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Sparkling Wine Production Flashcards

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What are the 3 main grape varieties that came to be used in the Champagne region for sparkling wine?

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Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

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What is the grape used in the Loire Valley for sparkling wines?

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Chenin Blanc

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What is the grape used in Germany for sparkling wines?

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Reisling

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What are the grapes used in Spain for sparkling wines?

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Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada

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What are the grapes used in Italy for sparkling wines?

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Moscato, Brachetto and Prosecco (Glera)

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The method of making sparkling wine in Champagne is known as the

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Traditional or Classic Method

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Crements are

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Sparkling wines made in the Traditional Method from France but outside of Champagne.

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8
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Crements use what method of making sparkling wines?

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Methode Traditionelle

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9
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What method do most premium New World sparkling wines use?

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Traditional Method

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10
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How long does the second fermentation in the bottle take when making a sparkling wine?

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30 days

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11
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What is the traditional Champagne press called?

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Basket press

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The more common type press used in Champagne and other regions is a

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Bladder press

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The French term for the second fermentation of a sparkling wine is

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Prise de mousse (setting the foam)

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14
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In sparkling wine vocabulary, pupitre is

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the riddling rack

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In sparkling wine vocabulary, remuage is

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riddling

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16
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In sparkling wine vocabulary, reserve is

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still wine from earlier vintages, used in blending

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17
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In sparkling wine vocabulary, transversage is

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transfer between bottles

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18
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The blending stage of base wine in the making a sparkling wine is sometimes referred to in France as

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assemblage

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A blend of many different wines, often used to refer to the base wine in the production of Traditional Method sparkling wine is know as the

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cuvee

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20
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The Prestige cuvee implies what?

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Cream of the crop cuvee, from the earliest part of the first pressing of the best grapes, often also vintage

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21
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The mixture of sugar and yeast added to the cuvee in the production of Sparkling wine is called the

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liqueur de tirage

22
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A second fermentation will raise the alcohol level in a sparkling wine by how many percentage points?

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1 or 2. (Starting from 10% or 11% in the base wine/cuvee)

23
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How long can the second fermentation take in production of a sparkling wine?

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1 mth or longer, due to cool cellar temps, and the already 10 or 11% alcohol level.

24
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6 atmospheres of pressure equals

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90 lbs per square inch

25
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What is the gas inside a bottle of sparkling wine?

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Carbon dioxide

26
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What is the process of autolysis in the production of sparkling wine?

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When the yeast cells die and decompose, releasing compounds that create toasty, nutty flavors in the wine.

27
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The longer the sparkling wine remains on the yeast lees (sous tirage) the finer and smaller the bubble size in the glass. T or F

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True. It allows the carbon dioxide to dissolve more thoroughly into the wine.

28
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Turning a sparkling wine bottle upside down and gently shaking it to get the dead yeast to collect near the bottle cap is a process called

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riddling

29
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What is the process of disgorging in sparkling wine production?

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Carefully opening the bottle and removing the plug of dead yeast.

30
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What is a gyropalette?

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An automatic riddler used in sparkling wine production.

31
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What is the liqueur de expedition/dosage in sparkling wine production?

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Adding extra cuvee and sometimes sugar into the sparkling wine immediately after disgorgement.

32
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Why is it standard practice to add at least a little sugar in the dosage of sparkling wine?

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Because the high acid of the base wine is amplified in the mouth by the bubbles. The sugar adds balance.

33
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What are the levels of sweetness in sparkling wine?

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Brut natural (no sugar added)
Extra Brut (sugar added but very dry)
Brut (dry)
Extra dry (off dry)
Sec (slightly sweet)
Demi sec (sweet)
Doux (very sweet)
34
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The most common sweetness level found in Champagne and other sparkline wines is

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Brut, followed by Extra Dry

35
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Bottle aging in sparkling wine production is at least _____ to give the dosage time to integrate before the wine is released.

A

a few months.

36
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What are the three methods of sparkling wine production?

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Traditional/Classic Method
Tank Method/Charmat/Cuve Close / Bulk
Transfer Method
Partial Fermentation Method
Ancestral Method
Carbonation
37
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Sparkling wine and Champagne that are in bottles other than 750 ml tend to use what production method?

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Transfer. Avoids the riddling, disgorgement, etc.

38
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The transfer method of Sparkling wine production differs from the traditional method in what way?

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After the second fermentation in the bottle, the bottles are emptied into a pressurized tank for filtering and dosage, then put back into the bottles.

39
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Moscato d’Asti and Brachetto d’Acquie are sparkling wines from the Piedmont and use what method of production?

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Partial fermentation

40
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A partial fermentation method will produce what style of sparkling wine?

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Low alcohol, sweet sparkling wine such as Moscato d’Asti and Brachetto d’Acquie from Piedmont.

41
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A Salamanazar bottle holds

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9 litres/12 bottles

42
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A Nebuchandnezzor bottle holds

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15 litres/20 bottles

43
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A Magnum bottle holds

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1.5 litres/2 bottles

44
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A Jeraboam Champagne bottle holds

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3 litres/4 bottles

45
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A Jeraboam still wine bottle holds

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4.5 litres/6 bottles

46
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A Jeraboam USA wine bottle holds

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5 litres/6.6 bottles

47
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A Balthazar bottle holds

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12 litres/16 bottles

48
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A Methuselah bottles holds

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6 litres/8 bottles

49
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An Imperial size bottle in the USA is the same as

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Methuselah

50
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A Rehoboam Champagne bottle holds

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4.5 litres/6 bottles

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