CONCERTS & FESTIVALS
Many of the vineyards offer live music over the Summer and Rochford has an established
reputation for attracting big names to the Valley.
Check out the Wine Association's
website Love
it All and make sure to put the two big events in your diary.
• Grape
Grazing in February
• Shedfest in October
Rochford Vineyard Concerts
Rochfords Wines is 20 minutes from Lyrebird Cottages and the venue
for a series of concerts by well known Australian and international acts. Concerts
include, A Day On The Green, Wine Quest Jazz Festivals and Yarra Valley Grape
Grazing as well as a series of smaller concerts in the restaurant.
Jazz in the Valley
Jazz is a feature of summer in the valley with several vineyards offering free
jazz among the vines. Enjoy the outdoor vineyard settings, Yarra Valley wine,
food and good music.
Seville
Hill and Vines
Restaurant at Helen's Hill have
a series of summer events to enjoy.
The Melba Festival
Each year in March the valley celebrates the memory of Dame Nellie Melba with
a series of classical concerts and recitals in vineyards around the valley.
Grape Grazing
A festival of wine, food and music held in vineyards throughout the valley
in February.
Shedfest
Held on the second week in October, the festival is hosted by vineyards on
the Warburton Highway. A chance to discover some of the smaller wineries, meet
the owners and explore the eastern side of the Yarra Valley