Rutherglen, Victoria

Monday, 19 May 2008

Rutherglen is known throughout Australia as a place with great soul, a home to some of the world’s greatest wines, a stage for some remarkable and enduring characters, and as a reminder of a more friendly and relaxed time, when a stranger might say G’day.

It is a place without traffic lights, toll ways and parking meters. It is a place of country lanes, idyllic pastoral scenes, ancient river red gums and lush vineyards stretching to the horizon. It is a place of tin sheds, proud 19^th century buildings, rambling homesteads and B&Bs, grand pubs and quirky cafes.

It is a place of great food and wine. They seem to belong in Rutherglen, in much the same way they belong in Tuscany or Provence. The flavours, the landscape, and the characters seem as one. Whether it is eating yabbies with a sparkling shiraz on the banks of the Murray, or curling up in front of a fire with a Grand Rutherglen Muscat and the love of your life, you’ll notice a real depth and truth to Rutherglen food and wine, an experience rarely found elsewhere.

Rutherglen is a region where over 150 years of dedication and commitment have combined with a unique climate, skill, youthful vibrancy and sense of fun to create a wine region that truly is full of flavour. It’s a gem amongst Australian wine regions.

Take the time to experience this remarkable place. The story of Rutherglen is one that continues to unfold.

Enjoy your part in it.

“One of the truly great wine tourism destinations.”
- James Halliday, leading Australian wine critic, author of the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion