Sparkling Red Wine

Sparkling red wine is a red wine made fizzy, usually through a tank-based second fermentation or an older method that finishes fermenting right in the bottle. It surprises people expecting a still red served at room temperature.

It's a genuine rarity here, and what little exists mostly comes out of Ontario. Sparkling wine on this marketplace skews white and rosé, which is exactly why a red version is worth a look when you find one. Not the kind of thing you will find at the LCBO, and buying here means paying the winery directly instead of a retail markup.
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Two ways to get the bubbles in

Most sparkling wine gets its fizz from a second fermentation in a pressurized tank, the same method behind styles like Italian Lambrusco. A different approach skips the tank entirely: the wine finishes fermenting inside its own bottle, trapping the carbonation as it forms. This marketplace's version of that ancestral method, applied to red grapes, is hazier and funkier than the steel-fermented kind.

Where you will actually find it here

That's the rare exception on this page. Everything else that carries a Canadian sparkling red shows up as one bottle inside a larger mixed pack, alongside still red wine and white wine from the same winery, not sold as a dedicated red sparkling of its own. Want a guaranteed stand-alone pour instead? Browse sparkling rosé, or check back here, since new ones turn up occasionally.

Is sparkling red wine dry or sweet?

Both exist. Lambrusco ranges from bone dry to downright sugary, while sparkling Shiraz is usually dry. If you want something you can count on being sweet, sweet sparkling wine is a safer bet than guessing from a red.

How should I serve it?

Cold works for all of it, chilled like a white rather than served at room temperature the way you would pour a still red. Do that and you flatten both the bubbles and the fruit.

What food goes with it?

The carbonation and light tannin cut through rich or fatty food the way any sparkling wine does. Tourtière, roast pork or even a slice of pizza all work better than you would expect.