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Join us as our next Cellar Door Manager

  Think you know Rutherglen? Think again! We're a small, family-owned winery making wine styles that put a thoroughly modern spin on Rutherglen’s old-school classics. Our Cellar Door isn’t just ab...

Young Gun of Wine Awards Finalist

Yeww. Our Winemaker Rowly is a Finalist in the Young Gun of Wine Awards 2025! He's thrilled to have been named as a finalist for the fourth year running, in the company of such exciting Australian ...

Join our Cellar Door team

We're on the lookout for some excellent people to join the Cellar Door team at Scion. Casual cellar door and events work available, mostly weekends but some weekdays. ABOUT YOU You are energetic, w...

Best restaurants in Rutherglen

From coffee to cocktails, we've done a round-up of our favourite spots to eat and drink in and around Rutherglen. By no means an exhaustive list! GRACE BAR + EATERY Grace is a small bar and eatery...

Best Cellar Door in Rutherglen

We were thrilled to be featured as the Best Cellar Door in The Age Good Food's round-up of the best of Rutherglen: Less is more at this low-key, sustainable cellar door. There’s no flashy onsite re...

Recipe: Muscat Gin Sour

It's no secret that Grace in Rutherglen's Main St is one of our favourite hangouts for interesting and delicious food, wine and cocktails. They've kindly shared their Muscat Gin Sour recipe for yo...

We're Sustainable Winegrowing Certified

Our two vineyards are now certified by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia, a national program for grape growers and winemakers to demonstrate and continuously improve their sustainability in the vi...

Dig out your corkscrew!

Head to the second draw down; it's time to dig out your corkscrew. For a selection of our wines destined for further cellaring (Viognier, Syrah, Durif), we've swapped out screw caps in favour of D...

Best things to do in Rutherglen (that aren't wine)

Visiting Rutherglen and keen to punctuate your wining and dining itinerary with some fresh air or exercise? Here are three things to try next time you visit. CRUISE THE REGION ON AN E-BIKE The cr...

Where to find the best coffee in Rutherglen

Serial Renovators Josh & Jenna relocated with their two young girls to Rutherglen, where they have recently completed a beautiful renovation of "The Castle House". When they're not busy work...

Muscat Spritz cocktail

As a fresh and vibrant style of Muscat, we serve Scion Muscat Nouveau chilled.  Our new-wave Muscat also makes a great Spritz - floral, citrusy and super refreshing. Here's the cocktail recipe to t...

Aerating vs Decanting – what, when, why?

I talk about decanting and aerating wine every other day at Cellar Door, so I thought I’d try to shed some light for any wine lovers out there pondering which wines might benefit from these (not-so...