Private Italian Cooking Class at Pizzini Wines, King Valley

Cook Italian food in a working winery, then taste the wines that pair with it

A private Italian cooking class at Pizzini Wines in Victoria's King Valley, where you learn to prepare traditional Italian dishes from Katrina Pizzini, taste wines aging in the barrel room, and eat lunch with the food you cooked and a glass of wine. The class runs five hours and includes morning tea at the cellar door. Minimum age is 18. Advise dietary requirements when you book.

The experience

You start with morning tea at the cellar door, then move into A tavola! Cooking School where Katrina Pizzini teaches you the secrets to preparing traditional Italian style dishes. This is hands-on: you make the food, not watch a demonstration. Before lunch, you walk through the winery's barrel room to taste Italian wine varieties (Sangiovese, Nebbiolo and Canaiolo), as they age in wood, learning how the family sources and develops them.

Lunch follows the tasting. You eat the Italian dishes you prepared during the class, paired with your choice from the Pizzini range: anything from a fresh Prosecco to an aged Nebbiolo from the family's reserve. The whole day runs about five hours and stays within the working winery and its grounds, so you're never far from the cellar door or the kitchen.

What’s included

• Morning tea at the cellar door.
• hands-on cooking class with Katrina Pizzini.
• tutored wine tasting in the barrel room.
• lunch with the Italian dishes you prepared and your choice of wine from the Pizzini range.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to2d before

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48h

Good to know

Pets welcome

Operated by Pizzini Wines

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to cook, not watch. The private format means Katrina teaches only your group, and the barrel room tasting happens between the kitchen and lunch, so the wine and the food you made connect directly.

Top questions

What Italian dishes do I learn to cook?

The class focuses on traditional Italian style dishes. Katrina Pizzini teaches the techniques and secrets for preparing them, but the specific menu can vary. Confirm the dishes when you book and mention any dietary requirements at that time.

Do I get to taste the wine before or after cooking?

The wine tasting happens after the cooking class, just before lunch. You visit the barrel room to taste the wines as they age, then return for lunch where you pair your choice of wine with the food you made.

Is this class private, or do other people join?

This is a private cooking class, so you and your group work with Katrina Pizzini alone. No other bookings are mixed in.

What's included in the five hours?

Morning tea at the cellar door, the cooking class, the barrel room wine tasting, and lunch with a glass of wine are all included. You don't arrange your own transport to the winery.

Can I choose which wine I drink at lunch?

Yes. At lunch you choose from the Pizzini range, from fresh Prosecco to aged Nebbiolo from the family's reserve, and it comes with the dishes you cooked.