Shedfest is an annual winery festival held on the second weekend of October, it is a great time to visit the Yarra Valley and enjoy everything on offer. During the Shedfest event wineries in the Yarra Valley will open their sheds to house two days of fabulous food, fine wine, live music and entertainment. If…

  GUMBOOT SEASON  1st-31st July Are you ready to put on your Gumboots and shake off your winter blues as part of the Yarra Valley Gumboot season? Each July the Yarra Valley warms up it’s Cellar Doors and reminds wine lovers and their friends to visit us for Gumboot Season. Gumboot Games at Payne’s Rise…

Sat 18th & Sun 19th June 10-5pm The Shortest Lunch is our way of celebrating the shortest weekend of the year (the Winter Solstice) in a relaxed, family oriented weekend of progressive, all-day dining to ward off those winter chills with a wine in hand by our open fires. Shortest Lunch @ PR Menu @…

Yet again, another very early harvest for the Yarra Valley. An exceptionally dry and warmer than average spring led into an early dry and warm summer. Fruit colouring started early in January and was helped by well needed timely rainfall. The weather moderated late season with plenty of sunshine and cooler nights. The 2016 wines…

Save the date for the annual Shortest Lunch Wine & Food Festival to be held on the 18th & 19th of June 2016. On offer at Payne’s Rise: Sliders $7.50 each – Pulled Pork with crunchy apple slaw. – Mini Burger with rocket, roma tomato, Maffra tasty cheese & tomato chutney. – Angus Brisket. Gnocchi…