Chocolate in Victoria

If you are visiting Melbourne, Mámor Chocolates & High Tea Szalón in inner-city Collingwood has launched new Melbourne Chocolate History Tours, taking visitors back into Melbourne’s cocoa-rich past on a two hour walk through the secret chocolate laneways of Fitzroy and Collingwood. The tour traces the humble beginnings of Macpherson Robertson ‘the Chocolate King of Victoria’ through to his huge chocolate factories, which went on to produce favourites like Cherry Ripe, Old Gold and the much loved Freddo Frog, as well as other famous chocolatiers along the way. The tour concludes with a spectacularly indulgent Chocolate Tasting and High Tea at the Mámor Szalón. Tours run on the first Sunday of every month and cost $55. For something different, Mámor also hosts ‘Last Friday’ beer and chocolate pairing experiences and events

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...there are also a lot of chocolate-y goings on in rural Victoria. A visit to the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery is a great day out for the whole family. Located just a one hour drive from Melbourne’s city centre, here visitors can see chocolatiers at work and enjoy free tastings. There are over 250 varieties on offer, made using local Yarra Valley fruit and nuts, some grown on site. There is a cafe, shop and plenty of space for the kids to play in the orchard. Open seven days, 35 Old Healesville Road, Yarra Glen.

In Victoria's High Country near the NSW border, former brick stables were lovingly refurbished in 2013 to provide a home for Bright Chocolate situated alongside the Ovens River, three-and-a-half hours from Melbourne. Single origin bars are the specialty, made using premium cacao beans from Madagascar, Ecuador, Trinidad and the Dominican Republic. Open every day, with a special behind-the-scenes tour on Fridays at 2pm. Bookings for the tour are essential. 8/3 Riverside Avenue, Bright.

Red Chocolate, located in Sale, Gippsland, two-and-a-half hours from Melbourne, sells indulgent chocolates and patisserie items made in small batches, using traditional techniques. Intimate classes are held on the first Friday of each month giving visitors the opportunity to try their hand at the art of chocolate-making. Classes cost $150 and are limited to four participants. Bookings are essential. Shop 3, 64 Cunninghame Street, Sale.

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