Host David Kermode takes us on a vineyard crawl through the Yarra Valley in episode 270 of The Drinking Hour podcast, speaking with five winemakers on the beauty of a region in southeastern Australia known for its world-class cool-climate wines. While Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are its most famous exports, Kermode’s conversations tease at the Yarra Valley’s experimental side, its ability to produce a wide range of grape varieties and how the differences between the Lower Yarra and Upper Yarra further influence this diversity in the glass.
Sandra de Pury, winemaker at one of the region’s oldest wineries, Yeringberg, gives Kermode a brief history of the Yarra Valley, while Timo Mayer of Mayer Wines tackles the geography and explains how the Lower Yarra lends itself so well to the whole bunch style he champions across nine grape varieties.
Kermode goes on to explore the wide range of grape varieties produced in the region – from Gamay to Gewürztraminer – and the potential direction for the Yarra Valley’s vinous output through conversations with Paul Bridgeman of Levantine Hill, Steve Webber of De Bortoli and Sarah Crowe of Yarra Yering.
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