Episode Fifteen - Bill Downie [William Downie Wines]

Fermenting Place

My guest for Episode Fifteen of the Fermenting Place [podcast] is winegrower, Bill Downie. Some say, Bill is the O.G. of site specific pinot noir in Australia, who commands a cult following of fervent wine disciples that consider him the grand daddy of the natural wine movement... I dunno, to be honest. Bill's a nice guy, a great winemaker, and especially good to sit down and have a yarn about all things fermentative coming from a place.

Bill grows wine on a farm called Guendulain, set amongst the green rolling hills of the Baw Baw Shire, in the Gippsland region of Victoria. Here, he grows close planted pinot noir, and makes wine from them with as little premeditated intention as possible.

In Episode Fifteen, Bill and I discuss...

˚ Working in Bottleshops

˚ Drinking Booze and Being a Farmer

˚ Winemaking as a Team Sport

˚ His One Point Wine System

˚ Getting to know Place and Being Shaped by It

˚ Americana

˚ And so much more... obviously...

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Connect:

- William Downie - @williamdownie / williamdownie.com.au

- Fermenting Place - @fermentingplace / fermentingplace.com

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