WORLDWIDE · CHOCOLATE & WINE TOURS
Dark chocolate against a big red is the pairing everyone tries first, and the good tours push past it. These 15 run through the Yarra Valley, the Douro and the Cape, priced by the glass count with transport notes for the long ones.
Meet your guide at Federation Square for an eight-hour small-group trip through the Yarra Valley. Taste wines at Soumah, St Huberts, and Balgownie, sample 10 chocolates, visit Hubert Estate, and enjoy music, countryside views, and optional lunch at your own cost.
“Good wine, great food, comfy bus, fab music. Excellent day with Tom as our driver !! We loved it !!!”
Spend about 8.5 hours touring the Yarra Valley from central Melbourne with guides such as Sean, Stefan, Posi, or Danny. Visit three or four wineries, enjoy a two-course lunch with wine, then choose Four Pillars gin or Watts River beer on selected departures before finishing with chocolate and ice cream.
“Fantastic day out. Brilliant commentary and pleasant drive. The weather was perfect and the atmosphere was phenomenal.”
Spend about 8.5 hours touring the Yarra Valley from Melbourne, with wine tastings at Yering Station and Yering Farm, strawberries, chocolate, lunch at St Hubert Estate, and optional gin at Stag Lane or Four Pillars. Guides such as Shaun, Danny, Posi, and Stefan keep the day social and relaxed.
“Pozi was a great tour guide! He told us about Melbourne and the many interesting places to visit and the history behind. He pointed out kangaroos and eagles and stopped for us to take pictures. He was very friendly and informed about all the stops we made”
Travel from Melbourne to five Yarra Valley venues with Red Carpet Wine Tours. Taste wine at Soumah, St Huberts, and Balgownie, sample chocolate, and choose gin, whisky, beer, or cider options. Guides such as Matt, Gilberto, Tom, and Richard keep the day moving with commentary and music.
“Touring the surrounding Melbourne area of the Yarra Valley was beautiful. The vineyard stories of hard work as a high risk labor of love were wonderful. The wine tasting was a treat. Hilda was very pleasant. The other participants were so nice. A wonderful outing on a beautiful day.”
Walk through Finca Testeina beneath the Testeina Volcano with a guide such as Marco or Nieves, learn how Lanzarote’s dry volcanic soil shapes its vines, then taste two organic wines with artisan chocolates. Expect history, views, and a relaxed 90-minute visit.
“Excellent tour, Marco was so knowledgeable and interesting… would definitely recommend…”
Spend about an hour at Cálem Cellar with a live guide in English, Portuguese, Spanish, or French. Visit the interactive museum and active cellar, then taste Late Bottle Vintage, Vintage, and 20-year tawny Port with cheese, chocolate, crackers, and jam.
“Great! Good explanation of Port and the chance to try all the styles, learned a lot. Cheese and chocolate were nice additions, highly recommended especially since our daughter was too young to drink.”
Spend 90 minutes at Champagne Dom Caudron in Passy-Grigny with an English or French guide. Tour the pressing and production areas, learn the story of Meunier, watch a short film, and finish with three Champagnes paired with three chocolates. Guides such as Clémentine, Fanny, and Katja have made this a warm, personal visit.
“Wow! Brilliant tour today. Super informative, entertaining and friendly tour guide. What brilliant value for money - tastings were lovely, chocolates were superb! And brilliant setting. Thanks so much - fully recommend to anybody who loves champagne and chocolate!”
Spend up to eight hours tasting Swan Valley wines, beer, cheese and chocolate from Perth. Guides such as Keith, Lucy and Michael add local stories and easygoing company. The full-day option includes lunch at Homestead Brewery, while the half-day version gives you a shorter taste of the region.
“A Wonderful afternoon. Went to three wineries, beer and chocolate tasting. The guide was very good and met some lovely people on the tour.”
At Chef in Milan, you make Neapolitan-style pizza and chocolate tiramisù from scratch with chefs such as Francesco, Liu, Erika, or Denisse. The two-hour class includes wine, prosecco, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options, with a shared meal at the end.
“Excellent class! Francesco is very personable & great teacher. Fun interaction with other students. Yummy pizza & tiramisu!”
Join Rick, Bernie, or Mel for an eight-hour Yarra Valley outing from central Melbourne. Taste local fruit, three winery selections, 12 chocolates, and optional gin, with one bottle of wine included for each full-paying adult. Lunch is extra, and the tour suits ages 14 and up.
“The trip was awesome, I had a lot of fun and met some very nice people :)”
Spend about eight hours visiting three to four boutique cellar doors in the Hunter Valley with transport, three wine tastings and one spirits tasting included. Guides such as Grant, Des and Suzanne keep the day social, with optional lunch, craft beer, cheese and chocolate along the way.
“This was a fantastic way to try amazing wines and learn a little about the wine making process! Our bus driver Des was great and we had a ball! Definitely jump on this tour when you’re in the Hunter!”
Join guide Ross for a five-and-a-half-hour afternoon tour through Hawke’s Bay wine country. Visit Mission Estate, Trinity Hill, Pask, and other local producers as conditions allow, with tastings, cheese, biscuits, chocolate, hotel pickup, and a small group capped at 13.
“My partner and I decided to go on our first wine tasting tour and this trip with Ross did not disappoint. This has set the bar up high. Wine, Gin & Beer tasting, couldn't get any better than this. Ross was amazing, he gave us a summary of the tour and a bit of Napier's history. It was a small group so it was easy to talk & mingle with everyone. Highly recommended for sure!”
At Malta Chocolate Factory in San Pawl il-Baħar, you taste four Maltese wines, including Gellewza, Girgentina, and sparkling rosé, with five handmade chocolates. A host such as Emma, Greta, or Rene explains the pairings, local wine, and Maltese traditions in English.
“The experience to Malta Chocolate Factory was a gift from a friend and I was expecting that that will be a touring, but it was a taste of 4 types of wines and handmade cholocates. The lady who gave the touring was excellent and she explaint in details about the wine and Maltese history and also the pairing of not only cholocates but also the food in general that get pairing with the wine.”
Walk through Finca Testeina at sunset with a live guide, exploring a 16th-century Canarian house, 19th-century winery, cistern, and vineyard. Finish with two Bodegas Vega de Yuco wines and two handmade Lanzarote chocolates. The tour is offered in English and Spanish.
“A pleasant guide, breathtaking scenery at sunset, fine wines and chocolates... I loved it!”
Meet your guide at Caffè Elena for Bicerin, then walk Turin’s grand squares and porticoes before tasting six organic chocolates, including Gianduiotto and Cremino. Finish with two Piedmont wines, cheese, and cured meats. Fabio and Sara lead the experience in English or Italian.
“Our guide Fabio was very knowledgeable about products found only in Turin and the region. To assist this tour to improve, I believe it’s important for those who attend purchase items from the places you visit. They are small business that are generous with both their time and products. The lest we can do as visitors is spend money in those establishments as to participate in the tour is not expensive.”
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