The Winery William Downie of Victoria

Winery William Downie
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 140 of the estates of Victoria.
It is located in Victoria

The Winery William Downie is one of the best wineries to follow in Victoria.. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Victoria to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery William Downie wines

Looking for the best Winery William Downie wines in Victoria among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery William Downie wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery William Downie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery William Downie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery William Downie

How Winery William Downie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cornish pasties, eggs in meurette or duck legs confit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery William Downie

  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery William Downie.

  • Grolleau
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Gamay

Discovering the wine region of Victoria

Victoria is a relatively small but important Australian wine state. Located in the Southeastern corner of the continent, with a generally cool, ocean-influenced Climate, Victorian wine is remarkably diverse, producing all sorts of wines and styles in different climates. In all, the state covers almost 250,000 square kilometres (over 90,000 square miles) of land (almost the same Size as the US state of Texas), well under a quarter the size of its western neighbour, South Australia, and less than a third the size of New South Wales to the North. As such, Victoria's size - and to some extent, the state's viticultural history - can defy generalization.

Climate and soils vary enormously, from the cool, positive Macedon Ranges just north of the state capital, Melbourne, to the alpine valleys of the Australian Alps in the east, to the vast, flat, Dry Murray Darling, shared with New South Wales in the North West Victoria Geographic Indicator (GI). Despite its vast size, North West Victoria has only the Murray Darling and Swan Hill as wine regions within its boundaries. The majority of regions are clustered in the south of the state, with most in an area radiating out from Melbourne for about 200km (130 miles), generally divided into five other GIs. Melbourne itself is located in the Port Phillip GI, based around the eponymous bay.

The top red wines of Winery William Downie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery William Downie

How Winery William Downie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecue burger, roast veal orloff or deer stew.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery William Downie

On the nose the red wine of Winery William Downie. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, red currant or black fruits. In the mouth the red wine of Winery William Downie. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery William Downie

  • 2017With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.07/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery William Downie.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Petit Verdot

Discover the grape variety: Grolleau

Grolleau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Loire Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches of grapes of medium size. Grolleau noir can be found in several vineyards: Loire Valley, South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery William Downie

Planning a wine route in the of Victoria? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery William Downie.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery William Downie and wines from the region

An overview of Morey Saint Denis appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Morey-Saint-Denis, typical of the côte de Nuits region. Situated at the center of this region, the vineyard neighbours the appellation Gevrey-Chambertin to the north and Chambolle-Musigny to the south. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

The word of the wine: Wirehood

Flexible metal fastener used to hold the cork of champagne bottles.