Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 November 2024
Celebrating gnocchi at Pizzini over the La Dolce Vita Festival
If only life was a sweet as Nonna’s Gnocchi...
Join us and as we embrace family fun, feasting and dancing at Gnocchi Carnevale. Gather your family and friends, grab a table in the grounds and relax, or dance the day away while the kids are entertained!
Our Gnocchi Carnevale event is part of the Wines of the King Valley's La Dolce Vita Festival.
BOOK FESTIVAL TICKETS
PLENTY TO EAT AND DO AT PIZZINI:
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Feast - Lunch 11am – 3pm. The menu includes a selection of handmade gnocchi dishes, pasta and decadent salads, from Pinchos 11am - 3pm (see full menu below).
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Sweet Treats– Dessert bar 11am – 4pm. Celebrate Tiramisu (The ULTIMATE PICK ME UP) along with a selection of other yummy treats. Tiramisu is the “Pick-me-up” treat that everyone needs on a festival weekend.
- Wine masterclasses – Celebrate 30 years of winemaking and join a masterclass with winemaker Joel Pizzini – Taste reserve and back vintage wines that will tell a story of evolution and innovation. 11am & 2pm Saturday, 12 noon Sunday. Bookings essential.
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Festival Wine tasting – as part of your festival entry, you can head into cellar door and taste wines from our Sparkling Italian, La Famiglia, King Valley Craft and Strength of Site ranges.
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Wine Club bar – members can taste a selection of wines from the cellar with Carla Pizzini. Members free, non-members $15pp.
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Cocktail bar -11am to 5pm. Regular, low and no alcohol options, plus local beer available! All of our wines by the glass too of course.
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Music – all LIVE. Paris Zachariou and Bric a Brac will get you day dancing or toe tapping - 11am - 4pm.
- Kids fun – Kite making, giant games, giant sandpit (with trucks and spades for all) and plenty of space for the kids to run and play.
WINE TASTINGS
La Dolce Vita Festival entry includes a complimentary wine tasting at our Festival Tasting Bar.
We will also have a special back vintage tasting area offering extended tastings for $15 per person (free for Pizzini Wine Club Members).
LUNCH MENU 11-3pm
Antipasti for 2 $38
Porcini mushroom arancini with truffled aioli (gf) (6) $16
Gnocchi bolognese with salad $25
Gnocchi with Indigo Valley lamb ragu and salad $26
Gnocchi with a creamy mushroom sauce and pangrattato and salad $25 (V)
Tuscan style chicken with roasted potatoes and salad $26 (GF)
Rigatoni with a spicy Ndjua, prawn, blistered tomatoes, pistachios and basil sauce with salad $26 (contains nuts)
Caprese salad - heirloom tomato, basil pesto, burrata and focaccia (V) (GF optional $20
Kids gnocchi with salad $16
DESSERT MENU – THE ULTIMATE PICK ME UP 11-4pm
The dessert menu will feature Tiramisu – with a selection tof Tiramisu's to select from, choosing will be the hard part!
Buses that carry 12 or more people are required to book in advance. Buses can be accepted between 10am and 3pm. Please complete our Bus Booking Form if you would like to bring a bus over the festival weekend.
NO BYO alcohol or food
Fur babies welcome but must be on a lead at all times