Fodor's Expert Review Stones of the Yarra Valley

Housed in an old weather-beaten barn that has been beautifully restored, Stones of the Yarra Valley is set amid vines and apple orchards and surrounded by century-old oak trees with views of the Yarra Ranges. The Barn is a great place for weekend lunches (Saturday serves two courses for A$60 or three for A$75, Sunday's La Famiglia share table costs $85), and the historic Stables restaurant also serves weekend lunch and chef's shared plates tasting dinner on Friday and Saturday (lunch A$70, dinner A$100). The café next door, Meletos, services lunch and dinner daily from 11 am until 7 pm and also has a 23-room Tuscan-inspired guesthouse in a former farm building (from A$340 per night).

Stones' latest venture is No. 7 Healesville, a new urban winery, restaurant, and cellar door in Healesville. Drop in for a tasting, coffee or snack, Thursday--Sunday. www.no7healesville.com