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Australian Sparkling Wine Named The World's Best

Australian Sparkling Wine Named The World's Best

The Aussie sparkling wine even beat French competitors from the Champagne region.

Jessica Lynch

Jessica Lynch

An Aussie sparkling wine has been been dubbed the world's best and has even managed to beat French competitors from the Champagne region.

Tasmanian winery House of Arras was awarded 'Top Sparkling' by Decanter Magazine, for its 'E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2004', with winemaker Ed Carr telling 7 News he's 'still blown away' by the impressive accolade.

"For us, from very humble beginnings of looking at Tasmanian wine-making, to be able to achieve this is absolutely stunning," he told the news site.

Accolade Wines

"It was quite unexpected to go to this level, and our confidence has just gotten stronger."

The award-winning wine is made with a mix of 69 per cent Chardonnay and 31 per cent Pinot Noir.

"25 years ago we chose Tasmania as the source for a premium sparkling wine. It's proof that we made the right choice I guess," Carr said. "We've learned over time that these wines age so gracefully.

"They just have this beautiful freshness and vibrancy."

Carr went on to praise his entire team 'from horticulture through packaging' for helping deliver the 'mind-blowing' achievement.

The sparkling wine was awarded a whopping 96 points, with Carr saying it was a great step in getting the world to recognise the quality of Australian wines.

"It's great to see Australian wine recognised globally, as a wine that can match with the best from around the planet," he said.

"Champagne, rightly so, has long had a benchmark of premium.

"But what we're seeing around the world is cold climate sparkling wine is really improving in quality."

The award comes amid growing tensions between Australia and China, with Aussie winemakers left struggling to find new buyers after China imposed tariffs of up to 212 per cent on Australian wine imports.

"Having the extent of these interim tariffs, I mean essentially they will close the market to Australian bottled wine, to premium wine, in China," Australian Grape and Wine CEO Tony Battaglene told CNN.

"There's no way that we can compete at those levels."

Featured Image Credit: Accolade Wines

Topics: Food, Australia