Old Bridge Cellars

August 5 is National Oyster Day. 🌟 🦪 🌟
Today is a perfect day to celebrate this beloved bivalve!

Crisp and mineral-driven white wines are a perfect accompaniment to the briny oyster. 🥂

Oysters are good for the environment, too. 🌎 One oyster can filter up to 50 gallons of water a day. What a wonderful addition to the sea! A true champion of the environment.

This calls for Champagne! 🍾🥂

In Shanken’s latest Impact report of the Top 20 Champagne brands in the USA, Champagne Collet has risen one spot to #17 in the Top 20. 👏

Pascal Boye is quoted in the article referencing pricing in the United States: “After the Covid craziness, now you see pricing even from the top Champagne houses coming down to a more sustainable level,” remarks Pascal Boye, vice president of sales and marketing at Champagne Collet Americas. “We have been steady on our pricing. I think the consumer and the trade appreciate that because the economic context is not easy in the US and we’re trying to capture this new generation.”

OBC is proud to be the exclusive importer of Champagne Collet into the United States.🥂

The Australian wine publication The Real Review has just unveiled the shortlisted finalists in its Top Wineries of Australia awards, with the ultimate ranking and Winery of the Year title to be released on 22nd May.

These OBC brands are included in the shortlists for 2025:

Vigneron of the Year:
🌟Vanya Cullen – Cullen Wines (Margaret River, WA)
🌟Sandra de Pury – Yeringberg (Yarra Valley, VIC)
White Wine of the Year:
🌟 Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay 2021 (Margaret River, WA)

Red Wine of the Year:
🌟Yeringberg 2022 (Yarra Valley, VIC)

Fortified Wine of the Year:
🌟 Chambers Rutherglen Grand Muscat NV (Rutherglen, VIC)

Kudos to all these nominees on your recognition and thank you for being great standard-bearers for Aussie wines. 🇦🇺🍷👏