MiruMiru is a stylish, mature style of admirable complexity and genuine flavour intensity. Bready notes and a hint of sulphide …

Winemaker Matt Connell’s sparklers equal his great Akarua pinot noir table wines for quality. This lovely, pale, lipsticky pink wine …

A winner from the Deutz family of thoroughbred Marlborough sparkling wines. Integrated yeasty, marmitey richness robes a core of citrus …

First made by Dr.John Forrest to surprise his wife Brigid, this superb sparkling wine will match outstanding Kiwi shellfish admirably. …

Made entirely from pinot noir, this coppery pink sparkling wine has a nose of strawberry shortcake, yeasty notes, and a …

Panellist Steve Voysey described this wine as “a savoury, classical style,” summing up its tightly structured, complex personality. Lemon-lime fruit …

Te Hana Rosé reinforces Gisborne’s reputation for quality sparkling wine. Made entirely from pinot noir, it partners well with grilled …

Central Otago pinot noir is a central component of this quality bubbly. More savoury than its excellent rosé sibling, it’s …

Akarua provides some of Central Otago’s flagship sparkling wines. This mature drop is a full-on, traditional style with plenty of …

A fleshy style of sparkling wine from Marlborough. It smells of peach, apple and crisp linen sheets with a pleasing …

Under the direction of Australia’s foremost sparkling winemaker, Ed Carr, Arras has become a name to notice. This is a …

A likeable, straightforward brut sparkling wine from one of Marlborough’s key wineries. It has fresh aromas of citrus and apple …

A deeper coloured rosé fizz that opens with strawberry and candy apple aromas, touched lightly by yeast lees. It’s a …

A mature Marlborough sparkling wine that shows good balance of aged richness and interest without losing freshness. Flavour is ripe …

Deutz Marlborough sparklers are justifiably famous. This pink version has real charm. Refined fruit aromas and smooth integration of yeasty …

This quaffable muscat-based bubbly from Italy’s north-west fits well with a luxurious dessert like pavlova. Gancia has a little more …

The French region of Alsace is not well-known downunder for sparkling wine, but this chardonnay-pinot blanc-pinot noir blend shows its …

Tasmania is becoming Australia’s sparkling heartland. This NV Jansz is a lighter type of sparkling rosé, lovely with gravlax. It …

A slightly deeper colour indicates the pinot noir component here, even though it’s over 50% chardonnay. It’s a frothy, complete …

Rudi Bauer’s mastery of Central Otago sparkling wine finds good expression here. The colour has a slight  coppery tinge and …

Founded over thirty years ago, this American outpost of Champagne house Louis Roederer shows the possibilities of international winemaking projects. …

Blanquette de Limoux, from Languedoc in France’s south-west, is a popular sparkling wine in its home market. Made predominantly from …

A Hawke’s Bay sparkling chardonnay of generous character, just right with seafood canapes. The nose of stonefruits, wax and brioche …

Fresh and grapey, Tosti Asti smells of blossom and lemonade, and it tastes sweet with threads of muscatel and citrus …

An easy going, fruit-driven Marlborough sparkler. Aromas of apple, herb and a light crème patissiere thread give it charm, and …