Kailash Gurnani, winemaker, York Winery shares his thoughts with Brinda Gill on the launch of York Sparkling Rosé Brut 2015… Owner and winemaker, Kailash Gurnani with the newly-released York Sparkling Rosé Brut 2015 When did you first think of producing a sparkling rosé wine? We have been keen to produce a sparkling rosé for some time. The first time we made it was in 2012, when we produced the base for a Chenin Brut and sparkling rosé. The rosé worked out well, however we couldn’t launch two sparkling wines at the same time. So in 2013 and 2014 we concentrated on the Chenin Brut. With the system and protocol for producing a sparkling established, in 2015 we focused on the sparkling rosé. How did you think of producing the sparkling rosé from Shiraz? We have produced a rosé from Zinfandel and it has a lovely light flavour. It is not high on extraction, the tannins and colour are mild. For the sparkling rosé we thought of selecting a grape variety that would give us more tannins and