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Scion in Rutherglen is one of my favourite and one of the best boutique wineries in Victoria. Vigneron Jan Milhinch is one of the most illuminating people in the wine industry that I have met. She is extremely welcoming at the cellar door, and has a manner unlike most other winery owners or staff. Some Cellar door staff seem only interested in sales and not in communicating to their customers. Jan sells the story of Scion as much as she sells wine, and it is the uniqueness of this approach that makes visiting Scion so much fun.

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Parker Pies in Rutherglen has a reputation for delicious baked pastry treats that is well deserved. After numerous wine tasting in the Rutherglen area I stopped in for a late light lunch. It took every reserve of self discipline not to gorge myself on the most delicious pies I have ever tasted! The specialist pie blog PiEcon only reviewed Parker’s basic meat pie and if they should go back and do a thorough tasting of every Parker product.

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On a recent weekend trip to Rutherglen and Beechworth to indulge in the region’s excellent food and wine I had coffee and cake at Forks and Corks on Rutherglen’s main st called Main St. I’m not joking. The cake is not to be laughed at either. The pear, lemon and lime tart and the cherry baked cheesecake were both fabulous in flavour and presentation.

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