England Flashcards
Who owns Evremonde?
In Kent
Taittinger
Two main regions of English sparkling
Sussex
Kent
What is England renowned for producing in the beverage world?
Gin
latitude for English wine
49.9 and Above
Authorized varieties for English still wine
Acolon
Albalonga
Albarino
Arbane
Auxerrois
Bacchus
Black Hamburg
Blau Portugeiser
Blauburger
Blaufrankisch
(Basically everything)
sparkling wines may be produced by primary or second fermentation?
YES both
Is carbonation permitted in English sparkling wine?
NO
minimum atmospheric pressure for English sparkling wine
3.5 bars
max yields English sparkling wine
80 hl/ha
is acidification permitted in English sparkling wine
Up to 1.5 g/l
is deacidification permitted for sparkling wine in England
Without limit
is deacidification permitted for sparkling wine in England
Without limit
Can you bottle Darnibole PDO under cork?
no, only screwcap
Can Darnibole PDO wines be chaptalized?
NO, nor acidified, deacidified
Soil type of Darnibole PDO
Devonian Slate/Sandy alluvial soils
old path of Camel River
major producers of English sparkling wine
Nyetimber and Ridgeview Estate
(Sussex)
max elevation for all UK still and sparkling wines
220 Meters above sea level
This region in England is famous for Chalk of Champagne
White Cliffs of Dover
What year was Darnibole PDO established?
2017
Training methods of Darnibole PDO
Single or Double Guyot
Max yield Darnibole PDO
8000 kg of grapes/ha
England’s biggest single site wine estate
Denbies in Surrey
This English sparkling wine producer has the largest area of its own vines
Nyetimber (635 acres in West Sussex, Kent and Hampshire)
most planted English varieties in descending order
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Bacchus
Pinot Meunier
Seyval Blanc
Reichensteiner
Rondo
Solaris
Muller Thurgau
Authorized varieties for English sparkling wine PDO
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir Precocé
Meunier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Min actual ABV after secondary fermentation and dosage
10%
what is the main red grape grown in England
Triomphe d’Alsace
PDO of United Kingdom
English wine PDO
Welsh wine PDO
County of Darnibole PDO
Cornwall
How many Hectares in Darnibole PDO
5 ha
Where must Darnibole be produced PDO
Camel Valley Winery, under screwcap, 100% Bacchus
Fermentation must take place under this temp in England
18 degrees celsius
64.4 degrees fareignheit
Max total Alc% of English Wine PDO
15%
Style of wine for Darnibole PDO
100% Bacchus
Still dry white wine
10% Alcohol
What is Bacchus?
Silvaner x Riesling cross with Müller-Thurgau
Producers of English Sparkling wine
Roebuck
Chapel down (“Kits Coty” Coeur de Cuvée) (Three Graces)
The Grange
Wiston
Charles Palmer
Fox & Fox
Squerryes
Digby
Camel Valley
Producing regions for English sparkling wines
East and West Sussex
Kent
Cornwall
Hampshire
