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.
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, 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.
Rutherglen was declared a shire in 1871 and, despite the post-goldrush struggle, the town proved viable.
When Rutherglen High School opened in 1962 the building was threatened with demolition but was preserved owing to the efforts of the local historical society which set up a local history museum display in the front room with a Victorian schoolroom recreated in another.
The Tastes of Rutherglen Gourmet Getaway unfolds over ten days at the district's wineries in March, the Winery Walkabout is held on the Queen's Birthday weekend in June at the local wineries and in Rutherglen's main street.
Rutherglen is home to some of the greatest, most unique wines in the world.
Rutherglen was established in the 1850’s by German winemakers from the Barossa Valley and many of those first vineyards are still in operation today.
Rutherglen’s first fortunes were gleaned from gold and the museum explains the history of the area with working demonstrations of gold panning, dolly pot crushing, cradling and battery operation.
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