It’s one of Australia’s oldest wine regions spanning some 160 years and has helped make Australian wine what it is today. Once home to the largest wine producers in the Southern Hemisphere, today Rutherglen is a region of boutique, family-run estates renowned for our bold wines including world-leading fortified styles.
Like most wine regions, our fortunes have ebbed and flowed as consumer tastes have changed, but our resilient community has adapted, evolving with the times without losing our long-held traditions and strong sense of identity.
The wine industry emerged in the 1850s around the time of the gold rush, and the region is now home to sixth- and seventh-generation producers dedicated to running much-loved, family-owned wineries.
Rutherglen wines contain the spirit and artistry of multiple generations, culminating in wines rich in knowledge, history and flavour. Many wines have been refined for over a hundred years, safeguarded and lovingly tended to, with each producers’ house style reflecting their personality
Rutherglen’s growers and winemakers are unafraid of change, exploring alternative grape varieties, trialing different winemaking techniques and developing new wine styles.
Creative young makers work alongside those with decades of experience to create wines that are versatile, often brave, and deliver a joyful sense of discovery.
Our unique terroir is a major factor behind Rutherglen’s ability to produce diverse wine styles, from aromatic white wines to full-flavoured reds and some of the world’s richest fortifieds.
The continental climate brings warm, sunny days, cool nights and a long, dry ripening season that produces rich fruit and intensely flavoured wines.
The region is renowned for its unique, diverse wines, with bold, indulgent Durif being distinctive to Rutherglen.
This is also the Muscat capital of Australia, if not the world. Rich and opulent Muscat of Rutherglen is an international treasure, impossible to replicate thanks to the unique combination of climate, soils, old wine stocks and the skills of the region’s master blenders.
57 Main Street, Rutherglen VIC 3685
Phone: 02 6064 2100
Monday – Sunday: 9am-5pm
Closed Christmas Day
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