Learning Outcome 3 - Range 2 Flashcards
What are the varieties used for Champagne?
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Meunier
What is the variety used for Asti?
Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
What is the variety used for Prosecco?
Glera
What are the varieties used for Cava?
- Macabeo
- Xarel*lo
- Parellada
What are the varieties used for premium sparkling wines from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, USA?
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
What are the six methods of making sparkling wine?
- Traditional Method
- Transfer Method
- Ancestral Method
- Tank Method
- Asti Method
- Carbonation
What are the steps in the Traditional Method?
- Pressing
- clarification
- first alcoholic fermentation
- blending
- liqueur de tirage
- second alcoholic fermentation in bottle
- time on lees
- riddling
- disgorging
- liqueur d’expédition (dosage)
What are the steps in the Transfer Method?
- Pressing
- clarification
- first alcoholic fermentation
- blending
- liqueur de tirage
- second alcoholic fermentation in bottle
- time on lees
- disgorging into tank
- filtration
- liqueur d’expédition (dosage)
- rebottling under pressure
What are the steps in the Ancestral Method?
- Alcoholic fermentation (part in bottle)
- choice over disgorgement
What are the steps in the Tank Method?
- Pressing
- clarification
- first alcoholic fermentation
- blending
- liqueur de tirage
- second alcoholic fermentation in tank
- time on lees
- filtration
- liqueur d’expédition (dosage)
- bottling under pressure
What are the steps in the Asti Method?
- Pressing
- clarification
- store chilled juice
- fermentation (part under pressure)
- stop fermentation by chilling and filtration
- bottling under pressure
What are the steps in Carbonation?
- Pressing
- clarification
- fermentation
- inject CO 2
- bottling under pressure
What is the permissible level of residual sugar for Brut nature in the EU?
0 - 3 g/L
What is the permissible level of residual sugar for Brut in the EU?
0 - 12 g/L
What is the permissible level of residual sugar for Demi-sec in the EU?
32 - 50 g/L
