Other Traditional Method and Non Traditional Method Sparkling Wines and Flashcards
What are 7 traditional method sparkling wine appellations in France other than Champagne?
Crémant de Bordeaux Crémant de Bourgogne Crémant de Loire Crémant de Limoux Crémant de Die Crémant du Jura Crémant d'Alsace
What is the difference between limit on press yield of Champagne compared to Crémant appellations?
The limitations are less strict for appellations outside Champagne
100L from 150kg or 2,666L from 4,000kg (Crémant)
102L from 160kg or 2,550L from 4,000kg (Champagne)
What are 5 non-crémant appellations permitted for sparkling wine in France?
Vouvray Montlouis-sur-Loire Saumur Vin de Savoie Seyssel
What are the synonyms for fully sparkling and lightly sparkling respectively?
Mousseux for fully sparkling
Pétillant for lightly sparkling
What is the min % of Mauzac required in Blanquette de Limoux? What other grapes are added? What method is used for its production?
min 90%
Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc are also added
made by traditional method
What are the top two DOCGs for sparkling wine production in Italy? Where are they located?
Franciacorta DOCG and Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico
Spanish Cava and the HIGHEST QUALITY German Sekt are produced by what method?
Traditional method
What are two producers of quality sparking wine in England? Where in England are they both located?
Nyetimber and Ridgeview Estate
Both are located in Sussex
Where is Roederer Estate?
Anderson Valley in Mendocino County CA
Who owns Domaine Carneros?
Champagne house Taittinger
Who owns Domaine Chandon and where is it?
Moët et Chandon
Yountville
What is traditional method sparkling wine called in South Africa? What is the leading producer of it?
Cap Classique
Graham Beck
What is méthode ancestrale also known as?
méthode rurale
How does the méthode ancestrale work?
Single fermentation begins in tank, but the wine is transferred to bottles before the process is complete-liqueur de tirage is unnecessary.
Yeast continue to ferment the remaining sugars in the bottle, giving the wine its sparkle. RS in final wine varies by appellation, but dosage is not allowed. Typically the wine is disgorged, filtered and rebottled in clean glass prior to sale.
Is dosage allowed for methodé ancestrale wines?
No
What are three examples of French méthode ancestrale appellations?
Bugey Cerdon
Clairette de Die Méthode Ancestrale
Gallic Mousseux Méthode Gaillaçoise
What are the production advantages of the Charmat method compared to the traditional method?
Cheaper, less labor-intensive, and quicker
Who pioneered the Charmat method and when?
Eugene Charmat in the early 1900s
What is the paramount difference between Chamat and traditional method wines regarding secondary fermentation?
After the liqueur de tirage has been added the secondary fermentation takes place in a pressurized enamel-lined tank, or autoclave over a matter of days. Pressure in tank reaches close to 5atm.
Fermentation is arrested chilling when desired pressure is achieved. Some appellations require the wine to remain in tank for a period of time prior to bottling.
Wine is then filtered and bottled, usually with a dosage.
What prevents Charmat method wines from reaching the quality and complexity of Champagne?
Lack of contact with the lees during and following fermentation.
How do the bubbles in Charmat method sparkling wines differ from those seen in the wines produced by the traditional method?
They are larger and coarser, and the wine will have a less uniform texture than wines made by traditional method.
Wines produced using Charmat Method emphasize what in lieu of the flavors and aromas from autolysis?
Fruit and varietal aromatics
How is the Continuous Method different from the Charmat method?
Similar to tank, but the base wines is pumped through a series of interconnected (continuous) tanks while undergoing the second fermentation. Liqueur de tirage is constantly added to the wine, and lees accumulate in the first several tanks, offering a higher degree of autolyzed flavors than the standard tank method.
What method is used to produce a majority of German Sekt?
Majority is produced by either the tank or the continuous method. Only the highest quality Sekt is produced by the traditional method.
What is the least commonly used method and cheapest for sparkling wine production wherein the bubbles don’t incorporate into the texture of the wine and quickly dissipate upon opening?
carbonation
