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]

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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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