Who doesn’t like champagne, surely there can’t be anyone? The Bubbles Festival is currently touring around Australia spreading champagne love and we’re glad they are!
Devised by founder Natalie Pickett who created the idea during a meditation and so “divinely inspired”, it is a must for all lovers of the heavenly grape.
The event is an initiative of the Bubbles Review, supported by The Heart and Soul Group and is for people who like champagne and other bubbles! The Bubbles Review debunks the myths of champagne and makes the art of drinking champagne accessible.
The Festival is held at the iconic National Wine Centre, Adelaide which has the necessary ambience for a perfect two hours of education, tasting, giveaways and specials for the canny buyer.
The event begins with an introduction by Natalie Pickett herself who gives us an insight into tasting– picking the right glassware and how to taste (how the bubbles sound, the colour, the ‘nose’ or smell, the taste or where the champagne lands on the palate, and how it makes the consumer feel).
We also learn about the different methods of blending and the history of champagne. Natalie is the doyen of champagne and is a font of knowledge. I must confess, it took me all my strength not to taste the first offering before me on the table. I lasted till the tasting, some others didn’t!
We are then let loose to taste for ourselves, armed with tasting notes and our Riedel tasting glass, which we can take home as part of our ticket to the event.
There are representatives from six wineries scattered in the tasting room – George’s Folly, Goldings, Babo, Levrier, Kaeslar Wines and Champagne Abele 1757. The pace of tasting is just right, the representatives friendly and eager to share their stories (and wine) and the room is not too crowded.
The wines come from the Barossa Valley, the Adelaide Hills, Eden Hills, the Fleurieu, Italy and France. It is a world of wine for the discerning taster!
As well as the amazing selection of sparkling wines, there are canapes to encourage responsible drinking and to accentuate the flavour of the wines. The canapes are 5 star in presentation and taste and has something for every food group (great vegetarian options).
This was my first Bubbles Festival and it certainly won’t be my last! I increased my knowledge of champagne and tasting, met some fellow champagne lovers, enjoyed pairing restaurant quality food with wine and met the founder of the event, all packaged in the perfect venue for tasting!
The Bubbles Festival is a must for any lover of the grape. It is a heavenly two hours enjoying amazing wines. As Natalie says, it is a ‘Divinely inspired” event!
To book tickets to The Bubbles Festival next stop, please visit https://thebubblesreview.com/the-bubbles-festival/
