Nine stellar sparkling wines to pop open this summer

Australian sparkling wine has never been so good. And that's true when it comes to all of its forms.

Australian producers craft world-class sparkling wines in a huge range of different colours and styles – depending on the grape variety used, the sugar level (dry, semi-dry or sweet), winemaking techniques, whether it's vintage, multi-vintage or non-vintage and more. Sparkling whites, for example, are known for citrus, toast, floral and nutty characteristics, whereas sparkling reds tend to elicit flavours in the red and black-fruited spectrum – sweet plum, cherry, prunes and the like.

In Australia, sparkling wine production thrives in cooler-climate regions, especially where sparkling's most commonly used base grapes – chardonnay and pinot noir – can be found. As such, Tasmania and the Yarra Valley are the obvious picks, with the Grampians, Adelaide Hills, King Valley, Orange, Nagambie Lakes and Pyrenees following suit.

But with so many new highly rated Australian sparkling wines hitting the shelves each year, picking just a few to buy can be tough. That’s why we've put together this concise list of nine bottles of fizz worth buying – including prosecco, sparkling rosé, blanc de blancs and sparkling shiraz.

Priced between $25 and $80, there’s also a wine for any budget. Read on to find each of their tasting notes as well as links to buying these wines right now. 

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