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What is the main varietal found in sparkling wines produced in Rueda DO, in Spain ?
- Sparkling wines of various sweetness levels, each requiring different percentages of Verdejo, are produced, and those aged 36 months or longer sur lie can be titled gran añada.
What is the Prestige Cuvée of Gusbourne, an english wine house ?
- 51 Degrees North
- From Kent & Sussex vineyards (at 51°)
- Chardonnay 64 %
- Pinot Noir 36 %
- 80 mth lees aging
Name Five famous Cava producers.
- Codorniu
- Juvé y Camps
- Raventos
- Mata I Coloma
- Alta Allela
- Freixenet
- Segura Viudas
- Elyssia
- Guilera
- Parès Baltà
Name the principal grape varietal for a Crémant de Limoux AOP
- Chardonnay 50%
- Chenin Blanc (10 - 40%)
- Mauzac & Pinot Noir (max 20% combined)
Who produce prestige cuvee “Annamaria Clementi” ?
- Ca’Del Bosco
- Franciacorta
Speaking of ‘Satèn’, what do we refer to ?
- Style of Franciacorta
- Blanc de blancs (Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco (max 50%)
- Bottled at less than 5 atm.
- Can only be Brut
- 24 months on lees, total of 31 months
Minimum % of the stated vintage in a bottle of Franciacorta millesimato ?
- 85%
The principal grape varietal of a Prosecco DOC wine (Veneto & Friuli) ?
- Glera
- min. 85%
Which Italian wine serve as the base of the Bellini cocktail ?
- Prosecco
Moscato d’Asti DOCG wines are most commonly produced in Frizzante or Spumante ?
- Frizzante
How long must Franciacorta DOCG normale wines be aged under lees ?
- 18 months, total of 25 months
What is the highest ABV that a Moscato d’Asti DOCG wine can possess ?
- 6,5 %
Permitted varietals in Alta Langa DOCG of Piemonte ?
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
Other name for Charmat method ?
- Martinotti method
- Asti method
- Metodo Italiano
- Cuve Close
- (Autoclave ..)
What is the name of the Prosecco Grand Cru vineyard ?
- Cartizze
What is the usual pressure for a Vin Pétillant?
- 1 to 2,5 bars
In what year was made the 1st Cava ? by whom ?
- 1872
- José Raventos
- In the Catalonian town of Sant Sadurní d’Anoia
Who is the largest sparkling wine producer in the world
- Freixenet
True or False ? Ancestral method sparkling wine are allowed as Corpinnat.
- True
- As of 2021
What is common between those sparkling wine producers : Can Descregut, Can Feixes, Gramona, Júlia Bernet, Llopart, Mas Candí, Nadal, Pardas, Recaredo, Sabaté i Coca, and Torelló.
- Corpinat members (11)
Can you name the different color of foil labeling we will find on :
- Cava de Guarda
- Cava Reserva
- Cava Gran Reserva
- Cava Paraje de Calificado
- Cava de Guarda = Green
- Cava Reserva = Silver
- Cava Gran Reserva = Gold
- Cava Paraje de Calificado = Antique Gold
What is the traditional method sparkling wine IP in Brazil? Where is it located?
- Altos de Pinto Bandeira IP in Serra Gaucha
What is the Traditional method sparkling wine appellation in South Africa?
- Methode Cap Classique (MCC)
What is the Taittinger project in England?
- Evremond
Is Trepat allowed for Cava production?
- Yes, for rosé only
What is the minimum aging of a Cava or Cava de Guarda?
- 9 months
What is the minimum aging of a Cava Reserva or Cava de Guarda Superior?
- 18 months (was 15 before 2021)
What is the minimum aging of a Cava Gran Reserva or Cava de Guarda Superior Gran Reserva?
- 30 months
What the mention Elaborador Integral means on a Cava bottle?
- The producer carries out the entire production themselves
What are the restrictions of a Cava de Paraje?
- Cava de Paraje must originate from a single parcel whose vines are at least 10 years old.
- Wines must be vintage dated, unacidified, and aged in bottle for a minimum 36 months before being disgorged.
- They must also adhere to stricter yields, hand-harvesting, and quality control.
- The Cava de Paraje category applies exclusively to brut, extra brut, and brut nature wines.
What is Classic Penedès?
- Producers who left Cava DO who wants to promote the Penedès region
What is the official zone of Cava in Catalonia?
- Comtats de Barcelona
What are the five suzones of Comtats de Barcelona
- Pla de Ponent
- Serra de Prades
- Conca del Gaià
- Valls d’Anoia-Foix
- Serra de Mar
What is the minimum aging of a Cava de Guarda Superior de Paraje Calificado?
- 36 months
What are the four zone of Cava?
- COMTATS DE BARCELONA
- EBRO VALLEY
- VIÑEDOS DE ALMENDRALEJO
- LEVANTE ZONE (Cava de Requena)
What are the two subzones of Cava production in Ebro Valley?
- Alto Ebro
- Valle del Cierzo
What are the authorized grape varieties of Cava?
- White: Recommended: Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel-lo
Authorized: Chardonnay, Malvasia - Red: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Granatxa Negre, Trépat
What style of Cava can be a Cava de Paratge Qualificat?
- Brut
- Extra Brut
- Brut Nature
What is the most planted grape variety for Cava?
- Macabeo
What is the main grape variety of a Clairette de Die Méthode traditionnelle?
