Sparkling wines are the perfect drink to enjoy in the sunshine this summer. Here are a range of exciting and refreshing bubbles from around the world to try.
Van Hunks Sparkling Wines – a range of South African Cap Classique Brut and Rosé Sparkling Wines from the viticultural paradise of Stellenbosch. Produced using the traditional method identical to Méthode Champenoise, they are bottle fermented in small batches and matured in contact with the lees for approximately 30 months.
Van Hunks Brut & Rosé Cap Classique Sparkling Wines RRP: RRP: £20 for 75cl bottle. ABV: 12%. Available from: Van Hunks Drinks.
Le Cratère – Meteoric wine producer, Domaine du Météore expanded its range with a new organic Sparkling Rosé Wine, Le Cratère. Le Cratère is an organic ‘methode champenoise’ sparkling rosé wine made in limited quantities (970 bottles) from Syrah grapes, which are all grown inside the 200-metre-wide meteorite crater from which Domaine du Météore takes its name. Over ten thousand years ago a meteorite struck a hillside in Southern France and helped form, Le Cratère, a cosmic wine from another dimension.
RRP: £28 per bottle. £33 per bottle with wooden bird box. £168 for case of 6. ABV:13%. UK delivery: £5.00. Available from: Domaine du Météore
Porta 6 Brut Sparkling Wine – Porta 6 Brut Sparkling Wine is made using the Charmat method. The base wine, consisting of 70% Arinto, 25% Fernão Pires and 5% Chardonnay grapes, is fermented in controlled temperature conditions, with the second fermentation carried out in closed tanks followed by isobaric bottling to maintain the fine bubbles. The vineyards on clay-limestone soil, located in the mountains north of Lisbon, benefit from the effects of the Atlantic Ocean on the climate.
RRP: From £10. ABV 12.5%. Available from: Asda
