The Halliday Wine Companion Awards celebrate the top wines in Australia – as chosen by our esteemed wine critics who spend the year tasting and reviewing wine from across the country. Below, you'll find Australia's best sparkling wines, along with the ratings awarded by the Tasting Team. Members can also click through for each sparkling wine's detailed review.
But before you dive into the exhaustive list of Australia's best sparkling wines, you can check out the current winner of our Sparkling Wine of the Year Award – the 2011 Prestige from Stefano Lubiana.
Only tiny volumes are produced of this sparkling wine, and it’s made only in the best years. This is also just the third iteration since its inaugural vintage in 1995. Made in the traditional method, this wine is 60/40% chardonnay/pinot noir. 2011 being a very cool and wet vintage meant that the grapes ripened with very low sugar and naturally high acidity. Tasmanian taster Dave Brookes says of the wine: ‘Bone-dry and beautifully focused, it travels on rails of crystalline Tasmanian acidity with a “sucking on a river pebble” savoury aspect and a finish that shows remarkable sustain and harmony. Just superb.’
An incredible array of vintage sparkling wines made their way to the crux of the finish line this year, but it was to be Tasmania’s moment. There are many who’d agree: Tasmanian sparkling is primed for the global stage.
2026 Best Sparkling Wine of the Year in Australia
Stefano Lubiana Prestige 2011, Tasmania
98 points | Price when tasted $160

So harmonious and complete with tones of citrus, sea spray, crushed shells, dried shiitake, pipe tobacco, Kalamata olive, fresh pastries and toast. Bone-dry and beautifully focused, it travels on rails of crystalline Tasmanian acidity with a 'sucking on a river pebble' savoury aspect and a finish that shows remarkable sustain and harmony. Just superb. – Dave Brookes
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The best sparkling wine from the 2026 Companion
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Stefano Lubiana
Prestige 2011
Sparkling | Tasmania -
House of Arras
EJ Carr Late Disgorged En Magnum 2008
Sparkling | Tasmania -
House of Arras
EJ Carr Late Disgorged 2009
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Chandon Australia
Étoile Brut Release No. 2 Non Vintage
Sparkling | Victoria -
House of Arras
Museum Release Blanc de Blancs 2006
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Apogee
Deluxe Vintage Brut 2021
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Chandon Australia
Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2018
Sparkling | Strathbogie Ranges King Valley Yarra Valley -
Chandon Australia
Vintage Brut 2018
Sparkling | King Valley Strathbogie Ranges Yarra Valley -
Delamere Vineyards
Blanc de Blancs 2017
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Deviation Road
Beltana Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2011
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Gembrook Hill
Blanc de Blancs 2018
Sparkling | Yarra Valley -
House of Arras
Grand Vintage 2016
Sparkling | Tasmania -
House of Arras
Rosé 2016
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Kalleske
TKX2 Sparkling Shiraz 2021
Sparkling | Barossa Valley -
Mitchell Harris Wines
Sabre 2021
Sparkling | Pyrenees Macedon Ranges -
Nadeson Collis
Coda Brut Nature Chardonnay Pinot Noir Pinot Gris Pinot Meunier Non Vintage
Sparkling | Henty -
NewNadeson Collis
Millésime Brut Nature Chardonnay 2011
Sparkling | Geelong -
Oakdene
Matilda Sparkling Blanc de Noirs 2020
Sparkling | Geelong -
Oakdene
Kristen Sparkling Blanc de Blancs 2020
Sparkling | Geelong -
Oakridge
Blanc de Blancs 2018
Sparkling | Yarra Valley -
Pirie Tasmania
Traditional Method 2020
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Printhie Wines
Swift Limited Edition Rosé 2017
Sparkling | Orange -
Stefano Lubiana
Grande Vintage 2013
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Terre à Terre
Daosa Rosé 2022
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Yarra Yering
