Nestled in the farming and wine-producing King Valley region, Milawa once serviced gold miners en route to the goldfields of Beechworth and the Ovens Valley. Today, King Valley – incorporating the renowned Milawa Gourmet Region – is full of opportunities for food and wine buffs to sample an array of local produce in an historic and spectacular natural scenery. Local produce available includes cheeses, mustards, nuts, berries, trout, honey, wine and olives.
King Valley is also proving itself as a premium grape-growing district with many boutique wineries now complementing the established Brown Brothers. Pay a visit to the cellar doors, where you’ll often find the winemakers themselves in attendance to answer your questions.
Activities and attractions
- Enjoy a range of homemade cheeses (including sheep and goats milk varieties) at the Milawa Cheese Factory Café
- Taste a variety of locally made mustards, herb vinegars and preserves at Milawa Mustards in the historic Old Emu Inn
- Attend a tasting at the Olive Shop, home to award-winning olive products
- Stay at the boutique Lindenwarrah Country House Hotel, and experience style and elegance in a natural environment
- Explore the many walking and 4WD tracks of the Wabonga Plateau and the Alpine National Park
- Visit the inspiring Power’s Lookout, once utilised by bushranger Harry Power in avoiding troopers.
Events
- Brown Brothers Easter Festival
- Brown Brothers Winter Weekend – June
- Wangaratta Festival of Jazz – November
- Brown Brother Wine & Food Weekend – November
- Oxley Bush Market – November
- A Weekend fit for a King on the Queen's Birthday weekend – June
- Summer – A Summer Twilight Performance
- Autumn – End of Harvest Fiesta
- Spring – Celebrate La Dolce Vita in the King Valley
How to get there
Milawa is located 239 kilometres north-east of Melbourne and 15 kilometres south-east of Wangaratta. The King Valley is approximately 40 kms south of the Milawa (Snow Road) turnoff toward Whitfield.
