Dermot Sugrue of Wiston Estate on autolysis

This show was published 24 June 2011

Overview

Dermot Sugrue is winemaker at Wiston Estate Winery. He was formerly winemaker at Nyetimber but moved on to Wiston Estate in 2006 and established a sparkling wine winery there in 2008 with owners Harry and Pip Goring. In this second interview with Dermot we hear how sparkling wine really does benefit from longer time spent on the lees or dead yeast. After 18 months to 3 years you start to see more depth and complexity and even textural changes due to autolysis, but we hear why too long on the lees is to be avoided. Finding the right balance between the variety, the vintage and how much time to age on the lees is crucial says Dermot.

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