An event with bubbles after life in a bubble

 

The rain has struck. 

This event will now be held on Saturday, April 30. 

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Calling all Sydney sybarites. 

Sparkling Sydney, a sparkling wine festival with a difference, returns to the harbourside shores of Pirrama Park, Pyrmont, on Saturday, March 12. 

Tickets to the event are on sale now at www.sparklingsydney.com.au

Sparkling Sydney sees a wide range of bubbles paired with food and fun. 

Australian sparkling winemakers including Petersons Wines, Printhie Estate, The Ridge North Lilydale, Freeman Vineyards, Macquariedale Organic Wines, Rowlee Wines and others will feature. 

There will be over 60 sparkling wines to enjoy in styles ranging from Blancs de Blanc to moscato and sparkling malbec. 

Food will be on offers from local Pyrmont restaurants Barzini and Blue Eye Dragon, along with Lucio Pizzeria’s pizzas, Carne Sydney’s signature porchetta and French Rotisserie duck and paella and Hunter Valley cheeses. 

Other sparkling treats including drinks from Six String Brewing Co, a Fever Tree Garden Bar, Brix Distillery spiced rum cocktails, Matso Brewery’s ginger beer and sparkling spritz. There’s even have a range of non-alcoholic sparkling wines on offers. 

There will be live bands and a DJ line-up (hopefully at sensible volume levels). 

General admission tickets are $39 plus booking fee for event entry, a festival-branded PET vino glass and live music stage and DJ garden lounge, 

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Sparkling Sydney makes a bubbly return

Sparkling Sydney, a popular sparkling wine festival, returns to the picturesque harbourside venue of Pirrama Park, Pyrmont, on Saturday, March 12.

The event celebrates all things effervescent with over 60 sparkling wines to enjoy from 20 local wineries. 

An array of styles will include Blanc de Blancs, Petit Verdot and Moscato, Sparkling Malbec, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Sparkling Rosé, Verscato, Prosecco and Sparkling Zibbibo.

There will be gourmet food on offer as well, along with other drinks offerings from Six String Brewing Co,  Fever Tree and Brix Distillery with spiced rum cocktails. 

Guests will be able to enjoy sparkling wines matched with wild Signature Oysters and enjoy live bands and leading DJs. 

The live music line-up features contemporary Jazz fused with indie pop, electro swing and New Orleans’s classics; with the main stage featuring the Crawfish Po’Boys, Electro Alley and Spyglass. 

Tickets cost $29 plus booking fee and include entry, festival branded PET vino glass, and access to music venues. 

Tickets are on sale now at www.sparklingsydney.com.au