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SPARKLING WINES 🍾 Flashcards

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Grape requirements to produce sparkling wine

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Low sugar, high acidity, no green herbaceous flavors

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Methods to produce sparkling wines

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Traditional, transfer, tank, Asti, carbonation

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Traditional Method for sparkling wine

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Base wine, blend, second fermentation in bottle (liqueur de tirage), yeast autolysis, riddling (pupitre or gyropalette), disgorgement and corking (liqueur d’expédition), bottle ageing.

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Transfer Method for sparkling wine

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Base wine, blend, second fermentation in bottle (liqueur de tirage), yeast autolysis, transfer wine into tanks, filter and bottling (liqueur d’expédition).

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Tank Method for sparkling wine

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Base wine, blend, second fermentation in tanks (liqueur de tirage), yeast autolysis, filter and bottling (liqueur d’expédition).

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Asti Method for sparkling wine

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Only for sweet sparkling wines in the Asti region. Chilled juice and stored until needed, warmed and fermentation takes place in pressurized tanks (CO2 is retained) until 7% abv and pressure of 5/6 atm, stop the fermentation by chilling, filter and bottling.

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Carbonation for sparkling wine

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CO2 is injected into a still wine and then bottled under pressure.

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Style of “Non-Vintage” sparkling wine

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Grapes harvested in more than one vintage

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Style of “Vintage” sparkling wine

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Grapes harvested in only one vintage

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Style of “Rosé” sparkling wine

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Blending red and white wines or short maceration

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Style of “Blanc de Blancs” sparkling wine

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White wine from white grape varieties

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Style of “Blanc de Noirs” sparkling wine

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White wine from black grape varieties

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Style of “Prestige Cuvée” sparkling wine

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Not labeling term, used to describe the best wine(s) in a producer’s range

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Sweetness level in sparkling wines (from the lowest to the highest)

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0÷3 g/L – Brut Nature/Zéro Dosage
0÷6 g/L – Extra Brut
0÷12 g/L – Brut
12÷17 g/L – Extra-Sec/Extra-Dry
17÷32 g/L – Sec/Dry
32÷50 g/L – Demi-Sec
\+50 g/L – Doux/Sweet
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Premier Cru in Champagne

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Grand Cru in Champagne

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Main regions in Champagne

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Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Côte des Bar

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Champagne regions for Chardonnay

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Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne

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Climate in Champagne

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Cool continental

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Champagne regions for Pinot Noir

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Montagne de Reims, Côte des Bar

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Champagne regions for Meunier

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Vallée de la Marne

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Ageing for non-vintage Champagne

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15 months (12 months on the lees)

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Ageing for vintage Champagne

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36 months

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“Crémant”

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French sparkling wine

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Most important ACs for Crémant

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Crémant d’Alsace, Crémant de Bourgogne, Crémant de Loire

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Grapes for Sparkling Saumur

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Chardonnay with Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc

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Grapes for Sparkling Vouvray

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Chenin Blanc

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Ageing for Cava

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9 months on the lees

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Grapes for Cava

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Traditional: Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada
Modern: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

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Alcohol in Asti sparkling wine

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7% abv

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Method of production for Prosecco

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Tank

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“Sekt”

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German sparkling wine, made by (usually) tank method with base wines that come (generally) from France and Italy

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“Deutscher Sekt”

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German sparkling wines with grapes grown only in Germany

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The best Australian wine regions for spakling wines

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Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills, Tasmania

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New Zealander region that doesn’t grow grapes for sparkling wine

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Auckland

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“Méthode Cap Classique”

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Sparkling wines by traditional method in South Africa

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Ageing for Cap Classique

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9 months

12 months for members of Cap Classique Producers Association

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The best Californian wine regions for spakling wines

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Los Carneros AVA, Anderson Valley AVA

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The best New Zealander wine region for spakling wines

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Marlborough

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Ingredients of liqueur de tirage

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Wine, sugar, yeast, yeast nutrients, clarifying agent

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Ingredients of liqueur d’expédition

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Wine, sugar

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Grape used for Asti sparkling wine

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Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

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