“We believe that premiumisation is driving that growth,” said Jack Glover, Marketing Director Accolade Wines ANZ. The growing appreciation for Australian sparkling wine is being reflected in its sales: the total wine market in Australia has grown by 10%, with the premium domestic sparkling wine growing ahead of the total wine category, up 19.7%, increasing the share for premium domestic sparkling from 5% to 5.4% (MAT 28/03/21). You just need to get them to taste a great Australian sparkling and they’re converts.” “Sparkling wine is perhaps a little harder to understand than still wine, so consumers will often focus on brand and choose a Champagne with a familiar label. “Ever year you see more acceptance,” he said. It’s been the goal of House of Arras winemaker Ed Carr to create an Australian sparkling that can hold its own against Champagne since he founded the vineyard in 1995.Ĭarr noted to Drinks Digest editor Alana House in 2018 that Australians are becoming increasingly appreciative of how well Australian sparkling stacks up against Champagne. While Australia is one of the biggest markets for Champagne in the world, we’re also rapidly becoming one of the most respected producers of sparkling wine.Ĭonfirmation came in December when Tasmania’s House of Arras, EJ Carr Late Disgorged 2004 was named sparkling wine of the year in Decanter, one of the world’s leading wine publications, beating the best France had to offer. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.It becomes an increasingly difficult decision every Mother’s Day: whether to choose domestic or imported bubbles to celebrate the occasion. We may earn commission from some of the retailers, but we never allow this to influence selections, which are formed from real-world testing and expert advice. ![]() And you’ll be pleased to know, it’s not just specialist wine retailers stocking these special bottles, many supermarkets offer great value options as well. On this occasion we’ve decided to focus solely on white champagne (although you can also find rosé grower styles), with all coming in at under £50. Do fresh, fruity styles make your heart flutter or is it the biscuity, toasted more savoury styles that make you salivate? We’ve found a good selection wherever you are on the champagne spectrum. Instead, we’d suggest thinking about what flavours you prefer. As such, this isn’t necessarily the best way to help choose your champagne. In fact, to ensure a perfectly balanced bottle of fizz, many producers prefer to blend grapes from various terroirs (plots of land), which would also mean they couldn’t be labelled with the most prestigious title. Even the most highly praised vineyard, situated slightly outside the cru-designated zone, will never be able to add this label to their wines. ![]() The problem, however, is that these areas were decided on at the turn of the 20th century and have remained frozen in time ever since. There are actually more than 300 wine-producing villages in Champagne, with the cru designation, in theory, ranking those areas as “best” (grand cru) to worst.
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