Sparkling Shiraz is an
Australian
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wine
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style.
The wine style has been claimed to have been created in 1895 by
Edmond Mazure.
Before the
enforcement of appellations d'origine contrôlée, the style was called Sparkling Burgundy.
The wine begins as a
Shiraz
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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".
See also
*
Australian wine
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Australian wine
Sparkling wines
Red wine grape varieties