With Christmas only a few weeks away I am already looking forward to Christmas dinner.  Normally the roast dinner in the middle of summer accompanied by red wine leaves me sweltering. This year I am going to be a little different and pour out sparkling shiraz. You get the same lovely deep aroma & flavour of a good shiraz with the advantage of it being served chilled. The fizz in the glass adds to the cheer of the moment of course.

Here are a few of my favourites to try.

• Barossa Valley Estate - E&E Black Pepper Sparkling
• Bleasdale Sparkling
• Penny's Hill - Black Chook Sparkling
• Seppelt - Silverband Sparkling
• Peter Lehmann - The Black Queen
• St. Hallett - The Black

We have a number on the wine list at Veraison. Why not drop in and try some for yourself?  Even order some with our Christmas party specials.

Merry Christmas!

-Andrew