Bubbles No Champ

Question 1

what is the aging requirement for France’s Cremant AOP

Answer 1

9 months on lees, 12 months total

Question 2

required grapes and aging for Alta Langa DOCG (Piedmont)

Answer 2

• min 90% PN and/or Chard
• 9 mo lees, 30 total (36 months total for riserva)
• must be vintage dated

Question 3

Cremant de Die AOP encepagement (Drome)

Answer 3

min 55% Clairette + Aligote (>10%) & Muscat (5-10%)

Question 4

name 2 Alta Langa producers

Answer 4

Enrico Serafino
Fontanafredda
Banfi

Question 5

German Sekt QbA requirements

Answer 5

made from traditional grapes from one of the 13 anbaugebiete

Question 6

Cremant du Jura Blanc encepagement

Answer 6

min 70% Chard, PN and/or Trousseau

Question 7

Cremant du Jura Rose encepagement

Answer 7

min 50% PN, PG, Trousseau and/or Poulsard

Question 8

what two DOCG produce Prosecco

Answer 8

Colli Asolani
Conegliano Valdobbiadene

Question 9

in what sparkling wine could Trepat be used

Answer 9

Cava Rosado

Question 10

Gaillac Mousseaux Blanc encepagement? Method Ancestrale?

Answer 10

Blanc - min 50% Len de l’el, Mauzac, Muscadelle
Ancestrale - Mauzac & Mauzac Rose

Question 11

aging requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato

Answer 11

30 mo on lees, 37 mo total

Question 12

name 2 Franciacorta producers

Answer 12

Ca del Bosco, Bellavista, Berlucchi, Barone Pizzini

Question 13

what French term means second fermentation? what term initiates it?

Answer 13

• prise de mousse
• liquer de tirage

Question 14

what sweetness levels can Franciacorta Saten be produced as

Answer 14

Brut, Zero dossagio or whatever

Question 15

how long must Franciacorta Riserva spend on lees

Answer 15

60 months

Question 16

what is degorgement a la glace

Answer 16

dipping the neck of the bottle in a freezing brine solution

Question 17

what is degorgement a la volee (older method)

Answer 17

don’t freeze neck and disgorge after riddling

Question 18

what river cuts through Clairette de Die?

Answer 18

Drome River

Question 19

still wines from Clairette de Die AOP are released as?

Answer 19

Coteaux de Die AOP

Question 20

TM Clairette de Die encepagement and RS

Answer 20

100% Clairette
- max 15 g/L RS

Question 21

Clairette de Die Methode Ancestral encepagement (1 fermentation)

Answer 21

min 75% Muscat a Pee Titts Grains
- min 35 g/L RS
- 4 months aging on lees min

Question 22

Lees aging req for Cava categories

Answer 22

Cava/de Guarda - 9 mo
Reserva/Cava de Guarda Superior - 18 months (as of 2021)
Gran Reserva - 30 months
de Paraje Calificado - 36 months

Question 23

what is flaschengarung?

Answer 23

bottle-fermented Sekt

Question 24

min lees aging for Austrian Qualitatswein Sekt (Klassik, Reserve, Grosse reserve)?

Answer 24

Klassik - 9 months
Reserve - 18 months
GR - 30 months

Question 25

German term for a grower-producer (RM equivalent)

Answer 25

Winzersekt

Question 26

Moscato di Asti max pressure

Answer 26

2.5 bars

Question 27

how many fermentations does Moscato di Asti go through

Answer 27

one

Question 28

red grapes allowed in Cava

Answer 28

PN, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (rose only)

Question 29

Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico DOCG cepage?

Answer 29

min 70% PN, up to 30% Chard, PG, PB - min 85% PN for rose

Question 30

which Portuguese DOP is most well known for bubbles

Answer 30

Tavora-Varosa DOP (Terras-de-Cister)

Question 31

where is Lambrusco Montovano DOC?

Answer 31

Lombardy

Question 32

why is Lambrusco di Sorbara grown among other varieties

Answer 32

it acts as a female and needs a pollinator to ripen

Question 33

which variety of Lambrusco is considered to be the best and grown on higher quality hillsides?

Answer 33

Grasparossa

Question 34

Former Bollinger cellar master Mathieu Kauffmann has moved to the Pfalz and produces what wine

Answer 34

Weingut Reichsrat von Buhl

Question 35

what is the primary grape in Saumur Mousseux Rouge

Answer 35

min 60% Cab Franc

Question 36

what is poignetage

Answer 36

shaking of the bottle during lees aging to prevent the lees from sticking to the glass

Question 37

2 sparkling DOCG in Lombardy

Answer 37

Franciacorta Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico

Question 38

where is most Romanian sparkling wine produced?

Answer 38

Panicu

Question 39

what is Hungarian sparkling wine called?

Answer 39

Pezsgo

Question 40

what is Russian Continuous Method

Answer 40

an adaptation of tank method that involves a series of interconnected pressurized tanks which allow for more contact with lees

Question 41

what is the primary grape for blanco VIno Espumoso from Rueda?

Answer 41

min 50% Verdejo (85% for Brut and Brut Nature)

Question 42

what is Subirat?

Answer 42

Catalan term for Malvasia

Question 43

what mark is imprinted on every Cava cork

Answer 43

4 pointed star

Question 44

primary grape of Colli Euganei Flor d'Arancio DOCG

Answer 44

Moscato GIallo

Question 45

Vermentino di Gallura Spumante DOCG is in which region?

Answer 45

Sardinia

Question 46

Freisa di Chieri Spumante DOC is in which region?

Answer 46

Piedmonte

Question 47

min and max abv for Moscato d'Asti DOCG

Answer 47

4.5% - 6.5%

Question 48

max altitude allowed for Franciacorta vineyards

Answer 48

550m

Question 49

grape requirements for Cremant de Savoie

Answer 49

min 40% Jacquere

Question 50

oldest purposefully made French sparkling wine? primary grape?

Answer 50

Blanquette de Limoux - min 90% Mauzac

Question 51

min amount of Chenin Blanc for Saumur Mousseaux Blanc?

Answer 51

min 60%

Question 52

what grapes are used for Bugey-Cerdon AOP

Answer 52

Gamay and Poulsard (must contain Gamay)

Question 53

what grape must comprise at least 50% of Cremant de Limoux AOP wines?

Answer 53

Chardonnay with 10-40% Chenin

Question 54

how long must Bugey-Cerdon age on lees?

Answer 54

2 months

Question 55

how long must Bugey Montagnieux Mousseaux age on lees?

Answer 55

12 months

Question 56

T/F Cremant AOP wines may be machine harvested?

Answer 56

False