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RUTHERGLEN | Scion Vineyard & Winery was established in 2002 and specialises in shaping classic regional varieties of Durif, Muscat and Viognier into premium contemporary wines. Wines are made onsite and by hand by Rowly Milhinch , using traditional wine making methods. Tradition runs deep in the family in fact – Rowly is the great-great-great grandson of George Francis Morris, the founding father of Morris Wines (est. 1859).
What’s notable about Scion is that the are very passionate about food and wine, with food (and France) guiding the wine making. They have five grape varieties (Durif, Shiraz, Orange Muscat, Viognier and Brown Muscat) which they craft into a focused selection of eight wines ranging from whites to reds to dessert wines. Scion is one of our favourite Rutherglen wineries, with their “After Dark” semi-sweet fortified Durif being of particular note – think plum liqueur, fruit cake, and chocolate with just the right level of sweetness.
The focus at Scion is on quality, not quantity – fruit is hand-picked before making a 400m journey to the winery and cropping rates are low, between 2-3 tonnes an acre. When you drink the wines, it’s clear that the focus on quality has paid off.
Scion Vineyard & Winery
74 Slaughterhouse Road
Rutherglen
Victoria 3685
Australia
Telephone: (03) 6032 8844
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.scionvineyard.com/
Open
Mon – Sun: 10:00am to 5:00pm