Pizzini Wines – Whitfield Vineyard, King Valley
Nestled in Victoria’s King Valley, Pizzini Wines’ Whitfield Vineyard unfurls across 81 hectares of river flats and amphitheater hills, a 1978 planting now entering its august middle age under Joel Pizzini (Head of Production) and David Morgan (Vineyard Manager). What started as riesling on own roots – slowly wiped out by phylloxera – has morphed into mosaic of Italian varieties on rootstock: sangiovese, nebbiolo, arneis, barbera, and more. In a region of 60-plus wineries, the savory reds and crisp whites carved out by the Whitfield Vineyard’s soil diversity and mountain-buffered climate stand out. The vineyard’s tale is one of a tobacco dynasty turned wine legacy – innovation grafted onto old roots for a new story.
