Pink Champagne

Some Rosé (light pink coloured) styles of sparkling wine are made by allowing red grapes to stay in contact with the skins to pick up the colour, however Rosé sparkling wines are mostly produced by including a red wine in the blending process to enable greater control. Perhaps the most unusual sparkling wine style belongs to Australia where rich, full-bodied Shiraz is made into sparkling red wine. It has a long tradition and is held in high regard as a festive drink and a favourite of many winemakers. Sparkling wine comes in all shapes and sizes – white, red, pink, dry, sweet, light, rich – however it is the bubbles and process that creates these bubbles that differentiates sparkling wine from other table wines. As with all wines, the style is largely determined by the grape variety and the method by which the wine is made.