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Reminiscing on 40 Years Part I

Chris always had a dream to have his own place and do his own thing.

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Vale Bill Chambers OAM

How does one describe the impact that a generous man with a soft and endearing smile, a kind nature and a chubby frame, I always wanted to hug, have on one's life? 

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2022 Brag Board

Jen and her team have had great Wine Show success with our wines, at recent Wine Shows this year.

 

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Our Special Pinot Noir Story

Imagine this...a 42 degree in January, 2018 and Ampelographer, Dr Gerald Atkinson arrived at Pfeiffer Wines, full of hope that we still have our old Pinot Noir vines. You see, Gerald is on a mission to find what is left, if anything, of the original Busby Collection of vines.

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Wine Club Despatch October 2021

Our last Wine Club despatch for 2021 is now done and dusted.

 

All Wine Club members should have received their packs. As reported in the recent media, we have experienced some significant delays with package deliveries. We do apologise if your pack took longer than normal to reach you. If at any time you have a concern with an order that is in transit, please do not hesitate to contact us at the winery and we will track it down for you.

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Once a judge, now a Mentor

By Coral Cooksley

 

A love of wine as a hobby turned into a passionate career for Rutherglen wine-maker Chris Pfeiffer (OAM) who worked alongside wine industry buffs before venturing into his own wine making business thirty-six years ago when with his wife Robyn purchased the “Old Distillery” winery in Rutherglen.

 

Drawn to an agricultural degree at Sydney University after leaving high school, Chris discovered an interest in wine where he then chose to specialise in viticulture with further studies in winemaking while working at Lindeman Wines where he became the chief fortified winemaker.

 

“The rest is, as they say, history,” Chris said.

 

An impressive journey as a wine judge as well followed throughout his career.

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Our Pinot Noir Project

Pinot Noir at Pfeiffer Wines has always been special but it took Ampelographer, Dr. Gerald Atkinson, from Lincoln University in New Zealand to excite us all to realise the treasure we have right here, on our Sunday Creek Vineyard in Wahgunyah, NE Victoria.

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Chris Pfeiffer

Take a look at this picture.  This lovely, happy, smiling face of Chris is when he WAS the Chief Judge at the Rutherglen Wine Show and Australian Fortified Wine Show this year, 2019. 

This was Chris’s last year.  He has been “’The Chief” since 1986, and had been judging wines as a Wine Show Judge at many different locations throughout Australia, for many years before that.  

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Vale Colin Campbell

This letter is a story, a story of sadness and a story of happiness, as I have reason to look back into the last 35 years.

 

Many of you who are “Pfriends of Pfeiffers” will also be friends of Campbells Wines of Rutherglen.  Those who are, will already know the sad news that has rocked Rutherglen.  For those who don’t know already, Rutherglen and the Australian Wine Industry as a whole, lost a great friend and ally with the sudden and unexpected death of Colin Campbell on the 10th of May, just a few months ago.

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Huge Haul At Cowra

Judging for the 37th Cowra Wine Show has concluded, with almost 1000 wines being put to the test.

 

Local and smaller vineyards across Australia were pitted against some big names in the industry, and the 2nd generation Rutherglen wine making family, Pfeiffer Wines, came up trumps, taking out three trophies; including the Best Dry Red Table Wine in Show, as well as eight gold medals at the National Show.

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