Rutherglen in the City Canberra
Saturday July 5th
Old Parliament House, Members Dining Room
A Bold Return to the Capital!
After a short break in 2024, Rutherglen in the City is back in Canberra for 2025 — and better than ever! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 5, as 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 Members Room at Old Parliament House.
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 free “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 totally free with your event ticket.
🎟 Early bird tickets are $50 and include a premium take-home Plumm tasting glass and unlimited tastings across all winery pop-ups.
🍷Want to kick things off in style? Don’t miss the Opening Dinner on Friday July 4th 6:30pm – 8:30pm: More Information Launching soon
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 Canberra 2025 is a winter wine escape not to be missed.
Tickets
Entry tickets this year costs $50 with the event running 10:00am - 5:30pm with two bookable sessions.
Session 1: 10am - 1:30pm
Session 2: 2:30 - 5:30pm
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
In the members bar, book a spot in a relaxed, pop-up style conversation and tasting 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 totally free with your event ticket.
Morning Sessions
10:15am
De Bortoli Rutherglen Estate presents Muscat Rouge
Discover the versatility of the iconic Rutherglen Muscat. Elegant, fresh, bold, rich and everything in between!
Join us as we display the very different ways we showcase it's adaptability
11:00am
Dinah Wines present Aged and ageing Wines
11:45am
Warrabilla Wines presents 'Stone, Sand & Soil', Durif
Deep dive into Warrabilla 3 main sites and their significance of Stone, Sand & Soil. Taste their award-winning Durifs and the characters each of their sites give the final products.
12:30pm
Cofield Wines Presents Provincial Black Label
A premium expression of Cofield winemaking philosophy and regional character. Highlighting three standout wines: award-winning 2012 Sparkling Pinot Noir Chardonnay, known for its finesse and aging potential; the Netherby Shiraz, offering elegance, balance, and depth; and the Quartz Vein Durif, a bold and structured wine that captures the power and richness of this iconic Rutherglen varietal
Afternoon Sessions
2:30pm
Scion Wine Presents "Skins on or off?"
Getting familiar with skin-contact wines, focusing on two varieties (Viognier and Muscat) and their "skinsy" siblings.
3:15pm
Pfeiffer Wines Presents Seriously Pink
Hear the story behind Pfeiffer’s Seriously Pink with Robyn Pfeiffer. Taste the Seriously Pink neat and then let Robyn show you how to turn this seriously great wine into a cocktail and a ‘long’ drink, maybe even have a go yourself.
4:00pm
Jones Winery & Vineyard Presents Dry Grown Sustainable Wine.
Arthur Jones will take us on a journey through the heart of the Jones dry grown vineyard — a testament to resilience, craftsmanship, and the natural synergy between vine and environment. Discover the challenges and triumphs of growing grapes without irrigation, and how this approach deepens the expression of terroir and varietal character.
To bring the story to life, Arthur will lead a guided tasting of two standout wines that embody the success of this philosophy: our elegant Fiano, with its aromatic vitality and crisp texture, and our bold, expressive Malbec, rich with depth and complexity.
In Festival Wine Showcase Experience
Keen to explore new, interesting, and emerging varieties and styles at your own leisure? Try the in-festival Wine Show Case Experience and take a winery tour tailored to your every need.
Let your senses loose as you explore all of the varietals that flourish in the region – from heavenly sparkling whites and reds to crowd-favourite rosé and Rutherglen’s famous fortifieds.
Purchasing wine at Rutherglen in the City
Purchasing your favourite wines from our wineries is made easy at Rutherglen in the City. All our wineries will be retailing wines for you to take home.
Participating Wineries
The following wineries will be at Rutherglen in the City Canberra in 2025:
All Saints Estate
Andrew Buller Wines
Anderson Winery
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards
Cofield Wines
De Bortoli Rutherglen Estate
Dinah Wines
John Gehrig Wines
Jones Winery & Vineyard
Morris of Rutherglen
Olive Hills Estate
Pfeiffer Wines
Scion Wine
St Leonards Vineyard
Stanton & Killeen Wines
Warrabilla Wines
