Whistler Wines is a family-owned Barossa winery founded by Martin Pfeiffer, a former head vineyard manager at Penfolds and a third-generation grape grower. Grape growing has been the Pfeiffer way of life for four generations, from Albert Heinrich Pfeiffer, who worked his Riverland vineyard barefoot with his Clydesdale, to his son Hubert at Loxton, and then Martin, who raised his own children at Penfolds' Kalimna Estate.
Martin and his wife Sally bought the Heysen Estate property, at first farming crops and sheep while the family hand-planted 3,000 trees over 15 years to define the future vineyard blocks. In 1994 they planted Shiraz cuttings from Penfolds' Grange vineyard (the Kalimna 3C clone), followed by Semillon, and the first Whistler Shiraz went to bottle soon after. The wines won early recognition, including Best White Wine of Show for the 2000 Estate Semillon at the Barossa Wine Show and a place among the World's Top 10 Shiraz for the 2006 Estate Shiraz in the Winestate awards.
The next generation brought organic and biodynamic practices to the vineyards, and Whistler was named Best Small Cellar Door in the Barossa by GT Wine Magazine. Martin and Sally have since retired, and their son Sam and his wife Kelsey run the business, making handcrafted, estate-grown wines across the drink-now Crafted range and the more traditional Estate and Reserve ranges.
- Visiting
- Open to visitors
- Address
- 241 Seppeltsfield Road Stone Well SA 5352
- Winemakers
- Michael J. Corbett
Visit the Whistler Wines website
Regions
Wines
- Whistler Wines Albert Heinrich Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines Audrey May Sauvignon Blanc Semillon — White
- Whistler Wines Back to Basics Skin Contact — Orange
- Whistler Wines Barossa Cabernet Merlot — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Grenache — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Merlot — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Mourvedre — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Riesling — White
- Whistler Wines Barossa Rose — Rosé
- Whistler Wines Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines Barossa Valley Sparkling Merlot — Sparkling
- Whistler Wines Dry as a Bone Barossa Valley Rose — Rosé
- Whistler Wines Estate Barossa Shiraz Cabernet — Red
- Whistler Wines Estate Cabernet Sauvignon — Red
- Whistler Wines Estate Riesling — White
- Whistler Wines Estate Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines Estate Shiraz Cabernet — Red
- Whistler Wines Find Your Roots Mourvedre — Red
- Whistler Wines Fruit Tingle Frizzante — Sparkling
- Whistler Wines Get In My Belly Grenache — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache Blends Shock Value Barossa SMG — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache Blends Stacks On Barossa Valley G.S.M. — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache Double Back — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache MJC — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre The Black Piper GSM — Red
- Whistler Wines Grenache The Rose — Red
- Whistler Wines Late Harvest Golden Semillon — Dessert
- Whistler Wines Mataro Grenache Dry As A Bone Rosé — Rosé
- Whistler Wines Mathilda Louise Rose — Rosé
- Whistler Wines Moscato Bertha Amanda Late Harvest — Sparkling
- Whistler Wines Red genericsblends Hubert Irving — Red
- Whistler Wines Riesling Yonda — White
- Whistler Wines Semillon — White
- Whistler Wines Shiraz Atypical — Red
- Whistler Wines Shiraz Grenache Mataro Divergent SGM — Red
- Whistler Wines Shiraz Mataro Grenache Divergent S.M.G. — Red
- Whistler Wines Shiraz Shiver — Red
- Whistler Wines Shiraz The Grape Growers Reserve — Red
- Whistler Wines Shiver Down My Spine Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines Syrah Mataro Grenache Shock Value SMG — Red
- Whistler Wines Thank God It's Friday Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines The Black Piper Sparkling Merlot — Sparkling
- Whistler Wines The Black Piper Sparkling Shiraz — Sparkling
- Whistler Wines The Reserve Barossa Semillon — White
- Whistler Wines The Reserve Barossa Shiraz — Red
- Whistler Wines What The Fronti? Barossa Valley White Blend — White