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Sunday 18th August

Pialligo Estate, Canberra

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Get up close and personal with the characters of Rutherglen.

Innovative winemakers and passionate producers share their skills and knowledge in a series of intimate masterclasses.

Discover the difference soil makes to a wine and explore intriguing food and wine matches, and learn something new.

Held throughout the day, schedule a masterclass outside of your tasting session to make full use of your day. Tickets are $5, and places fill fast -book now!

Must have both a valid Exhibition and relevant Masterclass ticket to be admitted entry.

Portuguese Varieties Masterclass

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Discover the diverse flavours of our alternative varieties in our Portuguese Masterclass with Wendy Killeen. A guided tasting of our Sparkling Tempranillo, Arinto, Alvarinho, Reserve Tinta Roriz, The Prince Iberian Blend & Vintage Fortified. 

Marvelous Muscat of Rutherglen

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Full classification tasting of Pfeiffer Rutherglen,

Classic Rutherglen,

Grand Rutherglen &

Rare Rutherglen Muscat with Chris Pfeiffer

Marsanne: from Rhone to Rutherglen

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An exploration of the flavours and development of Marsanne with Anton Therkildson. 

Experimenting with Durif:

From green stalks to gold medals. 

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Explore how Durif can perform in exciting and versatile ways when guided by precision viticulture coupled with a creative wine making vision.

Toward Perfection

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Join Winemaker Dave Whyte and let him guide you through a journey of muscat from 5 years to 50 year old perfection.