Session #6. Sparkling and Fortified wines. Chapters 24 and 25.

Question 1

Which Sherry is pale, and aged without exposure to oxygen?

Answer 1

Fino

Question 2

Which Sherry is pale brown, having been aged partly under a layer of flor (biological ageing), and partly with exposure to oxygen?

Answer 2

Amontillado

Question 3

Which Sherry is deep brown, and aged with exposure to oxygen?

Answer 3

Oloroso

Question 4

Which Port is of the highest quality?

Answer 4

Vintage Port

Question 5

Which method of sparkling wine production will result in a wine with residual sweetness?

Answer 5

Asti method (a variation on the tank method)

Question 6

Which method of sparkling wine production will result in a wine with autolytic character?

Answer 6

Traditional method

Question 7

Which is fortified after fermentation, Port or Sherry?

Answer 7

Sherry (fermented to dry)

Question 8

What wine making stages used in the traditional method are avoided in the tank method?

Answer 8

Riddling Disgorgement

Question 9

What term is used to describe the process whereby dead yeast cells (lees) impart bready flavour into a wine?

Answer 9

Yeast autolysis

Question 10

What names are used for sweetened Sherries? x2

Answer 10

Cream Sherry Medium Sherry

Question 11

What name is given to the process of removing the dead yeast cells/sediment?

Answer 11

Disgorgement

Question 12

What is the name of the yeast that grows on a Fino during ageing?

Answer 12

Flor

Question 13

What is the name of the dark brown sweet Sherry, often used to add sweetness to other Sherries?

Answer 13

PX Pedro Ximenez

Question 14

What is the aim of the riddling stage?

Answer 14

To collect the dead yeast sediment at the neck of the bottle.

Question 15

What is meant by the term ‘fortify’?

Answer 15

Addition of alcohol

Question 16

What grape is used to make Asti

Answer 16

Moscato (Muscat)

Question 17

What flavours are associated with a Tawny Port?

Answer 17

Walnut, coffee, caramel, and dried fruit.

Question 18

Prosecco is made using what method?

Answer 18

Tank method

Question 19

Name 2 grapes used to make Champagne

Answer 19

Pinot Noir Chardonnay

Question 20

Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV) is closest in style to a Ruby Port or a Tawny Port?

Answer 20

Ruby - despite the name indicating age.

Question 21

Is Port fortified during or after fermentation?

Answer 21

During, killing the yeast leaving the sugars.

Question 22

In the traditional method, what stages follow the riddling stage? x2

Answer 22

Disgorgement Then Dosage

Question 23

Identify 3 sparkling wines that are made using the traditional method.

Answer 23

Champagne Cava Cap Classique

Question 24

Cava comes from which country?

Answer 24

Spain

Question 25

An Oloroso is fortified to what alcohol level?

Answer 25

17% Above 15% the flor yeast dies thereby allowing the wine to be exposed to oxygen.

Question 26

A Fino is fortified to what alcohol level?

Answer 26

15%

Question 27

What sparkling wine is made in Veneto?

Answer 27

Prosecco

Question 28

What sparkling wine is made with the grape Glera?

Answer 28

Prosecco

Question 29

Liqueur d’expedition is also known as what?

Answer 29

Dosage

Question 30

What is the minimum amount of time a Champagne spends ageing on its lees?

Answer 30

12 months