Sunshine & Spur Sparkling Rosé 2024
Primary flavours

Alpine Strawberry

Lemon Sherbert

Apple Cider

Brioche
Details
We do love working with talented winemakers here at GPD and Aaron Mercer is top of his class. This is vibrant, red berried goodness with a touch of lemon sherbet fizz. The Sunshine & Spur Sparkling Rosé is fit for celebrations and good times with vibrant fizz and the perfect balance of fruit and the hint of mineral edge. No added preservatives, sunshine in a bottle!
We love being just slightly ahead of the curve here at Good Pair Days, so when the opportunity came to collaborate with Aaron Mercer on a range of preservative-free wines, we jumped at the chance! Aaron is one of NSW’s most versatile and awarded winemakers, and he’s also a genuinely great guy! With his own label Mercer Wines based in the Hunter Valley, and as part of the trio of Maker, Master and Merchant wine gurus, Aaron boasts extensive experience working not just around the wine regions of Australia, but also in France, Germany, Canada and California. Importantly, Aaron is best known for his positive impact on sustainability in wine, and creative flair within organic, vegan and preservative-free winemaking. Sunshine & Spur is a new range of preservative-free and vegan-friendly varietal wines, with a focus on sustainable winemaking from regions across NSW. Named for the dappled sunshine falling on a vine spur, these are fresh and bright, drink-now styles of wine, perfect for any occasion!
We love being just slightly ahead of the curve here at Good Pair Days, so when the opportunity came to collaborate with Aaron Mercer on a range of preservative-free wines, we jumped at the chance! Aaron is one of NSW’s most versatile and awarded winemakers, and he’s also a genuinely great guy! With his own label Mercer Wines based in the Hunter Valley, and as part of the trio of Maker, Master and Merchant wine gurus, Aaron boasts extensive experience working not just around the wine regions of Australia, but also in France, Germany, Canada and California. Importantly, Aaron is best known for his positive impact on sustainability in wine, and creative flair within organic, vegan and preservative-free winemaking. Sunshine & Spur is a new range of preservative-free and vegan-friendly varietal wines, with a focus on sustainable winemaking from regions across NSW. Named for the dappled sunshine falling on a vine spur, these are fresh and bright, drink-now styles of wine, perfect for any occasion!
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Taste Profile
This wine’s tasting notes.
Sweetness
lowmediumhigh
Body
lightmediumfull
Fruitiness
nonesomelots
Tannins
lowmediumhigh
Acidity
lowmediumhigh
Oak
nonesomelots
Alcohol
low
(under 12%)medium
(12-14%)high
(14%+)
Taste Summary
This wine’s tasting notes are leaning towards light bodied, low sweetness, with high acidity, some fruitiness, low tannins, medium alcohol and no oak.
Specs
Region
New South Wales
country
Australia
Grape type
Sparkling Rosé
Wine Maker
Mercer Wines
Alcohol
12%
Vintage
2024
Cellar period
3-5 years
Closure
Crown Seal
Production method
No Added Preservative
Temperature
Cold 5°C-8°C
Pairing guide
We love a good sparkling rosé wine here at GPD HQ, and we know you can’t get enough of that pink fizz, either! This beautiful bottle from the ever-exciting Sunshine & Spur is ideal for bringing out alongside sweet-and-savoury canapes, charcuterie boards, pungent cheeses and all kinds of spicy treats; we reckon it’s a top match for samosa chaat, pakoras and Thai fish cakes, as well as Singapore noodles and katsu curry, too. Berry-based desserts, fruit sorbets and other sweet treats will work well, and it’s also delicious with salads featuring pomegranates, strawberries and other fruity surprises!
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Food

French Fries

Calamari
Tastes

Crisp

Delicate
Moods

Excited

Celebratory
Seasons

Summer
Recipe Matches
Wine region

New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales is the state which kicked everything off for Australia when it was the first settlement for the first fleet in 1788. The state is home to 13 wine regions with the key regions being Hunter Valley, Orange, Mudgee and the Riverina. Where NSW is used on the label it refers to wines coming from across the state but not from any region exceeding 85% of make up of the wine.
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