Melbourne has always had a taste for champagne, particularly the good stuff. | By Tom Cowie
Amid the excess of Victoria’s gold rush, French fizz was imported to quench the thirst of a newly wealthy Melbourne populace. In the 1980s, another dizzying boom time, the bankers and celebrities were drinking plenty of it.
While Heidsieck was right about the rise of Australian wine , the country is still fond of a glass of chilled champagne.Australia is the sixth-largest market outside France for champagne by volume. Nearly 10 million bottles were imported in 2021 — up by 16.5 per cent on the year before. As part of its push into the Australian market, Charles Heidsieck is releasing its “Champagne Charlie” multi-vintage cuvee for the first time since 1985.Champagne Charlie is pricey, selling for more than $900 a bottle. There are only 3000 bottles available around the world and just 300 set aside for Australia.“It’s really a very, very, very deep blend, which is showing the complexity of the Charles style,” said Leroux.
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