Section 15 - Sparkling Wine Flashcards
What are two methods to make sparking wine
Bottle-fermented and tank method
What do you start with when making sparkling wine
Base Wine
What do you add during the second fermentation to creae sparkling wines?
Sugar and yeast
When in the wine making process do you do second fermentation?
Before bottling
What is yeast autolysis?
What happens to yeast during slow second fermentation and ageing - it digests itself
When do you disgorge? (bottle only)
You remove the yeast - traditionally you tip and jiggle so yeast cells slide into the bottle nech (RIDDLING)
How does the yeast come out in the traditional method?
It gets blown out by the increasing pressure.
What is dosage?
The amont of sugar added after yeast removal
What does the term Brut mean?
A dry sparkling wine
Is sugar added during the second fermentation of a Brut wine?
Yes, but we don’t taste it because of the high acditiy of most sparkling wines
What do you call the method of removing yeast that relies on using a stainless steel tank and a filter?
The transfer method
What flavors do you develop in a sparkling wine because of bottle fermentation?
Yeasty, bready and biscuity
What do you see on a wine label if it was bottle fermented?
Bottle fermented, method traditional
What is Champagne?
It is an AC in France and the only region that can label a bottle as champagne
What are base wines for Champagne?
Pinot Noir, Meuniere, and Chardonnay
