Top Victoria Classes & Workshops

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Meet your local host Ally in her Diamond Creek kitchen where she will teach you to make two local dishes from scratch, using fresh ingredients and herbs from her garden. Before you start your hands-on cooking class, Ally will give you a small tour of her beautiful garden and show you all the fruits, vegetables and herbs she grows. After you pluck a few herbs together, you will cook along with Ally in her large, beautiful kitchen. The cooking portion of the experience will last for 1-2 hours and you will learn to make a salad and a main dish. Potential dishes you may prepare are freshly baked sour dough bread or focaccia served with an Australian dukkah and homemade goat cheese drizzled with lemon, followed by chicken which has been deboned and stuffed with wild rice, herbs, walnuts, currants and lemon zest and then roasted and served with homemade chutneys or chilli jamhoney.  Come join this welcoming host for a private and authentic culinary experience!

There’s nothing quite like the pace of a gentle cycle in gorgeous scenery! In this behind the scenes self-guided tour of the vineyard, you will be welcomed by a Feathertop team member who will share with you some of the Boynton family’s favourite picnic spot locations. Once you have selected your picnic spot, you are free to wander or cycle around the vineyard as your vineyard service angels get to work and take care of setting up your picnic for you. They will then deliver a ready made hamper, pour your wine and give you some vineyard insight and secrets.

Create your very own wine with a 1.5-hour blending class at Victoria’s historic Tahbilk Winery. Tour the 19th-century cellars and learn about the art of winemaking from an expert wine ambassador, and then combine different varietals to create your own signature blend to bottle and take home.

Explore Victoria’s wine country and wildlife on a combo tour of the historic Tahbilk Winery followed by an eco wetlands walk. Learn about traditional and modern wine-making methods at one of Australia’s oldest wineries, and then try your hand at blending your own bottle of wine to take home. A 3-course lunch of inspired seasonal cuisine, paired with wine and served overlooking the wetlands, rounds out a delightful day in the country.

Located in Victoria’s beautiful Yarra Valley, in a family-owned and operated Coffee Roastery. We will explore freshly roasted specialty coffee, taste the delicious flavours, rich aromas and enjoy the unique characteristics in every cup, in an half-hour tasting experience. A guided coffee flight led by our experienced baristas. From the mountains to the valley, the voices of coffee call.

Have you ever wanted to learn more about how our estate grown grapes are turned into beautifully hand crafted wines? Would you like to improve your wine knowledge? Then join us for a Vineyard & Winery Discovery Tour – your privately hosted and up close and personal experience that takes you to the inner sanctum of Feathertop! We start off by taking you to a special vantage point in the vineyard where we will introduce you to the varietal mix, our vineyard philosophy and any current operations happening on the day. We’ll give you an overview of the Boynton family history and then take you behind the scenes in our winery, purposely designed by Kel to be a one man operation! Here we will explain the wine crushing operations, wine making philosophy, and even taste some tank samples when available. Your tour finishes off with a wine tasting of our current release wines.

Learn to surf at one of Victoria’s best spots along the Great Ocean Road. Take a surf lesson in Lorne and learn all the basics from your instructor before taking to the waves to give it a go. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Great Ocean Road and get a true Aussie surf experience on this 2-hour tour.

Surfs up! Live out your surfing fantasies with a 2-hour beginner-friendly surf class at Anglesea beach, located on Australia’s famous Great Ocean Road. Make the most of the shallow waters and gentle waves as you master the basics, practice standing up on your board and try to catch your first wave. With all equipment included and expert instructors to guide you, you’ll be hitting the waves in no time!

Learn to ride the waves at Torquay beach on Australia’s iconic Great Ocean Road. Master the basics, practice standing up on your board and catch your first wave with this beginner-friendly 2-hour surf class. With all equipment included and expert instructors to guide you, you’ll be hitting the waves in no time!

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class in a local home with host Reem, a self-taught cook, who grew up in Lebanon and moved to Australia in 2017. This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class will take place in a local home kitchen where Reem will teach you how to make 2-3 traditional Lebanese dishes from their family recipes. After cooking, you will enjoy your meal together in your host's Melbourne home. • Cooking lesson in a local home • Introduction to Lebanon's culture and cuisine • 100% private activity • Experience Lebanese hospitality in a residential Melbourne neighborhood • Vegetarian and gluten free options available

Experience one of the largest local markets near Melbourne during a private cooking class taught by a professional chef. Take a guided tour of the market to peruse the fresh produce and select key ingredients, then go to your instructor’s home for a cooking lesson that covers three Australian dishes. Receive step-by-step instruction for each dish, then enjoy the meal accompanied by a glass of wine or beer.

Delve into Australia’s food heritage during a private half-day cooking class taught by a chef at her home in Melbourne. Make three dishes during this hands-on class, which includes cooking tips and a meal with your chef-instructor. You might make recipes with fresh oysters or trout, and top it off with dessert and a glass of wine. The menu can accommodate specific dietary needs with advance notice.

