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Ideal climate for sparkling wines?

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Cool climates where grapes struggle to ripen

Just-ripe flavour
Retain acidity
Slow sugar accumulation = low alc base wine (9-11%)

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Secondary fermentation adds what abv%

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additional 1-2%

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Best latitudes for sparkling winegrowing

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High latitude (ie far from equator)
eg Champagne, England, Tasmania
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Example of high altitude sparkling wine region

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Trentodoc

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More or less intense fruit flavours desirable?

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Less intense fruit desired for high end traditional method

Intense fruit may be desirable for tank method, early drinking

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Why is Chardonnay good for sparkling?

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Well suited to autolytic style = subtle apple and citrus complement rather than compete with biscuit/pastry
Early ripen = good in cool climate
Retains high acid, low alcohol

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Why is Chardonnay vulnerable to spring frost?

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It buds early

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Chardonnay buds early or late

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Early

Susceptible to spring frost

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Chardonnay capable of high yields without losing quality?

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Yes, in good years

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What is more disease resistant: Chardonnay or Pinot Noir?

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Chardonnay

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Chardonnay susceptible to what risks, hazards, pests, diseases?

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Spring frost
Powdery mildew
Grapevine yellows
Botrytis bunch rot

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Why is Pinot Noir suited to cool climate?

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Early bud

Early ripen

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Why is Pinot Noir prone to spring frost?

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It buds early

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Yields for Pinot Noir vs for Chardonnay

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More moderate yields for PN
Quality drops in PN if yield is too high
Chard able to ripen high quality of larger yields

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How does Chardonnay base wine respond to autolysis?

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it becomes creamy

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How does Xarel-lo base wine respond to autolysis?

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It becomes toasty and smoky

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Why are yields usually higher for sparkling than still?

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High acid, low potential alcohol and delicate flavours are desirable
= better achieved with high yields

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What are growers looking for with grapes for sparkling wine?

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Clean, healthy fruit
Off flavours from disease enhanced by effervescence
Laccase enzyme (from botrytis) can cause oxidation

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Why harvest early for sparkling wine?

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High acid
Low alcohol
Relatively delicate flavours (under-ripe/just ripe fruit)

also: avoid autumn rain = reduce fungal risk

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Hand or machine for sparkling?

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It varies, dependes on local laws

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Downside of hand harvest

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Slow, labour intensive

Expensive

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Downside of machine harvest

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Can rupture skin of grapes = phenolic extraction, oxidation

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Characteristics of press fractions

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Higher phenolics, solids and pH (lower acid) than free run

Matures faster

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How to amend juice that has excessive tannin or colour?

