WSET2 - Chapter 15 - Sparkling Wine Flashcards
What are two methods to make sparking wine?
Bottle-fermented and tank method
What do you start with when making sparkling wine?
Base Wine
What do you add during the second fermentation to creae sparkling wines?
Sugar and yeast
In what vessel does the Traditional Method take place?
In the bottle
What is yeast autolysis?
What happens to yeast during slow second fermentation and ageing - it digests itself
What is the removal of the yeasty deposit called?
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.
How does the yeast come out in the traditional method?
Top bit gets frozen and it is blown out by the increased pressure.
What is dosage?
The amount of sugar (solution) added after yeast removal
What does the term Brut mean?
DRY
What do you call the method of removing yeast that relies on using a stainless steel tank and a filter (instead of bottle disgorgement)?
The transfer method
What flavors do you develop in a sparkling wine because of bottle fermentation?
Yeasty, bready and biscuit
What do you see on a wine label if it was bottle fermented?
Bottle fermented, in French = méthode traditionnelle
What is Champagne?
It is an AC in France and the only region that can label a bottle as champagne
What grapes are Champagne base wines made of?
Pinot Noir, Meuniere, and Chardonnay
What is the flavor profile of a premium Champagne?
Green and ctirus fruit notes (green apple, lemon) with high acidity and bready notes from yeast autolysis (bread, biscuit, toast)
What is the flavor profile of a premium champagne that has been aged?
In addition to fruit and autolytic flavors, complexity is added: vegetal, nutty or honeyed
What does Cremant designate?
A sparkling wine made in France not in Champagne
Where are sparkling wines made in France outside of Champagne, and from what grape?
Saumur in the Loire valley, Chenin Blanc
What is Cava?
Sparkling wine made in Spain - must be the traditional method
Where is Cava grown?
In Spain in Catalunya
The tank style for second fermentation is ideal for making what style of wine?
Fresh and fruity
Where is Proseco made?
North east italy
What grape is Prosecco made from?
Glera
What do the terms spumante and frizzante mean?
Spumante is fully carbonated and frizzante is moderately so
Where is the Asti DOC and what grape is used?
Northwest Italy Piemonte and the Muscat grape
What is Moscata d’Asti?
Like an Asti but less alcohol, less carbonation, more sweet
What is Sekt and where does it come from?
This is the German word for sparkling wine. The base wine can come from any EU country
How is a Prosecco different in profile than an Asti?
Prosecco is medium body with stone fruit while Asti is light body with floral and fruity flavors
