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About La Cantina Wines
In 1980, Peter, the eldest son was now working on the farm with Gino. Local winery, Brown Brother’s of Milawa, approached Gino, Carmel and Peter to become contract growers. This was the beginning of the Corsini Vineyard. Gino continued his family tradition of making his own wine for family and friends. Over the next few years, the quantity of tobacco grown on the property lessened and the vineyard increased in size.
In 1992, Gino and Carmel’s eldest daughter got married and insisted that her dad’s wine was to be served at the reception. From that day, people asked if they could buy Gino’s Vino. (Gino’s wine). It was in 1993 that they decided to no longer grow tobacco.
La Cantina continues to grow as a business but is firmly aligned with the family traditions it began with and remains solely run by the Corsini Family. Although Carmel passed away in 2003, Gino is still highly involved with the day to day running of La Cantina King Valley. Even at the age of 88, he is regularly found pruning, checking baumé levels or packing wine. Peter is now head winemaker with his siblings and extended family involved in a variety of capacities.
The grapes continue to be exclusively estate grown and all processes are completed at the King Valley property. This provides an ideal position, where the wine maker is also heavily involved in growing the grapes, ensuring the quality of fruit mirrors what is required for our wines. Our 2018 Saperavi, won a gold medal in the 2020 Australian Alternative Varieties Wine Show and was awarded the International Judge’s Wine to Watch for 2020. This is a testament to our commitment, to create great quality wines with no added preservatives.
