How to put the fizz into flat champagne

How to put the fizz into flat champagne

When some glasses have bubbles and others don’t,it’s not the bottle of champagne that’s at fault.

  • byHuon Hooke

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‘What the ...?’:The Tassie sparkling coming at champagne

A warming planet is spurring Tasmania’s reputation for producing stellar sparkling wine,led by an unlikely rock-star winemaker.

  • byLuke Slattery
Is a cuvée label nothing but sweet talk?

Is a cuvée label nothing but sweet talk?

For practical purposes,cuvée means virtually nothing,while “brut” relates directly to sweetness.

  • byHuon Hooke
Melbourne the new Aussiewood as celebrities brush Sydney

Melbourne the new Aussiewood as celebrities brush Sydney

It seems a number of international mega-stars have managed to slip into Melbourne without much fanfare,overshadowed by Australian Open drama.

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Return serve:Fancy food and drink to fuel Australian Open revival

Return serve:Fancy food and drink to fuel Australian Open revival

Upmarket catering and lucrative sponsorship deals will be offered at next month’s Australian Open as Tennis Australia tries to claw back some of the cash it lost last year.

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Why are some ‘dry’ champagnes sweet?

Why are some ‘dry’ champagnes sweet?

The French have laws relating to champagne labelling,and those laws established a hierarchy of sweetness levels.

  • byHuon Hooke
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Wonks parade as contest kicks off for new head at ASPI

Wonks parade as contest kicks off for new head at ASPI

Already,there’s a field of well-qualified contenders vying to replace Australian Strategic Policy Institute executive director Peter Jennings

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Seeing the light:how drinking outdoors affects wine

Seeing the light:how drinking outdoors affects wine

How does a fresh and fruity white suddenly taste resiny with an almost kerosene-like dullness? Just take it outside.

  • byHuon Hooke
Bubbly consumption:A wine novice's guide to champagne under $100

Bubbly consumption:A wine novice's guide to champagne under $100

Champagne can be a tricky course for a wine novice to navigate,so let us guide you through the waters with our list of the best non-vintage drops on the market right now.

  • byDavid Prestipino
Bubble and tweak:inside the champagne rebellion

Bubble and tweak:inside the champagne rebellion

Independent growers are shaking things up,creating an artisanal product that is proving a hit with champagne lovers. Can they survive in a market long dominated by French conglomerates?

  • byKonrad Marshall
Isn’t prosecco just a well-marketed poor man’s champagne?

Isn’t prosecco just a well-marketed poor man’s champagne?

Australians are in the midst of a love affair with prosecco. But is it any good?

  • byHuon Hooke