Rutherglen fortified wines have to be some of the unique wines on the planet. WIth a steep Aussie history, these wines have fallen from drunk daily to collecting dust on the mantelpiece. Break the trend, crack open a bottle of this Muscat and just breathe deep. Just like staring at a work of art, you could smell this delight for hours and then just take in all the raisiny, honeyed joy that is Muscat.

Celebrating seven generations and 145 years of family winemaking, Stanton & Killeen of Rutherglen continue the long and very special tradition of producing their award-winning fortified wines. It all began way back in the 1850s when the Stanton family travelled from England to try their luck on the Victorian goldfields. It wasn’t long before they turned their attention to the ‘liquid’ gold that came from vines, and they worked hard to establish a vineyard and winery that endured many setbacks, such as phylloxera, drought and the Great Depression. Later, the Stanton and Killeen families joined in marriage and in 1954 the future sixth-generation winemaker Chris Killeen was born, with the name ‘Stanton & Killeen Wines’ founded in 1968. S&K is now run by dynamic mother and daughter team Wendy and Natasha Killeen. Topaque, made from golden-coloured Muscadelle grapes, is a new name for an old wine. With a 120 year history in Rutherglen, it was always known as Liqueur Tokay, but was changed due to the 1994 EU naming laws.