- Clairette
What is the main grape variety of a Clairette de Die Méthode Ancestrale?
- 75 % min Muscat à Petits Grains
What is the main grape variety of a Crémant de Die?
- Mainly Clairette
- Aligoté and max 10% Muscat à petits grains blancs
What is the main grape variety of a Limoux Méthode Ancestrale?
- 100% Mauzac
What is the main grape variety of a Blanquette de Limoux?
- min 90% Mauzac
- Chardonnay et Chenin Blanc
** traditional method
- Chardonnay et Chenin Blanc
What are the main grape varieties of a Crémant de Limoux?
- Max 90% combined Chardonnay (min 50%), Chenin blanc (10-40%)
- plus max 20% combined Mauzac and Pinot Noir (max 15%)
What are the three method of sparkling wine made in Asti?
- Asti Metodo classico
- Asti (Charmat)
- Moscato d’Asti (Ancestrale)
What is the major city close to Franciacorta?
What is the smaller one close to?
- Milan
- Brescia
What is the most planted grape variety of Franciacorta?
- Chardonnay (80% of total area)
Which lake and river impact Franciacorta?
- Iseo Lake
- Oglio River
What style of Franciacorta can be made when Millesimato?
- Brut only
What is the minimum aging of Franciacorta millesimato?
- 30 months on lees
- 37 months total
What is the minimum aging of Franciacorta Riserva?
- 60 months on lees
- 67 months total
Who technically created and bottled the first Franciacorta sparkling wine in the metodo classico style?
- Guido Belucchi in 1961
Other than Franciacorta, what is the other traditional method sparkling wine in Lombardy?
- Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
What is the major grape variety of a Oltrepo Pavese?
- Pinot Nero
What is the minimum aging of a Oltrepo Pavese?
- 15 months if non vintage, 24 if vintage
- Exception for Cruasé, 18 months
What the term Cruasé refers to for a Oltrepo Pavese?
- Cru and rosé
- 85% min Pinot nero
- Rosé
- Brut, Extra Brut or Brut Nature
- 18 months on lees
What is the sweetness level of a Franciacorta Satèn?
- Brut, max 20 g/l prior to tirage
What is the sole Lambrusco DOC in Lombardy?
- Lambrusco Mantovano
What is the Spumante Metodo classico DOC in Trentino Alto-Adige?
- Trento
- May be Bianco, Rosato, Bianco Riserva
- Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
What is the minimum aging of Tento DOC?
- NV 15 months
- Vintage 24 months
- Riserva 36 months
Which mountain chain impact the Prosecco region?
- Dolomites
Is a vintage Prosecco must used 100% of the state vintage?
- No 85% rule
What the term Rive refers to in Prosecco?
- System of crus, 43 communes may used their name
What are the two DOCG Prosecco?
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
- Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Both are located in Treviso
What the term Sui Lieviti refers to on Prosecco label?
- Wines from a single harvest
- must be fermented in bottle and left discorged
- min 3 months on lees
Does a Asti Spumante is always dolce?
- No it can be all sweetness level since 2020
What is the minimum aging of Alta Langa DOCG? And for Riserva?
- 30 months
- 36 months for Riserva level
What is the Mount south of Franciacorta?
- Mount Orfano
Erbusco is a commune of production of which DOCG?
- Franciacorta, one of the most important one
Which appellation use Erbamat as an accessory grape variety?
- Franciacorta, up to 10%
Which producer was the first certified organic in Franciacorta?
- Barone Pizzini
What is the regulation about Franciacorta rosé?
- min 35% Pinot Nero
- min 24 months on lees, 31 months total
How is name a still wine produced in Franciacorta?
- Curtefranca DOC, previously known as Terre di Franciacorta
How was produced Prosecco before 1930s?
- by the traditional method
Is a Prosecco always sparkling?
- no. It can be still
Which new category has been established for Prosecco in 2020?
- Prosecco rosé
- 10-15% pinot nero + 85% min of Glera
- must be vintage dated
- from brut nature to extra dry
What are the two official subzones of Prosecco DOC?
- Trieste
- Treviso
Piave River is important to which DOCG?
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
Can a producer label is wine Valdobbiadene or Conegliano without the Prosecco or Superiore mention?
- yes
What are the major soils of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene?
- Conegliano: morainic and clay
- Valdobbiadene: marl and conglomerates
Which sparkling wine region as been renowned as Unesco world heritage in 2019?
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene
What the term rive refers to in Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
- Rive refers to hillside vineyards or riverbank slopes, but these are larger areas more like contrade
They have 43 rive
What are the rive regulation for Conegliano Valdobbiadene?
- must be hand-harvested
- vintage-dated
- maximum yields 13 tons per hectare
- higher minimum alcohol of 11.5 ha
Name a important rive of Conegliano Valdobbiadene
- Col San Martino
- Colbertaldo di Vidor
- Farra di Soligo
- Ogliano
- Pieve di Soligo
- Soligo
What is the most famous site of Prosecco?
- Cartizze
- it face directly south
What are the three unofficial subzones of Cartizze?
- Cartizze Alto
- Cartizze Est
- Cartizze Ovest
What level of sweetness is usually Cartizze?
- 17 to 32 grams of residual sugar
Who owns the largest share of Cartizze?
- Bisol
What is the most planted grape variety in England?
- Chardonnay
