Canberra winemaker aims for sparkling best

To the uninitiated, the large, wooden, punctured A frame in the darkened corner of a tin shed, could be mistaken for an instrument of torture, not out of place during the Spanish inquisition. The shed at Hall, in Canberra’s cool climate wine district, is also filled with some of the more expensive, high-tech wine making equipment available. But, even in this day and age, winemaker Greg Gallagher holds on to his champagne or “riddling” table, in his pursuit of making the perfect sparkling wine.