Step by Step The Troublemaker Brut Cuvee NV

Fizz under screwcap might be a little unconventional but it is certainly convenient. For $15, no one expects Krug (I really wanted to put ‘no one expects the Spanish Inquisition’, but I suspect that might be lost on younger readers), but what one gets is a bottle full of flavour, bold and brassy. The makers describe it as feeling like Russell Brand, which seems a bit like an insult to the wine, and that it sounds like Starboy singing something called ‘The Weekend’. On that, I will have to take their word. 

Expect a lovely foaming glass of ripe, simple fizz – we are not let into what grapes are involved but it hardly matters. It also has surprising length and is perfect for picnics and parties.