The best bubbles this side of Champagne

Cloudy Bay is arguably the most important producer in the history of New Zealand's wine industry, the bold mob that seduced the world with the sensory tsunami that is Marlborough sauvignon blanc.

But Cloudy Bay is no one trick pony, this place is a winemaking thoroughbred, blitzing the field every time they slip another wine into the starting gates.

And we reckon the best of them is Pelorus, their beautifully crafted, exceedingly elegant fizz made in the traditional Champagne style.

Now we love our French as much as anyone, probably even more, but when you taste this and realise you could get three bottles for the price of one ordinary French N.V the numbers just speak for themselves.

So the forecast for our sparkling consumption over the next few months is looking very Cloudy indeed.