HISTORY

HISTORY

since 1842

1842

11/11/1842

1842

Mr David Pettavel was born in Boudry, Switzerland and emigrated to Australia in 1842 aboard the barque Platina. Upon landing…

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1856

11/11/1856

1856

Pettavel and the wine produced from their vineyards was such a success that plans for further vineyard development were made….

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1870

11/11/1870

1870

The rapid expansion and development of the wine industry in Geelong halted abruptly in the late 1870’s with the passing…

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1876

01/08/1876

1876

An English cottage was set up during this year. The enduring structure with period elegance provides the opportunity to see…

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1987

02/06/1987

1987

The first vineyard was set up at a time when Geelong was going through a renaissance for vine growing and…

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1998

05/05/1998

1998

The French vineyard is a reproduction of how the French manually craft the grapes that can make great wine. On…

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2002

03/10/2002

2002

The state of the art winery Pettavel was constructed in 2001. In 2002 processing of wines under the Pettavel brand…

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2004

07/10/2004

2004

Pettavel Wine is an iconic brand in the Geelong region. In April 2004, the Prime Minister came to visit Geelong…

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2008

10/04/2008

2008

To improve the irrigation system and water quality an advanced desalination plant was built to ensure grape quality and production…

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2012

01/08/2012

2012

Pettavel Group aquires Meroo of Yarra Glen Vineyard that was one of largest private vienyard in the area. Merro is…

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2013

25/07/2013

2013

Pettavel Wine was selected for the Premiere party in Melbourne in July 2013. Around 300 outstanding people including Prime Minister…

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2015

11/11/2015

2015

Pettavel took over Staughtonvale Estate in Anakie. The property is next to the famous Fairy Park, a tourism icon on…

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2016

11/11/2016

2016

On 8th April 2016, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, with 1000 business elites, celebrated the 20 years anniversary of the John…

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2017

11/11/2017

2017

On the 7th June 2017, the application of Development of the Yarra Valley Winery & Restaurant made by Pettavel was approved…

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2018

18/12/2018

2018

On 1st August, the Halliday Wine Companion Awards was held and Pettavel as the five-star winery has achieved another landmark…

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2019

05/08/2019

2019

To Be Continued…