Editing Sparkling wine (section)

===Australia===
[[File:Australia Chandon sparkling wines and still pinot noir.JPG|thumb|right|Australian sparkling wines from Domaine Chandon in the [[Yarra Valley (wine)|Yarra Valley]]]]
Australian sparkling wine production has come a long way in a very short period of time, according to Wine Australia's 2014–2015 annual report{{Citation needed|date=February 2018}} with several notable French Champagne houses investing in production.

Tasmania is a centre of Australian sparkling wine production. Wine commentator James Halliday states "the clear majority of the best sparkling wines are now solely sourced from Tasmania",<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.winecompanion.com.au/wines/best-of-sparkling-2016 |title=Best of sparkling 2016 &#124; Australian Wine Companion |website=winecompanion.com.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043152/https://www.winecompanion.com.au/wines/best-of-sparkling-2016 |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Tyson Stelzer says "Tasmania confidently holds its place as Australia's sparkling capital"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tysonstelzer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Australian-Sparkling-Report-2017-1.pdf |title=Australian report |date=2017 |website=tysonstelzer.com}}</ref> with both the traditional grape varieties and method of secondary fermentation being employed.

Whilst most sparkling wine is produced from Chardonnay, Pinot noir and possibly Pinot Meuniere, an Australian speciality is [[sparkling Shiraz]], a red sparkling wine produced from [[Shiraz (grape)|Shiraz]] grapes. Most sparkling Shiraz is traditionally somewhat sweet, but some producers make it dry, full-bodied and tannic.