Champagne and Sparkling wine Review Flashcards
what are the key grape varieties used to make champagne
Pinot Meunier
PN
Chard
t or f
for the most part the soil in champagne is chalky
T
what step in champagne process determines the sweetness level of the final product
the dosage determines the final sweetness level
what is the liqueur de tirage
a mixture of wine sugar and yeast added to the cuvee to start the second fermentation in the bottle.
T or F
non vintage champagne ma not be sold until 15 months after bottling and vintage champagne may not be sold until 3 years after the harvest
T
T or F
most all riddling is now done by gyroalette
T
T or F
champagne laveled blanc de blanc is made exclusively for white grapes
T
t or f
what are the two principal cities/town of champagne
Riems
Epernay
What are the three key production areas of champagne
montage de reims
marne vally
cote des blancs
whats the least expensive way to make a sparkling wine
carneros
what method is used to make the best quality sparkling wines
traditional method or methode champenoise
what is dom perignon famous for pioneering
the blending of numerous lots of wine and or the use of cork stoppers
the climate of champagne is similar to what region of northern California that is famous for the production of sparkling wine grapes
carneros
what are teh two red grapes used in the production of champagne
Pinot meunier
Pinot Noir
what is a blanc de blancs
champagne made just from chardonnay grapes
what is the most important step in making non vintage champagne
blending or assemblage
how is rose champagne made
rose champagne is made by adding a small amount of red wine to the cuvee
are vintage champagnes made every year
no only in the best years
what is the liqueur de tirage made of and when is it added to the blended wine
teh liqueur de tirage is made of wine, sugar and yeast and is added to the cuvee to instigate the second fermentation
for a sparkling wine made in the traditional method, where does the second fermentation take place
for champagne and sparkling wine made in the traditional method the second fermentation takes place in the bottle.
what does the riddling process achieve
riddling settles the sediment in the neck of the bottle preparing it for disgorgement
how are many champagne house now riddling their wines
most riddling is now done with gyroalettes
what is disgorgement or degorgement
disgorgement is the expulsion of the sediment left in the neck of the bottle after the second fermentation and riddling
what is the dosage and when is it added
the dosage is a combination of wine and sugar that is added to the sparkling wine before final corking
t or f
the liqueur de tirage determines the type of champagne produced
F the dosage determines the type
t or f
a demi sec champagne is half as dry as sec champagne
f
t or f
a magnum is the equivalent of three regular size bottles
f
what is the name of spanish wines made in the traditional method
cava
place the following steps of traditional method in the correct order dosage, pressing , second fermentation, first fermentation, degorgement, blending, riddling, liqueur de tirage
pressing first fermentation blending liqueur de tirage second fermentation riddling degorgement dosage
why was the transfer method developed
to circumvent the problems and exprense of riddling and degorgement
what is another name for the tank method
bulk process or charmat process
is asti a doc or a docg wine
docg since 1994
the alcohol level of asti is usually between what percent
7-9%
the german word for sparkling wine is
sekt
a wine labeled as fermented in the bottle wold be made by which method
transfer method
