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For ten nights this August, Rutherglen comes alive after dark. Here is your guide to Dark Side of Wine 2026, the festival's standout events, and where to find Stanton & Killeen in the shadows.

Rutherglen Muscat is one of the most versatile ingredients you can have in the kitchen or at the bar. Its natural sweetness, acidity, and extraordinary depth of flavour make it a brilliant cocktail base, a spectacular cooking ingredient, and a dessert companion that can elevate even the simplest recipe into something memorable.

We’ve just announced a new partnership with Qatar Airways, and our Rare Rutherglen Muscat has already made its mark, picking up double Silver at the prestigious Cellars in the Sky 2026 awards.

Whether you want to taste through the full classification, blend your own bottle, or take home a barrel of your own fortified wine, Stanton & Killeen offers a range of Muscat experiences unlike anything else in Rutherglen. Here is how to go deeper.

Rutherglen is the Muscat capital of the world, and we’re not shy about saying so. Here is everything you need to know about Australia’s most celebrated fortified wine: the grape, the climate, the winemaking, the classification and why no one else on earth can make it quite like we do.

Cold mornings, open fires, unhurried cellar doors and some of the most satisfying food and wine in Victoria. Here is your insider guide to a perfect winter weekend in Rutherglen.