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AT the Foxeys Hangout winery, located in the cool hill country of Victoria's beautiful Mornington Peninsula, brothers Michael and Tony Lee produce a select range of sparkling wines made by the exacting method pioneered in France's Champagne region, and the uniquely Australian wine known as sparkling shiraz.
At our cellar door, we offer visitors the rare and exciting opportunity to individually take part in the final steps of creating fine sparkling wine and in doing so, to create a uniquely personal bottle of wine to take home.
Since the 1980s, the southern Victorian wine regions around Melbourne have earned an international reputation for excellence in sparkling wine thanks to the dedication of a small number of winemakers and the area's proven track record in growing the Champagne varieties pinot noir, pinot meunier and chardonnay.
Our sparkling wines are handmade to the highest standards; supply is limited and they are available only from the cellar door or direct from the Lee brothers on this website. |
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| Sparkling White NV |
| The base wine was aged in barrels before bottling to develop richness and complexity. A fine, consistent bead. $25 |
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| Brut Rose NV |
| Starting with a quality blanc de noirs base, the vibrant pink colour comes from an addition of pinot noir at bottling. $25 |
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| Sparkling shiraz ‘06 |
| Like plum pudding, the sweet and spice balance of this wine follows in the great Aussie tradition of sparkling reds. $25 |
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THE
finishing stages in the complicated process of creating
fine sparkling wine are known as disgorgement dosage
and corkage. Sparkling base wines that have already
been fermented in the bottle, aged on lees and riddled
are disgorged - that is, the bottle necks are frozen
and opened and , in a sometimes dramatic moment, the
deposit that has formed in their necks is popped out
as a chunk of ice. A mixture of wine and sugar syrup,
called the dosage, is added before the bottle is corked
and secured with a wire muzzle.
The
intimate scale of the Foxeys Hangout cellar door will
allow visitors to observe disgorgement and select their
own dosage. After tasting our house range of sparkling
wines as well as a selection of sparklings "dosed"
at substantially different sugar levels, you can determine
how many grams of sugar should be added to your bottle,
and select the base wines (chardonnay? pinot noir?)
to "finish" the blend.
Sweeter?
Dryer? White? Pink? It's up to you to create the chemistry
that's perfect for your palate. Foxeys Hangout will
keep a record of your specifications so that we can
recreate your unique blend should you wish to re-order
at any time for delivery to your home or office.
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