9th February, 2021 by Christian Smith
As Valentine’s Day is now just around the corner, we’ve got you covered with our top 10 list of last-minute gifts to delight the wine lover in your life, whether you’re celebrating with someone you love or going solo this year.
1. An elegant yet spill-proof wine glass
Available to buy from Amazon, these spill-proof wine glasses will ensure that even the clumsiest of drinkers can enjoy their wine stress-free this Valentine’s Day. Gesticulate all you want – even the most over-enthusiastic of elbows will struggle to send the wine tumbling from this clever tumbler.
10 of the best Aussie sparkling wines to welcome 2021
Cathy Gowdie
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After all that 2020 has brought us, this year s New Year s Eve toast deserves to be a special one. Few of us will pop the cork on a $265 House of Arras E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2004, recently named the world s top sparkling by Decanter magazine in the UK, but the win shows how Australian sparkling wines are challenging France s finest – and, increasingly, have price tags to match.
Wine writer and publisher Tyson Stelzer is the author of a series of internationally acclaimed champagne and sparkling guides. For his Australian Sparkling Report 2020 he reviewed more than 240 wines, finding, as in previous editions, that Tasmania rules the roost when it comes to Champagne-style sparklings.