Sparkling Flashcards by Maria faccin

What’s the alcol % of a sparkling dry base

10-11

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How much does the second fermentation increase the alchol of

1.2-1.3%

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Which is the only wine in the world that doesn’t have to state AOC on the label

Champagne

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What’s the most northerly region in France

Champagne

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3 types of soil in champagne

Chalk
Kimmeridgian clay
Marl

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5 regions of champagne

Cote des bars
Cote de sezanne
Cote de blancs
Montagne de Reims
Valle de la Marne

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Soil in every region of champagne

Clay: cote de bars
Marl: cote de sezanne and valle de la Marne
Chalk: cote de blancs and montagne de Reims

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Single grand cru of valle de la Marne

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What is the southest region in champagne

Cote des bar

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CIVC

Comite international de vin de champagne

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Where does every grape mainly grow

Chardonnay: cote de blanc and cote de sezanne
Pinot noir: montagne de reims and cote des bar
Pinot Meunier: valle de la Marne

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Other grape wallowed in champagne

Pinot blanc
Pinot gris
Armane
Petit meslier

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What is the name of the system that grades champagne villages

Echelle des crus champagne

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What is this method based on

Soil
Microclimate
Altitude
Aspects
Grape varieties

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How does the grading work

100- grand’ cru classé
90-99: premier cru classé
80-89: cru classé

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What does it mean
CM
NM
RM

Cooperative de manipulant
Negociant manipulant
Recoltant manipulant

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What does it mean
RC
MA
SR
ND

Recoltant cooperateur
Marque acheteur
Societè de recoltant
Negociant distributeur

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Can the us use ‘methode champenoise’ on the label? What are the rules

They can but if they export to other countries they must adhere to their rules

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Max yields in champagne

12.000KGxHA

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Extractions amount

2000
4000
8000
12000kg

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Name of the first juice that comes out of pressing

Quantity

Vin de cuvée
2050 liters

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Remaining 500litres of pressing

Premier taille or vin de taille
500 liters

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How many liters are allowed from 4000kg of grapes

2550

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Ingredients of liquor de tirage

Yiest
Tannins
Sugar
Finings

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What is autolysys

Gradual breakdown of the yiests

Minimum aging of NV and vintage champagne

NV: 15 months, 12 month on lees Vintage: 36 months

What is remuage

Process of twisting champagne bottles to move the yiests toward the neck

How long do bottles stay on a pupitre

12-20 weeks

How many bottles can a professional remuer twist x day

40k

How many bottles does a gyro palette hold

504

According to Bollinger what does RD mean What is the period on the lees What is the other alternative champagne houses use

Recemment degorgè 10y LD- late disgorged

How long is the champagne kept before being put into the market

6 months

Describe two methods used for disgorgement

A la volèe: remove cork and turning bottle up to let sediment out but not too much spilling A la glace: removing frozen sediments

How is called the process of replacing the lost wine after disgorgement

Dosage

Synonym of dosage

Liqueur d’expedition

Sugar levels for Brut nature Extra brut Brut Extra-sec Sec Demi-sec Doux

0-3 0-6 0-12 12-17 17-32 32-50 50+

Mention alla the bottle sizes and amounts

Michael Jackson makes young boys nervous Magnum 1.5 Jeroboam 3l 4 bottles Methuselah 6l 8 bottles Salmanazar 9l 12 bottles Balthazar 12l 16 bottles Nebuchadnezzar 15l 20 bottles

Krug clos de Mesnil - grape

100% chardonnay

Krug clos d’abonnay - grapes

100% Pinot noir

Salon-delamotte produces salon - grapes

100% Chardonnay

Most important champagne of Philipponnat

Clos de Goisses

What is ratafia champagne

VDL - vin de liqueur made by the addition of a natural spirit to unfermented grape juice

What is Marc de champagne

Brandy produced from the distillation of skins, pips, and stalks (the Marc) left after pressing

What is the cremant Appelation for these places Languedoc and roussillon Anjou and Touraine Alsace Rhône Burgundy

Cremant de Limoux, from Carcassonne Cremant de Loire Cremant d’alsace Cremant de die Cremant de Bourgogne

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Where is sparkling produced in the us

Napa and Sonoma

What is the sparkling produced in Spain

Cava

What is the sparkling produced on Italy

Franciacorta Moscato d’asti Prosecco

Sparkling methods and describe them

Charmat or tank method Methode champenoise Asti method Ancestral method Carbonation Transfer method

What does vin mousseaux mean

French sparkling other than champagne. Widely used in Loire/Vouvray Anjou mousseaux AOC Bourgogne Touraine Saumur

What does petillant mean

Used everywhere to indicate a slightly sparkling wine In Vouvray it is an aoc - montlouis petillant naturel AOC

What does perlant mean

Slight sparkling (France)

What does spritzig

German term to indicate slightly sparkling

What does schaumewein mean

German term to indicate sparkling of low quality

Perlwein

German term to indicate sparkling of low quality usually produces through carbonation

Meaning of Sekt

German term to indicate sparkling wine

What does Spumante Mean

Italian term for sparkling wine

What does Espumante mean

Portuguese term for sparkling wine

What does espumoso mean

Spanish term for sparkling wine

What is a prestige cuvée

Best wine from a producer’s range

Most important cremant

Cremant de Bourgogne, d’alsace and de Loire

Time on the lees for cremant and method

9 months Traditional method

Which grapes are allowed for cremant

Grapes used for still wines but not Gewurztraminer and Muscat

Which is the second most important producer of sparkling after champagne

Loire valley

Which grapes are used for sparkling Saumur

Chardonnay Chenin blanc Cabernet franc

Which grapes are used for sparkling Vouvray

Chenin blanc

What the method and min time on lees of sparkling from Samur and Vouvray

9 months

Capital city of cava production

San sadurní d’Anoia

Other cities for cava production

Navarra Rioja Valencia

What’s the method and min time on lees for cava

Traditional method and min 9 months on the lees

Grapes for cava production

Xarel-lo Parellada Macabeo Monastrell Garnacha Pinot noir Chardonnay

Grapes used for asti

Muscat d’alexandria a petit grains/ moscato bianco

What the highiest DOCG for Prosecco

Conegliano-valdobbiadene DOCG

Grape variety for Prosecco and method

Glera Tank method

Method of production for Sekt

Tank method

Where do grapes come from if a wine is labeled as Sekt

France or Italy and then vinified in germany

Where do grapes come from if a wine is labeled deutchersekt

Germany and vinified in germany

Where is the sparkling production located in Australia

Yarra valley Tasmania Adelaide hills

Grapes and method for Australian sparkling

Pinot noir and Chardonnay Traditional method

What grapes are used in new zeland for sparkling production

Champagne grapes

How are South African sparkling wine labeled

Methode cap classique

Methode cap classique how long does it stay on the lees for and what is the minimum to just label it cap classique

12 months 9 months

What are the best vintages in champagne

2012, 2013, 2014 2000, 2002, 2008

Best valleys in the us that produce sparkling

Los carneros Anderson valley