9 Cheese and Charcuterie Boards in Australia Worth Flying For

1.Tasmanian Premium Wine Tour with Tasmanian Cheese Platter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 137 reviews · from $207Our pick

Spend about 7.5 hours with Drink Tasmania Premium Tours visiting four southern Tasmanian wineries from Hobart. Taste sparkling wine, whites, reds, and local produce, with guides such as Ben, Tim, Gino, and Patrick adding useful regional insight. A Tasmanian cheese platter is included, but lunch is your own responsibility.

“Amazing day spent with 4 others on this intimate wine tour. Our guide Tim was outstanding - knowledgeable, engaging and obviously well respected by the wineries we visited. Wineries were amazing and all very different but Craigow was next level. Highly recommend”

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2.Barossa Valley: Maggie Beer’s Wine Tasting & Cheese Platter

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 53 reviews · 45 min · from $29Best value

At Maggie Beer’s Farmshop, an English-speaking host guides you through an interactive tasting of Pheasant Farm wines. Then choose a favorite for a full glass with a generous cheese platter beside the dam. The 45-minute visit suits adults who enjoy food, wine, and a calm country setting, with time to browse the shop or explore nearby Barossa trails afterward.

“Wine and cheese tasting good experience, travelling around Australia from Victoria. Value for money, very nice staff.”

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3.Tintilla Estate: Wine Tasting with a Meat and Cheese Platter

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 30 reviews · from $35

At Tintilla Estate in Pokolbin, you’ll sit on the deck overlooking the vineyard while a staff member guides your private tasting of eight estate-made wines. The hour also includes local cheeses, homemade terrine, boutique salami, sourdough, seasonal condiments, and a chance to try olive products made from fruit grown on site.

“The owner (can’t recall his name) made this a fantastic experience- talked us through his wines with passion and knowledge and made this a wonderful experience!”

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4.Tulloch Wines Hunter Heroes Wine Tasting with Local Cheese & Charcuterie Board

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $38

At Tulloch Wines in Pokolbin, you taste six Hunter Valley wines built around Semillon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Verdelho, including an aged museum wine. Your private group also shares cheese and charcuterie, while children can sample soft drinks or kombucha. The one-hour session begins and ends at the Tulloch cellar door.

“We had such an awesome experience. The wine was amazing and the charcuterie board was 10/10 so much food that we didn’t manage to get through it all. My 4 year old daughter also joined in on the fun with a variety of different non alcoholic drinks and snacks. She really enjoyed it and we would definitely be back.”

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5.Whisky Distillery Tour with Whisky Tasting & Cheese Platter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · from $63

Spend about 1 hour 40 minutes at Chief's Son Distillery in Somerville, guided by an owner-distiller through whisky making from malt to maturation. Taste four single malts, new make spirit, and cask-strength whisky with local cheeses, then take home a 100ml bottle. The 11:00 am tour is limited to 12 people.

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6.Yeppoon: Sunset Cruise w/ Cheese Platter & Champagne

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 19 reviews · 1h 30m · from $53

Spend 90 minutes aboard a luxury catamaran off Queensland’s Capricorn Coast. You’ll receive a glass of Champagne and a shared cheese and deli-meat platter, then relax with your own beer, wine, or premixed drinks in the onboard eskies. Expect sunset views, a friendly English-speaking host, and a calm social setting, though the boat may stay closer to Yeppoon than the Keppel Islands.

“The activity was awesome very relaxed We struggled with getting around the boat.”

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7.Tulloch Hunter Heroes Wine Tasting & Cheese Board

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 15 reviews · 1 hour · from $37

Spend one hour at Tulloch Wines with a Wine Ambassador, tasting five current releases and one aged museum wine. You’ll compare Hunter Semillon, Shiraz, Chardonnay, and Verdelho with a local cheese and charcuterie board. Faith and Bobby are among the hosts praised for their warm, friendly approach.

“Was a really fun experience, our wine expert bobby was cool as!!”

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8.Tulloch Wines- Mystery Wine Tasting Experience with Local Cheese and Charcuterie

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $38

At Tulloch Wines in Pokolbin, you will taste six unidentified wines and use a tasting mat to work out what is in your glass. A dedicated wine professional guides your private one-hour session, with local cheese, charcuterie and a take-home booklet. Children can join with soft drinks and snacks, while teens receive kombucha and cheese.

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9.Perth: Scenic Seaplane Tour with Cheese Board & Champagne

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews · from $218

Check in at Queen Street Jetty for a relaxed picnic with cheese, fruit, crackers, sparkling wine, and chilled drinks. After about an hour, your captain leads a safety briefing before a low-level seaplane flight over Perth, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, Fremantle, Optus Stadium, and the Swan River. Groups are limited to six.

“The staff was very helpful and pleasant. The activity was great. I recommend it.”

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