Debra Meiburg MW Meets the Winemaker 154: Steve Flamsteed, Innocent Bystander

Steve explains to Debra what it’s like being an “Innocent Bystander” in the big world of Australian wine as a little family operation in the Yarra Valley. He describes the evolution of Aussie Chardie, with its move away from an oakier butterscotch style to something leaner and more minerally, and shares why their Pinot is always going to be pretty and perfumed rather than big and muscly. And while they’re on the topic of fermentation, Steve gets into why the bread at his other property, Giant Steps, is well worth the trek to the winery.