Your local host Ella offers a hands-on cooking experience, where you will get to cook along with her in her kitchen. Ella lives in a lovely art deco apartment with retro styling in inner Melbourne. Her kitchen is small, however the dining table is big and perfect for demonstrations and food prepping!  The cooking portion of the experience will last about 1.5 hours during which you will learn to make an appetizer, main dish and dessert. Ella loves to cook contemporary Australian meals with produce, herbs and spices sourced from aboriginal farms. An example of some of the dishes you might cook together are king prawns marinated in a salt bush and lemon myrtle spice mix topped with finger limes for a dash of citrus, peppered Kangaroo, and a fresh tomato salad with samphire. Your meal will conclude with beach bananas and lamingtons, a classic Australian chocolate dessert. Join this welcoming local for an unforgettable cultural and culinary experience!

A private barrel tasting in our beautiful kiln tasting room to be enjoyed with a plate of freshly sliced prosciutto.

Open your eyes (and palates) to the surprising potential of Prosecco with this revelatory food and wine matching experience held at Pizzini Wines. Enjoy a remarkably energetic and fun-filled session that will introduce lesser-known aspects of the Prosecco personality.

Savor the tastes of Italy in the heartland of Victoria with this private winery tour and cooking demo. Join your private teacher at Pizzini Wines and learn how to make a range of Italian dishes without other students around to hog your teacher’s attention. Fill in the rest of your half-day experience with a tour of the winery, a barrel room tasting of several Australian-made Italian wines, and a lunch complete with the dishes you made beforehand.

So you may not be visiting the Amalfi Coast or the Venice Canals for a little while but a visit to the Yarra Valley with Italy in the Yarra Valley will have you experiencing food and wine in a region that is rich in Italian Heritage. There won't be flight delays or jet lag for this journey to the Yarra Valley for an all Italian day with the inclusion of two of the best Italian restaurants to choose from for lunch and 2 premium wine tasting events. Italian food is the first choice when it comes to comfort and everyday eating, simple, delicious and accessible with enticing menus of Mediterranean flavours, artisan pastas, cold pressed olive oils, gourmet sauces, ravioli, pappardelle and tortelini, arancini, black truffles, local tomatoes and herbs and fresh seasonal produce gown in the Yarra Valley The Yarra Valley matches your dining experience with many Italian varieties of alongside the popular styles of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir popular in the Yarra Valley.

Paddock to plate food at Green Olive at Red Hill … roll up your sleeves and joining the farmer in the paddock and the chef in the kitchen. You will tour the property learning about biological farming, olive oil and table olives, sustainable vineyard practices and why ‘terroir’ plays such an important role in producing great wines. Learn all about seasonal produce in the ‘kitchen’ garden, while touching, feeling, smelling and being a part of the food you will then cook. Then guided by our chef use your culinary skills to create a true “paddock to plate dish.” Once the hard work is done sit down and enjoy your food creation with a glass of Estate Grown Wine.

Experience the Aussie surf lifestyle and breathtaking beauty of the Great Ocean Road on a full-day tour that includes a 2-hour surf lesson. Travel along the the Victoria coast to beaches with some of Australia's top surfing destinations. Learn to surf during a morning lesson in Torquay, then explore the region further, visiting Bells Beach, the town of Lorne, surf shops and waterfalls where you can swim. See native Australian wildlife in their natural habitat, including kangaroos and perhaps some koalas, before returning to Melbourne in the evening.

The thrill of taking the controls of a helicopter will stay with you forever. Go on an adventure with your qualified instructor and experience the joy of flying over the suburbs of Melbourne in our Hughes 300 helicopter. Whether it’s a bucket list item, the start of your private licence, or your dream to become a professional helicopter pilot, this is where we all started.

Treat yourself to a truly decadent tour and tasting at De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate. Join our Behind the Scenes tour of the De Bortoli Yarra Valley vineyard and winery. Immerse yourself in the story of the De Bortoli family, one of determination and triumph, and is now told four generations later at the Yarra Valley Estate. Before touring the wine making facilities, enjoy the spectacular views of the vineyard whilst learning about our viticultural practices. You will have the opportunity to taste wines from barrels and tanks. Your knowledgeable host will then spoil you with premium and reserve wines and food pairing in one of our private tasting rooms. Finish your visit at our Blending Table, a hands-on, interactive experience where you get to be winemaker for a day by creating your truly unique blend of wine with distinct flavours and textures. Bottle, name and label your own personalised sample to take home and enjoy!

Hiring a motorcycle for a self guided tour on Victoria's Great Ocean Road is both exhilarating and spectacular. Getting up close and personal with the regions forests and coastline is a sensory experience not be taken for granted. Visit secluded beaches and wind through roads with tall gumtree's and deep steep valleys taking your journey deep into your soul. Our classic styled retro motorcycles are designed to deliver a pleasant experience with styling reminiscent of the 1970's. Cool classic lines and color's allow you to ride into small towns and grab a latte or local artisan food and enjoy the wonders that are abundant in this part of the world. 73MOTO doesn't just hire motorcycles, we create encounters, we tell a story and we let you write the next chapter in The Book of The Open Road