40 & 41 - Sparkling Wine Flashcards
What region in NZ produces the highest volumes of sparkling wine?
Marlborough.
In South Africa, how is traditional method labelled?
Méthodé Cap Classique.
Which state in the USA is responsible for the majority of sparkling wine production?
California.
In California the best sparkling wines come from cooler regions such as?
Andersen Valley AVA and Los Carneros AVA.
Which 3 Australian regions are capable of producing complex and elegant Traditional Method wines?
- Yarra Valley
- Adelaide Hills
- Tasmania
Traditional producers ferment their grapes in what?
Large oak barrels, often over 100 years old. In modern cellars stainless steel is used, but MLF is not encouraged.
In Champagne winemaking the first liquid off the press is called?
Cuvee.
In Champagne, grapes must be harvested how?
Hand picked to allow selection in the vineyard and retain whole healthy bunches.
What is the way Champagne is made?
Traditional Method.
Meunier dominates Champagne production in which sub region and why?
Vallée de la Marne. It buds late, protecting it from the spring frosts that happen there frequently.
Chardonnay is most widely planted in which 2 champagne sub regions?
Côte des Blancs and Côte de Sézanne.
Pinot Noir dominates which 2 sub regions in Champagne?
Montagne de Reims and Côte des Bar.
What are the dominant grape varieties in Champagne?
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Meunier
What weather is the biggest challenge for Champagne?
Frost.
Soils in Champagne are dominated by?
Chalk.
What climate does Champagne have?
A cool continental climate.
What are the 5 sub regions of Champagne?
- Montagne de Reims
- Vallée de la Marne
- Côte des Blancs
- Côte de Sezanne
- Côte des Bar
In Champagne fermentation can be carried out how?
In stainless steel, oak barrels or a mixture of the two.
In Champagne, non vintage wines must aged for a minimum of how long?
15 months including 12 months on the lees.
Vintage wines in Champagne must be aged for how long?
A minimum of 36 months. Although there is no requirement for lees ageing.
Blanc de Blancs wines have what profile typically?
Light to to medium body, with citrus primary fruit.
Blanc de Noir tends to be fuller in body and displays more red fruit flavours.
What 3 regions make Cremant?
Alsace, Loire and Burgundy.
Cremant is made how?
Traditional method. Must spend a minimum of 9 months on lees.
Cremant wines in Alsace must made using what varietal?
Chardonnay. Muscat and Gewurtztraminer are not permitted.
After Champagne which region produces the most sparkling wine in France?
The Loire Valley.
There are two other major appellations for sparkling other than Cremant de Loire, what are they?
Sparkling Sammur and Sparkling Vouvray.
Sparkling Vouvray is only made from which grape?
Chenin Blanc.
Sparkling Sammur and Vouvray are made by traditional method and must spend how long on lees?
9 months.
What regions is Spain produce Cava?
- Catalunya
- Valencia
- Navarra
- Rioja
Traditional Cava varietals include?
White:
- Macebeo (Viura).
- Xare-lo
- Parellada
Red:
- Garnacha
- Monastrell
What is the typical profile of Cava?
Dry, with medium acidity and some character from the yeast autolysis.
The Asti DOCG is located where?
Piemonte in north west Italy.
Asti is made how?
Using the Asti method.
What varietal do they use to make Asti?
Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains.
Is Asti made with or without autolytic characters?
Without, so it doesn’t detract from its fruity character.
The varietal previously known as Prosecco, is now called?
Glera.
The term cartizze and rove both indicate what about a wine?
It’s from an exceptional vineyard site.
What are two delimited regions for Prosecco?
- Prosecco DOC
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Prosecco is made by?
Tank Method.
Prosecco typically has higher levels of what? Compared to Champagne or Cava?
Residual sugar.
Sekt is made how?
Tank method.
If Sekt is labelled as “Duetscher Sekt”. What does it mean?
It must have been made using grapes from Germany only.
The best Sekt is made using Riesling. If all of the grapes in the wine comes from 1 of the quality wine regions, it can bare what on its label?
Deutscher Sekt bA.
In California the best sparkling wines come from cooler regions such as?
- Anderson Valley AVA
- Los Carneros AVA
Which 3 Aussie regions are capable of producing complex and elegant traditional method wines?
- Yarra Valley
- Adelaide Hills
- Tasmania
Traditional producers ferment their grapes in what?
Large oak barrels often over 100 years old. In modern cellars, stainless steel is used, but MLF is not encouraged as it would mask the pure fruit flavours.
In Champagne what is the first liquid off the press called?
Cuvée.
In Champagne grapes must be harvested how?
Hand picked to allow selection in the vineyard and retain whole healthy bunches.
