Liquorland, Idyll Wine Co launch Australia’s first blue-coloured wine, The Blue Bird

IT’S the colour of Smurfs and trendy lattes, now wine has got the blues, too. Blue wine has hit Australia for the first time following the trend that swept the European summer and featured widely on Instagram feeds. Made for Liquorland by Idyll Wine Co near Geelong, The Blue Bird is a blend of white grapes (predominantly moscato) from Australian vines, but must be labelled a wine product because it has had anthocyanins — a natural compound that gives red wine its colour — and indigo food colouring added to give it its blue hue.