Grape growing has been part of the Pfeiffer family way of life for four generations, beginning with Chris and Martin’s grandfather, Albert Heinrich Pfeiffer, who owned a vineyard in the Riverland region of South Australia. Albert would spend many hours in the vines, talking to them and encouraging them to grow before harvesting the grapes and selling them to local producers.

 

Hubert Irving Pfeiffer, father to Martin and Chris, soon followed in his father’s footsteps moving his family to a vineyard in Loxton.   Hubert, or Peter as he was better known, enjoyed wandering through the vines with his son Martin talking to and training both the vines and his young pupil, just as his father before him. 

 

Now, more than 80 years on, Martin is carrying on with the tradition at Whistler. These days we're not sure if he is talking to the vines or his best mate B.J. Either way the vines are growing premium fruit.

 

With the next generation joining Whistler Wines, who knows what the future will bring.