Saturday October 18th
Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford.
A Bold Return to the City!
Entry tickets this year costs $50 with the event running 11:30am - 6:00pm with two bookable sessions.
Session 1: 11:30am - 2:30pm
Session 2: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
After a short break in 2024, Rutherglen in the City is back in Melbourne for 2025, better than ever!
We bring the rich heritage, bold flavours, and exciting new varieties of North-East Victoria’s Rutherglen Wine Region to a striking new venue: The Abbotsford Convent.
This year’s event offers a more intimate, elevated wine experience that invites wine lovers - and the wine curious - to sip, swirl, and savour at their own pace. Join 16 of Rutherglen’s top wineries for a day of tasting and discovery. Expect the classics like Durif and world-renowned Muscat, plus a fresh selection of contemporary varieties such as Alvarinho, Fiano, Grenache, Sangiovese, and Tempranillo.
New for 2025 is our “Wine Bar, Wine Chats” experience, where relaxed, pop-up style conversations with winemakers and experts will explore the stories behind the wines, with topics ranging from sustainable viticulture to food pairings and winemaking innovation. It's fun, informative, and at a small cost of $10.
Early bird tickets are $50 and include a premium take-home tasting glass and unlimited tastings across all winery pop-ups, a wine bottle tote bag and a wine showcase map by varietal.
With live music, gourmet food options, and Rutherglen wines available by the glass and bottle to enjoy on-site or take home, Rutherglen in the City Melbourne 2025 is a wine escape not to be missed
Tickets
On arrival, you’ll be given a Winemakers of Rutherglen tasting glass to keep, which gives you access to wine tastings from our wineries, a wine tote bag, and an opportunity to add on one of our Wine Bar Wine Chat sessions, with limited spaces available you will need to book ASAP.
Enjoy live music, a range of food options for purchase, and discover boutique and rare wines you can't access anywhere else.
Wine available for purchase by the glass, the bottle or to take home.
Wine Bar, Wine Chat Series
Within the Convent, book a spot in a relaxed, pop-up style conversation and tasting with winemakers and experts. We will explore the stories behind the wines and topics ranging from sustainable viticulture to food pairings and winemaking innovation. It's fun, informative, and only a small cost of $10.
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards Presents:
Muscat Blending Session with Stephen Chambers
Step into the world of one of Rutherglen’s most iconic wine styles with Stephen Chambers, 6th Generation Winemaker of Chambers Rosewood Vineyards. In this hands-on session, you’ll taste and explore Muscat at different stages of maturity - from youthful, fresh examples to lusciously aged treasures drawn from the family’s historic cellar.
Then, channel your inner winemaker as Stephen guides you through blending your very own Muscat. Adjust sweetness, balance, and complexity to create a drop that’s uniquely yours. Discover just how much skill (and a little bit of magic) goes into crafting this world-renowned fortified wine. Book on the day.