Australia’s taste for champagne has exploded, with the bubbly stuff now being quaffed at barbeques lunches and after work, bucking the trend as a celebratory drink.

Thanks to the rapid growth in champagne imports and sparkling wine production, Australia is now the sixth-biggest market in the world.

Champagne Guide author Tyson Stelzer told Millsy and Karl one of the most shocking statistics is that almost as many men are purchasing and drinking champagne as women.

“When it comes to drinking, we’re pretty much neck-and-neck these days; it’s almost 50/50,”
Mr Stelzer said.

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