Cleveland Winery

A sunny afternoon spent hanging out in a historic garden, smashing bubbly and playing petanque — it sounds like something out of some European holiday, but it's a situation you can find under an hour away from Melbourne.

Cleveland Winery's lush green grounds are located in Lancefield — and it has views of the vineyard and the Macedon Ranges. On warm days you can eat and drink out of on the deck, or head indoors to the restaurant, which doles out dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, and woodfired pizza on weekend afternoons. Make sure you head down to the winery's famous underground cellar door to smaple some of the winery's shiraz, chardonnay and sparkling pinot noir.