Tradition vs. innovation in Rutherglen

Halliday Wine Companion 'By the Glass' EP 17: Rowly Milhinch, Scion, Rutherglen

Rutherglen is one of Australia's oldest wine regions.

Grapevines came to the region in the 1850s during the gold rush and Rutherglen, as many of you will already know, became Australia's unchallenged capital of fortified wines.

The future of regions like Rutherglen rely heavily on either new blood moving in or subsequent generations, from existing wine families, continuing to carry those legacies into the future.

Rowland Milhinch, known as Rowly about town, is a descendant of George Francis Morris - one of Australia's pioneering vignerons of the mid 19th century.

Formerly a graphic designer - Rowly applied his creative mind to the art of wine making and is now, arguably, one of the most progressive and playful wine makers in the region.

To chat about the importance of new age thinking...in regions steeped heavily in tradition....please welcome Rowly. 

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Want to know what wine we were drinking? 

• Scion After Dark Rutherglen Durif 2018

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