Happening things at Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander
(the last!) Thai Banquet
…before chef jarrod moves west
this one is a ‘cracker’ and is not to be missed!
$65 per person
To view the menu, click here.
Tuesday 16th September - bookings start from 6:30pm
Book now on 03 5962 6111
Love for the locals...
377…anything nights are back at Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander!
If your postcode starts with 377... and you dine with us on thursday nights we’ll take 25% off your bill and any retail Giant Steps/Innocent Bystander wine purchased on the night. Just bring something with you that has your postcode on it….simple!
PIZZA and PINTZ
Every Wednesday night
$25 for a pizza and a Little Creatures Pint!
Book now 03 5962 6111
Latest reviews
The Key Review Issue 10, Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir
The Key Review Issue 11, Giant Steps Miller Vineyard Shiraz
The Key Review Issue 12, Giant Steps Pinot & Chardonnay, Tarraford & Sexton Vineyard
Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, May 2008, Innocent Bystander Sangiovese Merlot
*Star Selection* Food and Wine Magazine, USA, Innocent Bystander Pinot Noir
Wine Enthusiast, March 2008, Innocent Bystander multiple wines reviewed
Independent Weekly, 22nd March 2008, Giant Steps Harry's Monster
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Come and try the full range of Innocent Bystander and Giant Steps wines, all made in our small batch, gravity flow winery. Tastings available everyday 10am-6pm. Free winery tours at 11am and 3 pm daily. Tastings available from 10am - 6pm daily.
But that’s just the beginning...
Mix it up a little...
Every third Tuesday of the month join us for our 'round the world' inspired food night. Our next night will be Thai Banquet and is on Tuesday 16th September. Have a look in our menu section for a sneak preview...Bookings are essential (last booking 9.30pm). To make a booking call 1800 661 624 and select option 2 to speak to one of our staff.
Coffee Roasting
Good coffee is hard to find. To be sure we have the best coffee, we house roast our two blends daily. Espresso blend is a hotter roast to produce a slightly more mocha/chocolate style.
Our latte roast is cooler producing a more acidic style that goes well with the sweetness of milk.
Our house coffees are 20-gram full shots. This is approximately twice the amount you will receive in many coffee shots: but trust us. Unless you really want a weaker coffee you will enjoy this.
Our beers
It takes a lot of beer to make good wine. As some of you may know, we are brewers as well as winemakers. We have selected our personal list of the world's greatest beers, including several of our own creations, including Little Creatures Pale.
We must mention the world's greatest Pale Ale... Timothy Taylor's Landlord from the family owned brewery in Keighley, West Yorkshire. ....and La Chouffe, in a 750mL cork stoppered bottle, the fruit bomb artisanal ale from the Ardennes Forest (close to the famous Spa-Fontaincham race track). Recently acquired by Duvel, the medium sized Belgian Ale brewer, let's hope this work of art is preserved and respected by the new owners.
Artisan Bakery
Bread preceded beer, which preceded wine. The spontaneous fermentation of the mash and flour of wild cereal grasses by natural yeast is recorded way back into history. As winemakers and brewers, we spend our lives immersed in yeast.
We make bread because we can. All cakes, pastries and breads are made daily on the premises. Croissants, Danish pastries and Portuguese tarts are based on French butter and our delicious Canales are encased in bees wax. Limited quantities are available for take away.
Pizzeria
We don't do deep dish or cheese based pizza. We'll leave that to the fast food chains. To us, it is all about the base. The toppings are just that: toppings. Our favourite is the simplest: Margarita: Imported San Marzano tomatoes and oven dried local Roma's. Sea salt, buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil.
Our guest wine list
Why would a winery invite other producer's wines into its cellar door? Truth is, we spend a lot of time looking at other people's wines. It keeps us focussed, sets our benchmarks and keeps us learning. With this in mind, we decided to create a guest list of wines, all nominated by our wine making team .
To view our guest menu click here.
The rules were: We chose the Yarra Valley for our winegrowing business. Therefore we limit our Australian selection to our Yarra Valley peers and icons. Choose (affordable) wines from the old world which have influenced us, motivate us or we just plain love.
Cheese Room
Cheese and wine go hand in hand. Supervised by our winemaking team, unripe cheeses are acquired from importers and local artisan cheese makers. At the rear of the cellar door you will find our cheese room. This is a humidified room where we hand wash and rotate rounds until they are mature and ready to cut.
Each day, we select 3 or 4 cheeses that are at peak maturity to put on our cheese selection platters. These cheeses are available for sale to take away as well.
Menus
To view our menus, click here.
If you want to know more, you'll have to come and visit!
Open: Everyday 10am - 10pm
from 8am Saturday & Sunday for Breakfast
336 Maroondah Highway (cnr Don Rd)
Healesville - Melways ref 270 D12
Giant Steps / Innocent Bystander Winery
336 Maroondah Highway, Healesville 3777
Tel +61 (0) 3 5962 6111
mail@innocentbystander.com.au