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Champagne and Sparkling Feature Week
To toast our Sparking Wine Feature Week, here are 10 Australian sparkling wines that may not be well known—but deserve to be. I love good Champagne, too, but next time your arm shoots out to reach for a bottle of Moët, consider the quality and price of Aussie sparkling. Our best is way better priced.
Next time your arm shoots out to reach for a bottle of Moët, consider the quality and price of Aussie sparkling.
While the famous names such as Arras, Jansz, Chandon and Croser are deservedly popular and known, there is a second wave of great sparkling producers doing wonderful work. Here are 10 of their best wines that I’ve discovered this year.
Swift Chardonnay Pinot Noir Vintage Brut 2015, Orange
The Swift family’s modern Printhie cellar door/restaurant is on the lower slopes of Mt Canobolas near Orange. Winemaker Drew Tuckwell specialises in bubbly with long time on lees, and this current release has had seven years pre-disgorgement. A magic wine with a string of show trophies to its credit. 65% chardonnay 35% pinot noir, with an Extra Brut dosage level of 5.2 grams per litre. (AUD $70 – 96 points)
Gala Estate Sparkling Vintage Rosé 2018, Tasmania
One of the many old Tasmanian farming families to have diversified into wine, this family has been on Tassie’s East Coast for
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