Sparkling Shiraz is an

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style. Before the enforcement of appellations d'origine contrôlée, the style was called Sparkling Burgundy. The wine begins as a

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on its first fermentation. Its secondary fermentation takes place in its bottle, or ''méthode champenoise''. The Sparkling Shiraz style has been described as "uniquely Australian".

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