Ch 6 - Sparkling Wine Production

Question 1

Added to the cute in order to initiate the second fermentation

Answer 1

liqueur de tirage

Question 2

turning bottles upside down and gently shaking them to get dead yeast cells collected near the cap

Answer 2

rémuage

Question 3

time spent aging the wine on yeast lees

Answer 3

sur lie

Question 4

a rack used to hold bottles of wine during the riddling process

Answer 4

pupitre

Question 5

creation of a blended wine that will undergo second fermentation and be turned into a sparkling wine

Answer 5

assemblage

Question 6

second alcoholic fermentation

Answer 6

Prise de mousse

Question 7

the process where yeast cells decompose and release flavors

Answer 7

autolysis

Question 8

An addition added just after disgorging a bottle of sparkling wine (aka the “dosage”)

Answer 8

liqueur d’expédition

Question 9

process in which bottle is opened and yeast extracted

Answer 9

degorgement

Question 10

Another name for the Charmat method of sparkling wine production

Answer 10

cuve close

Question 11

List 7 levels of sparkling wine from driest to sweetest

Answer 11

1. Brut Nature
2. Extra Brut
3. Brut
4. Extra dry
5. Sec
6. Semi-sec
7. Doux

Question 12

Equivalent to 2 standard bottles

Answer 12

Magnum

Question 13

Equivalent to 4 standard bottles

Answer 13

Jeroboam

Question 14

Equivalent to 6 standard bottles

Answer 14

Rehoboam

Question 15

Equivalent to 8 standard bottles

Answer 15

Methuseleh

Question 16

Equivalent to 12 standard bottles

Answer 16

Salmanazar

Question 17

Equivalent to 16 standard bottles

Answer 17

Balthazar

Question 18

Equivalent to 20 standard bottles

Answer 18

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 19

Traditional champagne press

Answer 19

wide, flat basket press - many still in use today

Question 20

T/F - base wines used in champagne are left very sweet

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Blanc de blancs

Answer 21

Champagne wine made only using white grape varieties

Question 22

T/F - most Cava is technically blanc de noirs

Answer 22

False

Question 23

Sparkling wine method used for Moscato d’Asti

Answer 23

partial fermentation method

Question 24

Another name for the ancestral method of sparkling wine production

Answer 24

méthode rurale

Question 25

When was the term “California Champagne” disallowed on wine bottles?

Answer 25

After March 10, 2006

Question 26

What are “house style” sparkling wines?

Answer 26

wines produced from a cuvé that contains wines from more than one year’s vintage - chosen to construct a consistent flavor (usually highest volume and least expensive)

Question 27

Increase in alcohol content of wine from second fermentation

Answer 27

Usually 1-2%

Question 28

Typical pressure of a bottle of sparkling wine

Answer 28

around 6 atms of pressure

Question 29

Name of the wire cage on sparkling wine corks

Answer 29

muselet

Question 30

What does the “tank method” of sparkling wine production do?

Answer 30

emphasizes youthful, floral, and primary fruit aromas

Question 31

What is the cheapest way to produce sparkling wine?

Answer 31

Inject carbon dioxide directly into a still wine

Question 32

Grape used to create the Loire Valley’s sparkling wines

Answer 32

Chenin Blanc

Question 33

What is tete de cuvee wine?

Answer 33

Top of the line sparkling wine produced by a given brand or producer

Question 34

What are the steps of the Traditional Method, in order

Answer 34

1. First fermentation
2. Blending
3. Bottling
4. Second Fermentation
5. riddling
6. Disgorging
7. Dosage