your itinerary to your tastes.

It’s your own private tour, whether you're a solo traveller, after a fab day out with your dog, or looking to bring your partner, family and friends.  Let us do all the planning and booking and chauffeur you around the Yarra Valley in style in one of our super-comfy Mercedes vans (1 x 6 peeps, 1 x 4 peeps). 

We’ll create a pawfect itinerary JUST for you — so you can linger at a favourite winery, settle in for a long lunch, or stretch your legs after lunch on a walk with your pup at a beautiful location.  It’s your day, at your pace – and it's all about what works for you.

We’re the only tour company in Victoria specialising in dog-friendly private wine tours — so well done, you’ve found your pack.

Would you love to have an adventure with your dog and discover the Yarra Valley’s best-kept dog-friendly cellar doors?  Our half-day tours run from approximately 1- 5pm and we cram in so much fun in that time - we'll visit at least three cellar doors, and if time we can add in a beer tasting paddle at a craft brewery, sample some ciders, or visit a family-run gin distillery, and yes they’re all dog-friendly — we tailor your itinerary entirely to your tastes.  

It’s your tour, so whether you're a solo traveller, after a fab day out with your dog, or looking to bring your partner, family and friends - let us chauffeur you around the Yarra Valley in style in one of our super-comfy Mercedes vans (1 x 6 peeps, 1 x 4 peeps). 

At Pooches & Pinot, we’re as dog-obsessed as you are. Every detail of your private wine tour is crafted with your pup in mind—from your dog sitting next to you in the tour van, to visiting dog-friendly wineries where you’re welcome inside, and being plied with special treats along the way.

Whether your dog is a rascal puppy, socially anxious, outgoing and excitable, a nervous rescue, or a low-energy senior just wanting to be with you - your Pooches & Pinot tour will be designed with your pupster in mind.

We make sure your dog is treated like a VIP (Very Important Pooch) – welcomed, pampered, and adored from the moment we pick you up.

We’re the only tour company in Victoria specialising in dog-friendly private wine tours — so well done, you’ve found your perfect pack.

Remember the progressive dinner parties of the 80s?  When you travelled from place to place, having something fabulous to eat and drink at each one?  Well, this gourmet food & wine tasting tour is the modern equivalent  – and bonus – you get to bring your dog!

Imagine a day out, where you're picked up from home, driven out to the Yarra Valley, just you, your dog and your friends in your own Mercedes van, on your very own private Yarra Valley wine tour.  Pawesome right?  And it just gets better and better - on our Dogustation Tour you'll be given sensational wines, matched with delicious food, at every cellar door we visit!  I know - don't eat for a week before your tour, OK?!  Then, after your morning of tastings, you sit down to a 2-course à la carte winery lunch, all with your dog by your side, yum!  After lunch, we can head off for a walk with your pup, on or off lead, your choice, and in the afternoon, have a chocolate and wine pairing, plus gin and cheese!  We'll take photos throughout your day and send them on to you afterwards - and love - there'll be plenty of love.

Your pooch will be adored all day from cellar door staff (who honestly fight over who is going to get to serve the Pooches & Pinot group!) to other cellar door visitors who see your adorable pup and want to say hello.  Of course, if your dog is a rascal puppy, socially anxious, outgoing and excitable, a nervous rescue, or a low energy senior, just wanting to be with you - your Pooches & Pinot tour will be designed with your pupster in mind.

Our wine tours are 100% designed to make your dog happy. If your dog is anxious or nervous, we will keep their needs front and centre all day to ensure their happiness. Your wine tour is all about your pup’s wellbeing, so let us know all about your dog when you book—because our tours are tailored specifically to them, and no two dogs are the same.

This private guided family-friendly tour takes all the worry out of planning what to do with your family during your stay in the Yarra Valley.  Your local tour guide will collect you from your accommodation in a comfy Mercedes van, and accompany you at each venue you visit to ensure you see, taste, and experience the very best the Yarra Valley has to offer with your family - all your tickets, entry fees, tastings, meals, and drinks are included as part of your tour, so you can just sit back and enjoy a fun-filled day with experiences tailored just for your family.

When you book, we'll ask for your children’s ages so we can create the best day tailored for you.  We even provide child seats for the van at no extra charge.  If you have your dog with you, he/she will be looked after by your tour guide (and they'll go for a wonderful walk) while you're enjoying Healesville Sanctuary, and, from lunch onwards you'll all be together for the rest of your tour - it really is a personalised tour the whole family can enjoy.

From meeting dinosaurs to checking out farm animals, going on tractor rides to picking fresh fruit straight from the tree, or riding Puffing Billy Steam Train & exploring giant forests, followed by a chocolate tasting at the Chocolaterie - the Yarra Valley is so full of kid friendly activities, some guests have to book us for a two-day-tour so they can see and do everything and not miss out!!  (email us to find out more about our 2-day itineraries)