Rutherglen is a small town in northeastern Victoria, Australia, near the Murray River border with New South Wales. The town was named after the Scottish town of Rutherglen which lies just outside Glasgow. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... The Murray River, or River Murray, is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Rutherglen (An Ruadh Ghleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a town bordering on the city of Glasgow, Scotland. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

The surrounding region is well known for its vineyards, particularly so for the production of fortified wines such as port, muscat and tokay, the best of which are regarded by many as Australia's and some of the world's finest. However, it also produces good-quality red and white wines, notably shiraz and Durif, as well as the relatively uncommon production of sparkling red wine—red wine with carbon-dioxide induced bubbles made in a similar process to champagne. A vineyard Vineyard with bird netting Wine grapes with netting as protection against birds A vineyard (vignoble in French, vigna or vigneto in Italian, vinha in Portuguese, viña or viñedo in Spanish, Weinberg in German) is a place where grapes are grown for making wine, raisins, or table... A fortified wine is a wine to which additional alcohol has been added, most commonly in the form of brandy (a spirit distilled from wine). ... A glass of tawny port. ... The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera are widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. ... Tokay has several meanings: Originally, it was the Anglicized name for the famed wines of the Tokaj region in Hungary and Slovakia. ... Shiraz is one name, equivalent to Syrah, for a noble grape variety widely used to make dry red table wine. ... Durif (or Duriff) is a minor variety of red wine grape grown in France, California and Australia. ... Champagne is often drunk as part of a celebration Champagne is a sparkling wine produced by inducing the secondary fermentation of wine. ...

See also

• Australian wine

• Your momma

Australian wine, until the late 1970s, consisted largely of sweet and fortified wines. ...

External links

• Photographs from Rutherglen