sparkling

Well you got me going, Greg, so I went back and looked at my wine purchases over the past year. My online/mailorder purchases were exactly 24 cases. 12 from US producers and 12 from those in the rest of the wine world....

Fullbottle do you have any suggestions on a good value sparkling shiraz? I am not familiar with the style but don't want to spend $70-80 to try something I may or may not like. Best Regards

Love sparkling shiraz ... I work part-time for an Aussie wine maker and at our winery dinner last year he brought out a 1992 Sparkling Shiraz. Thing was bloody awesome!

In my recent "Introducing myself" (see Fullbottle) I inadvertently (well, not ... mentioned my love for the sparkling shiraz (fomerly sparkling burgundy but we are not allowed to call them that any more) that we in...

So Greg, my guess about Zinfandel in that article thread wasn't that far off, was it? I think you listed in order there Nebbiolo, an aged California Cab and Syrah/Sangiovese tied for third, and I guessed Zin for fifth. So...

Fullbottle welcome. Somewhere or another there was a thread about the idea of ... But start a thread on sparkling shiraz. I'll bet most people haven't had much

Interesting comments. I think people forget that Australia produced fortified ... more. People still drink sparkling wines, white wines, and move to reds, and then they stop. I think sweet wine as a class is usually...

No but we could start another thread. To be more inclusive how about Sparkling reds wines and the folks who love them (or hate them and need to tell the rest of us how wrong we are)? I love a good Lambrusco and have had...

The Rutherglen tawney ports are good but the muscats and vintage ports (VPs) ... make an outstanding vintage sparkling shiraz, which is left on lees for years before release. The current vintage on sale at the cellar door...

Can I change the name of this forum to Oz Sparkling Shiraz? It might pick up some other interested followers.