Jane Brook Sparkling White NV Chenin Blanc I do love a good sparkling Chenin Blanc and the Swan Valley do them so well! The Jane Brook Chenin sparkling is made by ‘methode champenoise’ (the same way French Champagne is made with the secondary fermentation taking place in the bottle).
Harris Organic Sparkling Shiraz This is most definitely a crowd pleaser this red bubbly. It is 100% organic and is hand riddled and disgorged for premium quality. It sells for $39 at the Harris Organic Wines cellar door and has a crown cap closure.
Sittella NV Sparkling Rose Sittella know how to make good sparkling, no actually they don’t. They know how to make awesome sparkling! Since moving to Perth I have been in love with their Sparkling Chenin Blanc, at $20 its awesome value and so tasty. But when Sittella released two new Méthode Traditionnelle’s (made exactly how…
Trandos Estate ‘Little Black Dog’ 2013 Sparkling Chenin Blanc I was very excited to get my hands on this little baby as it’s a brand new label for the Swan Valley. Trandos Estate are in the process of launching their online store where you can purchase their wines until they open a cellar door over the…
Chapel Farm Sparkling Rose Technically Chapel Farm are not a winery however they do have an awesome restaurant on site (The Tap) which has the most amazing 6-page drinks menu! Naturally they love their wines from the Swan Valley so they do have wines produced for them by some of their neighbouring wineries.
Tyler’s Vineyard Sparkling Grenache Rose I love the rustic nature of visiting Tyler’s Vineyard. There are kids, chickens, sheep, geese and a dog roaming around the tin-shed cellar door. Tyler’s is a family owned vineyard who grow only one grape variety, Grenache. From this one grape variety they produce a white, rose, red, fortified and a…
Garbin Estate Sparkling Gold Leaf Semillon NV Who doesn’t like a bit of gold shimmer in their lives right? This is one of the most perfect bubbles for Xmas as it has that extra special edge to it with the beautiful gold leaf swirling around in the bottle. Garbin Estate have only just released their special…
Upper Reach NV Sparkling Shiraz Upper Reach’s Sparkling Shiraz is so special that it’s only available at the cellar door, but let me tell you, it’s worth the drive! It is a NV (non-vintage which means it’s a blend of grapes grown in different years) style of sparkling Shiraz which is fermented in the bottle and…
Olive Farm Wines 2007 ‘Olivine’ Brut (Madeleine) This Olive Farm Wines (OFW) bubbles is made from the fairly rare and unique Madeleine grape variety which really sets this sparkling wine apart. Originally from the Loire Valley in France the Madeleine variety is known for being particular dry and crisp with fantastic acidity that compliments oyster and…