Sparkling Wine Flashcards
Method Traditional
“Champagne Method”
1. Primary Fermentation (grape juice into still wine)
2. Assemblage
3. Triage (addition of mixture of yeast, sugar..)
4. Secondary Fermentation (in the bottle)
5. Aging on the lees
6. Riddling
7. Disgorgement
8. Dosage (addition of wine and sugar solution)
9. Corking
Charmat Method
“tank method”, no second fermentation
Ancestral Method
also known as the Pétillant-Naturel (Pét-Nat) method, is one of the oldest methods for producing sparkling wines. Unlike other sparkling wine production methods, the Ancestral method involves bottling the wine before the primary fermentation is complete. No addition of Liqeur de Triage. Natural sediment is common
Cava
Spain, Catalonia
Method Traditional
Chardonnay, Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel-lo
Sekt
Germany
Method Traditional or Charmat Method
Riesling
Asti
Italy, Piemonte
sweet, lower in alcohol
Moscato Bianco
Franciacorta
Italy, Lombardy
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc
Crémant
traditional method
Austrian Sekt
Österreich
traditional method
Grüner Veltliner, Riesling
English Sparkling Wine
UK
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
California Sparkling Wine
Napa Valley, Sonoma County
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Oregon Sparkling Wine
Willamette Valley
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Tasmanian Sparkling Wine
Australia, Tasmania cool climate
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Yarra Valley Sparkling Wine
Australia, Victoria
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
New Zealand Sparkling Wine
Marlborough and Central Otago
traditional method
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
