Graham Beck wins Battle of the Bubbles for second year running

Friday, 13 January, 2017
www.the-buyer.net, Roger Jones
Cuvée Clive from Graham Beck narrowly beats Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve in The Battle of The Bubbles, but Australia and New Zealand dominate the top 10.

The first international challenge involved eight nations competing in the Battle of The Bubbles.

South Africa’s MCC (Methode Cap Classique) is very popular in the Cape but, despite its great value and quality, struggles to make an impact abroad, unlike English and Welsh Sparkling Wine. Last year in a straight battle between MCC and English and Welsh Sparkling, MCC was the clear winner getting 8 places in the top 10.

This year the Challenge was opened up to a much bigger participation, to see how South Africa would do on the world stage. The judging panel of 25 was made up of both British and South Africans, and included some of Cape Town’s top sommeliers, Allan Mullins, the head of wines at Woolworths; Wines of South Africa (WOSA)’s CEO Siobhan Thompson; and international wine judges Dr Winnie Bowman, Angela Lloyd, Lynne Sherriff MW & Fiona McDonald.

The process was simple – taste 37 sparkling wines blind in an air conditioned room (the temperature outside was a sunny 30 degrees) and mark the wines out of 20, the results were corroborated by a non-judging team.

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