The Yarra Valley of the Yarra River, originating in the Yarra Ranges approximately 60 kilometres east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is a popular day-trip and tourist area, partly for the area's considerable natural beauty but also for the local produce, particularly wines. The term is mainly applied to the agricultural area east of Melbourne rather than the lower reaches in the suburbs of Melbourne itself, and the upper reaches which are in inaccessible bushland. Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia), originally called Birrarung by the Wurundjeri people who occupied the Yarra valley prior to European settlement. ... The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

The region's relatively cool climate makes it particularly known for the production of high-quality chardonnay and pinot noir, as well as the production of premium sparkling wines. Chardonnay vines in Burgundy Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make a white varietal wine. ... Pinot Noir vines at Clos de Bèze, Gervey-Chambertin, on the Côte dOr, France Pinot noir is a red wine grape variety. ... Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of grapes and grape juice. ...

Towns include:

• Yarra Glen
• Healesville
• Warburton

Many Yarra Valley towns fall under the Nillumbik and Yarra Ranges City Councils; see List of localities (Victoria) for more details. Yarra Glen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Healesville in Victoria (red) Healesville is an outer-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 52km from the Melbourne centre and situated on the Watts river, a tributary of the Yarra River. ... Warburton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Shire of Nillumbik is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of places in the State of Victoria, Australia. ...

Also the name of an independent grammar school in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood. It opened in 1966 as Yarra Valley Church of England School and was for boys only. Girls were admitted to the two senior levels in 1978. The school progressively became fully co-educational from 1993 through 1995. It is now called Yarra Valley Grammar. Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

External links

• Yarra Valley photos