Sparkling Shiraz is an Australian wine style.[1] The wine style has been claimed to have been created in 1895 by Edmond Mazure.[2] Before the enforcement of appellations d'origine contrôlée, the style was called Sparkling Burgundy.[3]

The wine begins as a Shiraz on its first fermentation. Its secondary fermentation takes place in its bottle, or méthode champenoise.[4]

The Sparkling Shiraz style has been described as "uniquely Australian".[5]

References

  1. Kinssies, Richard (6 November 2007). "Wine Pick Of The Week: 2004 Paringa Sparkling Shiraz, South Australia". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  2. "Léon Edmond Mazure (1860–1939)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. James Halliday (20 July 2013). "Seppelt is forever sparkling". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. Port, Jeni (15 November 1988). "Resurgence for an old style". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  5. Faulkner, Jane (4 August 2007). "Sparklers light up". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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