fitzroyalty » Rutherglen

Scion winery, Rutherglen

brian — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:18:31 +0000

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.

Other cellar doors don’t challenge wine tasters, and seem resigned to receive some visitors ... read the complete post

Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne's first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 by Brian Ward is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Australia License.

lunch at Parker Pies, Rutherglen

brian — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:03:02 +0000

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.

Below is my Buffalo Bill (buffalo cooked in a rich bacon, onion and garlic sauce) and my girlfriend’s Chicken and Asparagus (roasted chicken mixed with tasty cheese and a generous serve of ... read the complete post

cake at Forks and Corks, Rutherglen

brian — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:01:59 +0000

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.