Sparkling Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay 2017
Sparkling | Yarra Valley -
Apogee
Vintage Deluxe Rosé 2021
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Ashton Hills Vineyard
Sparkling Shiraz 2018
Sparkling | Clare Valley -
Billy Button Wines
The Cherished Sparkling Shiraz 2020
Sparkling | Bendigo -
Box Grove Vineyard
Prosecco 2024
Sparkling | Nagambie Lakes -
Brown Magpie Wines
Loretta Blanc de Noir 2020
Sparkling | Geelong -
Centennial Vineyards
Brut Traditionelle Non Vintage
Sparkling | Southern Highlands -
Chandon Australia
Terroir Macedon Ranges Single Vineyard Cuvée 2018
Sparkling | Macedon Ranges -
Charles Melton Wines
Sparkling Red Non Vintage
Sparkling | Barossa Valley -
Clover Hill
Foudre Non Vintage
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Clover Hill
Meunier et Noir Non Vintage
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Clover Hill
Rosé d'Assemblage Non Vintage
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Clover Hill
Noir En Bois Non Vintage
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Coombe Yarra Valley
Tribute Series Nellie Melba Blanc de Blancs 2020
Sparkling | Yarra Valley -
Dal Zotto Wines
Pucino Col Fondo Prosecco 2022
Sparkling | King Valley -
Dal Zotto Wines
Pucino Vintage Prosecco 2024
Sparkling | King Valley -
Delamere Vineyards
Non Vintage Rosé Non Vintage
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Delamere Vineyards
Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs 2013
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Deviation Road
Loftia Brut Vintage Late Disgorged 2014
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Eastern Peake
Zero Dosage Brut Nature Non Vintage
Sparkling | Ballarat -
Georgia Dale
XI.XI Blanc de Blancs 2021
Sparkling | King Valley -
Henskens Rankin of Tasmania
Vintage Brut 2015
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Highland Heritage
Patrono Cuvée Brut Méthode Traditionnelle 2017
Sparkling | Orange -
House of Arras
Blanc de Blancs 2016
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Josef Chromy Wines
Finesse Brut 2019
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Lake Breeze Wines
Moscato 2024
Sparkling | Langhorne Creek -
Longview Vineyard
Fortuna Sparkling Nebbiolo 2024
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Mitchell Harris Wines
Sabre Rosé 2021
Sparkling | Pyrenees Macedon Ranges -
Mordrelle Wines
Blanc de Blancs Reserve Zero Dosage 2018
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Mount Majura Vineyard
The Silurian Late Disgorged 2011
Sparkling | Canberra District -
Mt Lofty Ranges Vineyard
Late Disgorged Méthode Traditionelle Pinot Noir Chardonnay 2016
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Nadeson Collis
Rose de Saignée Brut 2020
Sparkling | Henty -
Printhie Wines
Swift Cuvée Brut #15 Non Vintage
Sparkling | Orange -
Printhie Wines
Swift Brut Rosé #12 Non Vintage
Sparkling | Orange -
Printhie Wines
Swift Blanc de Noirs 2021
Sparkling | Orange -
Printhie Wines
Swift Brut Rosé #13 Non Vintage
Sparkling | Orange -
Printhie Wines
Swift Cuvée Brut #16 Pinot Noir Chardonnay Non Vintage
Sparkling | Orange -
Punch
Lance's Vineyard Pet Blanc 2021
Sparkling | Yarra Valley -
Risky Business Wines
Prosecco NV
Sparkling | King Valley -
Santa & D'Sas
Prosecco Non Vintage
Sparkling | King Valley -
Scotchmans Hill
Cornelius Norfolk Vineyard Blanc de Noir 2020
Sparkling | Geelong -
Sidewood Estate
Cassandra Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs 2017
Sparkling | Adelaide Hills -
Small Wonder
Blanc de Blancs 2021
Sparkling | Tasmania -
Taltarni
Cuvée Rosé Non Vintage
Sparkling | Victoria Tasmania -
Teusner
MC Sparkling Shiraz 2020
Sparkling | Barossa Valley -
Vinea Marson
Prosecco 2023
Sparkling | Alpine Valleys -
Yarrabank
Brut Rosé 2020
Sparkling | Yarra Valley
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This is an edited extract from the 2026 Halliday Wine Companion, with reviews by Dave Brookes, Jane Faulkner, Jeni Port, Katrina Butler, Marcus Ellis, Mike Bennie, Philip Rich, Shanteh Wale and Toni Paterson MW. Cover art by James Coe.