Home / TravelMitchell HagemanMultimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·18 Jun, 2026 07:00 AM5 mins to readBasalt Retreat is in a vineyard about three hours from Melbourne.Basalt Retreat is in a vineyard about three hours from Melbourne.At the end of Victoria’s Great Ocean Rd lies a winery retreat that would give New Zealand’s premier vineyard destinations a run for their money, Mitchell Hageman discovers.
The sun was setting, and I was shattered. I’d been driving for the better part of two hours, and my bones ached
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