Australian sparkling wine: Arras, Jansz, Blue Pyrenees.

Image from houseofarras.com.au.

House of Arras - Tasmania.

Established in 1995, Arras produces some of Australia's finest (and dearest) traditional method sparkling made under the watchful eye of founder winemaker Ed Carr. The story goes that Ed went to cool-climate Tasmania in 1988 to look for suitable sites... Nowadays, blocks of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are selected from six regions 'with varying terroir from inland to coastal, and warm/dry to cool/wet.'

Australia: 10 Shiraz, Grenache (etc.) reds.

'Bush vines' photo courtesy of d'Arenberg (links to site).

d'Arenberg - McLaren Vale, South Australia.

The Osborn family has farmed vineyards in the McLaren Vale since 1912, and chief winemaker Chester has been running the operation for over 40 years. Their eccentric and wide range is sourced from over 25 varieties including many Mediterranean and other French, Spanish and Italian grapes, some of which are picked from very old bush vines.