WSET2 - Chapter 15 - Sparkling Wine Flashcards

1
Q

What are two methods to make sparking wine?

A

Bottle-fermented and tank method

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2
Q

What do you start with when making sparkling wine?

A

Base Wine

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3
Q

What do you add during the second fermentation to creae sparkling wines?

A

Sugar and yeast

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4
Q

In what vessel does the Traditional Method take place?

A

In the bottle

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5
Q

What is yeast autolysis?

A

What happens to yeast during slow second fermentation and ageing - it digests itself

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6
Q

What is the removal of the yeasty deposit called?

A

Disgorgement. Bottles are RIDDLED so yeast cells slide into the bottle neck. The neck gets frozen and the plug pops out. Otherwise the wine would be hazy.

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Q

How does the yeast come out in the traditional method?

A

Top bit gets frozen and it is blown out by the increased pressure.

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8
Q

What is dosage?

A

The amount of sugar (solution) added after yeast removal

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9
Q

What does the term Brut mean?

A

DRY

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10
Q

What do you call the method of removing yeast that relies on using a stainless steel tank and a filter (instead of bottle disgorgement)?

A

The transfer method

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11
Q

What flavors do you develop in a sparkling wine because of bottle fermentation?

A

Yeasty, bready and biscuit

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12
Q

What do you see on a wine label if it was bottle fermented?

A

Bottle fermented, in French = méthode traditionnelle

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13
Q

What is Champagne?

A

It is an AC in France and the only region that can label a bottle as champagne

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14
Q

What grapes are Champagne base wines made of?

A

Pinot Noir, Meuniere, and Chardonnay

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15
Q

What is the flavor profile of a premium Champagne?

A

Green and ctirus fruit notes (green apple, lemon) with high acidity and bready notes from yeast autolysis (bread, biscuit, toast)

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16
Q

What is the flavor profile of a premium champagne that has been aged?

A

In addition to fruit and autolytic flavors, complexity is added: vegetal, nutty or honeyed

17
Q

What does Cremant designate?

A

A sparkling wine made in France not in Champagne

18
Q

Where are sparkling wines made in France outside of Champagne, and from what grape?

A

Saumur in the Loire valley, Chenin Blanc

19
Q

What is Cava?

A

Sparkling wine made in Spain - must be the traditional method

20
Q

Where is Cava grown?

A

In Spain in Catalunya

21
Q

The tank style for second fermentation is ideal for making what style of wine?

A

Fresh and fruity

22
Q

Where is Proseco made?

A

North east italy

23
Q

What grape is Prosecco made from?

A

Glera

24
Q

What do the terms spumante and frizzante mean?

A

Spumante is fully carbonated and frizzante is moderately so

25
Q

Where is the Asti DOC and what grape is used?

A

Northwest Italy Piemonte and the Muscat grape

26
Q

What is Moscata d’Asti?

A

Like an Asti but less alcohol, less carbonation, more sweet

27
Q

What is Sekt and where does it come from?

A

This is the German word for sparkling wine. The base wine can come from any EU country

28
Q

How is a Prosecco different in profile than an Asti?

A

Prosecco is medium body with stone fruit while Asti is light body with floral and fruity flavors