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William Downie

William Downie

Victoria, Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula, Australia

William Downie


COUNTRY

Australia

REGION

Victoria

sub Region

Gippsland, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley

Appellation

Upper Goulburn AGI

Climate

Continental 

WineMaker

William Downie

FARMING PractICes

Organic, Natural

WEBSITE / SOCIAL

https://www.williamdownie.com.au/


The History

William Downie established his own label in 2003 after several years living and working in Burgundy. His intention is to produce wines of purity and detail that reflect their place of origin. William Downie is widely considered one of Australia’s leading Pinot Noir makers, in fact De Bortoli’s Steve Webber once described him as the “best winemaker in Australia”. 

The Philosophy

William Downie decided to start making natural wine in 2002 and has worked every single day since then to do it.


"The only way you can make natural wine in my world, is to buy a bit of dirt and plant a vineyard from scratch, because you can’t buy one that’s set up properly here in Australia. You learn how to farm it properly, to work it with a horse.


Then you learn how to work in a winery properly – you need to understand the biology of grapes, we don’t measure Baumé or pH, we just look at cells under a microscope. You need to know how to do nothing in the winery and have a predictable outcome, and that’s been my whole working life."

WINES FROM THIS PRODUCER

150+ Producers worldwide

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