WSET Level 2 Wines: Sparkling and Fortified wine Flashcards
What term is used to describe the process whereby dead yeast cells (lees) impart bready flavour into a wine?
Yeast autolysis
In the traditional method, what stages follow the riddling stage? x2
Disgorgement
Then Dosage
What is the aim of the riddling stage?
To collect the dead yeast sediment at the neck of the bottle.
What name is given to the process of removing the dead yeast cells/sediment?
Disgorgement
Identify 3 sparkling wines that are made using the traditional method.
Champagne
Cava
Cap Classique
Name 2 grapes used to make Champagne
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
(also Meunier).
Cava comes from which country?
Spain
What wine making stages used in the traditional method are avoided in the tank method?
Riddling
Disgorgement
Which method of sparkling wine production will result in a wine with autolytic character?
traditional method
Which method of sparkling wine production will result in a wine with residual sweetness?
Asti method (a variation on the tank method)
Prosecco is made using what method?
Tank method
What grape is used to make Asti
Moscato (Muscat)
What is meant by the term ‘fortify’?
Addition of alcohol
Which is fortified after fermentation, Port or Sherry?
Sherry (fermented to dry)
Which Sherry is pale, and aged without exposure to oxygen?
Fino
Which Sherry is deep brown, and aged with exposure to oxygen?
Oloroso
O for oxidized
Which Sherry is pale brown, having been aged partly under a layer of flor (biological ageing), and partly with exposure to oxygen?
Amontillado
What is the name of the yeast that grows on a fino during ageing?
Flor
A Fino is fortified to what alcohol level?
15%
An Oloroso is fortified to what alcohol level?
17%
Above 15% the flor yeast dies thereby allowing the wine to be exposed to oxygen.
What is the name of the dark brown sweet Sherry, often used to add sweetness to other Sherries?
PX Pedro Ximenez
What names are used for sweetened Sherries? x2
Cream Sherry
Medium Sherry
Is Port fortified during or after fermentation?
During, which kills the yeast leaving the sugars.
Which Port is of the highest quality?
Vintage Port
Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV) is closest in style to a Ruby Port or a Tawny Port?
Ruby - despite the name indicating age.
What flavours are associated with a Tawny Port?
Walnut, coffee, caramel, and dried fruit.
