Pinelli Swan Valley

Caversham, Australia

Introduction

Pinelli Estate enjoys a family winemaking heritage that dates back to 1955, when founder Domenic Pinelli emigrated to Australia. Today, the Swan Valley’s second-generation winemaking team continually strives for perfection from the vineyard to the glass to create delicious, premium wines for any fine dining, family gathering, or special occasion. We invite you to visit our relaxed Swan Valley Winery and Cellar Door and indulge your senses!

Location

30 Bennett Street Caversham, Western Australia 6055 Australia

30 Bennett St

30 Bennett St, Caversham WA 6055, Australia

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History

Pinelli Wines was established in the Swan Valley in 1980 by Domenic and Iolanda Pinelli. Having emigrated to Australia from the Molise region of Italy in the mid 1950’s, they shared a vision to create a family winery incorporating their Italian heritage, which recognised that good wine needed to be a part of every dining experience. Domenic Pinelli gained invaluable experience working for over twenty years with his former employer, the iconic Western Australian producer of the 1960s, Waldeck Wines. Domenic purchased what he referred to as “the pick of the vineyards of the area” – a 7-acre block in Caversham, Western Australia. This was earmarked as the site of the Pinelli family winery, cellar door, and vineyard.
With much patience, hard work, and the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears, Domenic and Iolanda set about slowly establishing a winery to deliver premium and deliciously flavoured wines that express the varietal character of the region in which they are produced. The Swan Valley, with its rich soils, was an ideal region to grow grapes and produce premium wines. The winters are wet, and the summers are filled with adequate sunshine to ensure maximum flavour and ripening of the grapes. The outcome is wines that are approachable and drinkable even at an early age – the white wines are delicate and soft, and the red wines are full and rich in flavour.
From its early beginnings, Domenic and Iolanda shared the knowledge and joy of winemaking and grapegrowing with their family, ensuring that the winery would continue to grow with future generations. Today, sons Robert and Daniel ensure that the focus and commitment to its customers and pursuit of quality continue. A simple philosophy of ensuring exceptional quality from the vineyard to the glass has meant that from humble beginnings some three decades ago, Pinelli’s has now grown to become a second-generation family winery producing around 150,000 litres of wine each year. Pinelli wines are available to the public from the cellar door, by ordering online, or by mail order only.