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German sparkling wine Flashcards

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1
Q

German (inexpensive) sparkling wine consumption per capita

A

3.4L per capita

Highest in the world

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2
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Sekt method of production

A

Tank method

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3
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Base wine for Sekt comes from where

A

Inexpensive regions of southern Europe

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4
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Sekt must be made sparkling where

A

Germany

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5
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When can Sekt be sold from?

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Six months after start of second ferment

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6
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Sekt lees ageing

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Min 90 days

30 days if lees are stirred

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7
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Can Sekt be vintage?

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No. no mention of vintage or grape variety on label

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8
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Sekt accounts for what % of German sparkling wine?

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90%

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9
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Sekt style

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Light intensity fruit
Not autolytic
Brut or Extra Dry
Noticeable RS
Medium acidity
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10
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Deutscher Sekt method of production

A

Tank or traditional

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11
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Deutscher Sekt: vintage or NV?

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can be either

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12
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Deutscher Sekt fruit must be grown where?

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Germany
Can be multiple regions
Cannot state origin on label

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13
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If Deutscher Sekt has a grape variety on the label, what min % must it contain of that variety?

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85%

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14
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Deutscher Sekt bA: method of production

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Tank or traditional

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15
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Deutscher Sekt bA must come from where?

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One of 13 defined regions (eg Rheingau)

Name of region must appear on label

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16
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Winzersekt: method of production

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Traditional method only

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17
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What does Winzersekt indicate?

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Estate-bottled wine from estate-grown fruit
Traditional method
9 mths lees
Riesling or others
Vintage, grapea dn producer appear on label

18
Q

Winzersekt Riesling style

A

Medium intensity apple and peach
Toasty smoky autolytic
High acid
Brut style

19
Q

Perlwein aka

A

Secco

20
Q

What is Perlwein?

A

Tank method or carbonation
Inexpensive base wine
Less than 3 atm of pressure
Don’t attract same tax as fully sparkling wine

21
Q

What sort of grapes are used for Sekt?

A

Low aromatic varieties from Italy, Spain and France

22
Q

Sekt: grapes crushed where?

A

Typically crushed in the region. Juice chilled and transported by truck or train to Germany

23
Q

Sekt: grapes harvested when?

A

Picked early to retain acidity

24
Q

Why is German climate suitable for sparkling wine grapes?

A

Cool continental

Low potential alcohol, high acidity

25
Q

Traditional method used for what grapes?

A

Champagne grapes

Riesling

26
Q

Traditional method Riesling: MLF?

A

Typically not

Focus on floral, apple and lemon primary notes

27
Q

Mature sweet Riesling used for what in sparkling production?

A

Used as dosage for premium bottlings of eg Winzersekt

Adds cost, complexity

28
Q

Carbonation allowed in Sekt?

A

No, it must be produced w/ second ferment

29
Q

Sekt min abv

A

10%

30
Q

Sekt min pressure

A

3.5atm

31
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Base wine for Sekt can legally come from any EU country. T/F?

A

True

32
Q

Flaschengarung

A

Bottle fermetned

can be transfer method

33
Q

Klassische Flaschengarung

A

Classic bottle ferement in this bottle

ie not transfer method

34
Q

Three price segments for Sekt

A

Low end price driven: up to €4
Standard quality; up to €8
High quality: above €8

35
Q

Price of every bottle of Sekt includes government tax. How much and since when?

A

€1.02

since 1902

36
Q

Why is advertising so important in German sparkling wine?

A

Crowded, highly competitive market
Agressive competition for retail space
Supermarket

37
Q

Winzersekt route to market

A

Cellar door sales, specialist retail, restauarants

38
Q

Eg of big Sekt companies

A

Rotkappchen-Mumm
Henkell & Co
Schloss Wachenheim

39
Q

Private label Sekt a thing?

A

Yes especially from discounters Aldi and Lidl

40
Q

Winzersekt producers eg

A

Reichsrat von Buhl, Schloss Vaux

41
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Domestic/export split for Sekt

A

90% domestic

10% export

42
Q

VDP Sekt

A

VDP association incorporated Sekt in 2018
Fruit grown on VDP member estate, for Sekt production
Picked early by hand, whole cluster, traditional method
15 mths lees OR single vyd and vintage: 36 mths lees

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