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Fining

Casein, gelatine, PVPP

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What temperature for primary fermentation?
14-20C | Retain fruit flavours but ensure not too cold for yeast
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Why are pronounced primary flavours not desirable in traditional method?
Not wanted in autolytic styles as they can compete with autolytic flavours
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Consideration when choosing cultured yeast for sparkling 2nd ferment
Yeast must be able to start fermenting in alcoholic conditions 10%abv too much for many yeasts
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What is flocculation?
Process by which fine particules clump together
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Prise de mousse/EC1118
most common cultured yeast for sparkling
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EC1118
aka prise de mouse | one of the most common cultured yeasts for sparkling
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MLF: why no buttery flavour for sparkling wine?
Diacetyl (which gives buttery flavour) is metabolised by yeast during 2nd ferment
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Diacetyl
gives butter flavour
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How to get around doing MLF?
Sterile filtration
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LALVIN DV10
commercial yeast offered by Lallemand | Works in low pH, high total SO2 and low temperature; natural character enables subtle fruit to be expressed
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What might happen if you dont do MLF before 2nd ferment?
It could start during 2nd ferment Can turn wine hazy - difficult to rectify in bottle (trad method) Sterile filter instead
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Blending for balance example
Pinot Noir can lend body; Chardonnay can give acidity. Could also use warmer/cooler vineyard sites with same variety
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Blending for consistency example
NV blend = consistency one year to next
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Blending for style example
Cheapest wine maybe early-drinking = approachable, ripe fruit, less acidity Top wine = longer ageing, on and off lees etc
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Blending for rosé
Blend red and white wines
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Blending for complexity
Greater range of flavours | Older wines add dried fruit to fresh fruit of current year etc
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Blend to minimise faults
Rescue lots that arent faulty and blend with a larger volume
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Blending for volume
Particularly for areas with small vyd holding Make it viable Blending varieties or reserve wines = increase volume
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Blending for price
Meet a certain price point | Meunier cheaper than Chard and PN
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Stabilisation before 2nd ferment?
Trad method: stabilise for tartrates and proteins | All methods: clarified before 2nd ferment
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What does liqueur de tirage do?
Start 2nd ferment
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2nd ferment started by adding what
liqueur de tirage
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Liqueur de tirage contains what?
``` Wine and/or must Sugar Cultured yeasts Yeast nutrients Clarifying agent (bentonite, alginate) ```
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More sugar added = more or less pressure?
More | The amount of sugar used depends on the degree of effervesence required
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Why only a small % of new oak to be used?
Oak flavours (vanilla, toast, spice) heightened in sparkling wine
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Prise de mousse
alternate name for second fermentation also the name of a commercial yeast EC1118
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Properties needed for commercial yeast for 2nd ferment
Able to ferment in unfavourable conditions Commence ferment at 9.5-11%abv Moderate temperature 16C pH below 3 Withstanding high pressure later on in process Yeast cells must flocculate readily (for riddling to work)
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Sur latte
bottles stored horizontally for 2nd ferment constant temp 10-12C cooler temperature = slower ferment (more complex wine?) 4-6 weeks usually for ferment
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How long for 2nd ferment
4-6 weeks | length of time depend on temperature. cooler temp = slower, longer ferment
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Cava lees ageing
9 months
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Lees ageing: after how many months are autolytic characters identifiable?
15-18 mths
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What is autolysis?
the enzymatic breakdown of dead yeast cells
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How long does autolysis continue for?
can be 4-5 years can be as long as 10 years add biscuity complexity
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Why do late disgorged wines age faster?
The older a sparkling wine becomes, the less it can withstand the sudden shock of oxygen at disgorgement
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Sur pointe
Wines stored upside down on their necks before being disgorged = so lees remain in the neck of the bottle
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Disgorgement step by step
Bottle cooled to 7C neck immersed in bath of frozen brine (freezes yeast) bottle inverted (now upright) remove crown cap = frozen yeast plug shoots out Lique d'expedition added Cork, wire muzzle and capsule added
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Why freeze neck for disgorgement
Freeze sediment to ease its extraction Ensure it doesn't fall back into wine when bottle turned upright Increases solubility of CO2 (reduced chance of wine gushing when opened)
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What is liqueur d'expedition? What does it do?
Mixture of wine and sugar ("dosage") or RCGM Tops up bottle where wine may have escaped during disgrogement Determines final sweetness level
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Brut Nature
no dosage
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Extra Brut
dosage resulting in less than 6 g/L
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What is the role of the dosage?
Balance the acidity - especially important in young wines | Perception of acidity rounds out with age = older the wine at disgorgement, smaller dosage required
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What is the "dosage"
sugar used in liquer d'expedition
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What is the Maillard reaction?
sugar in liquer d'expedition reacts with compounds formed during yeast auolysis. encourages roasted, toasted vanilla romas Cork-sealed sparkling wine may be stored for a few months to allow development of these aromas
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When was the transfer method developed? Why?
1940s | avoid cost of manual riddling
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Benefit of transfer method
Retain bready, biscuit notes without cost of riddling Reduce bottle-to-bottle variation Final adjustments easier to make (with automated riddling, these benefits less impressive)
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Transfer method is used for what in Champagne?
Bottles smaller than 37.5cl and larger than 300cl (difficult to riddle)
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Describe the transfer method
Trad method up to and including second ferment in bottle No riddling After lees ageing, wine is chilled to 0C Bottles opened by transfer machine Wine poured into pressurized receiving tanks Sweetened, SO2 added, sterile filtering Bottling "Fermented in bottle" vs "Fermented in this bottle"
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Pet nat style
``` Low alcohol, slightly cloudy dry to off-dry cider unconventional flavours no addition so2 at bottling erly drinking ```
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Ancestral method
Partly fermented must is put into bottles | Remaining sugar converts to alcohol and CO2 (providing bubbles)
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Dosage in ancestral method?
Typically no
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Other names for tank method
Cuve close, Charmat, Martinotti
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How is alcoholic fermentation stopped in tank method?
Cooling the wine to 2-4C when desired pressure and RS achieved
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Why not common to lees age in tank method?
Expensive pressurised tanks are tied up for months while lees age takes place - defeating the inexpensive purpose
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What is counter-pressure filling?
A system used with other carbonated rinks in which the bottle is first filled with CO2 under pressure. bottle then filled with chilled wine replacing added CO2. Prevents entrance of oxygen/loss of CO2
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Asti method: where does sugar come from?
Comes from sugar in original must, not through later tirage
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Brut Nature/Bruto Natural/Zero dosage
0-3g/l
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Extra Brut
0-6g/l
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Brut
0-12g/l
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EU label; what is the tolerance (in g/L) for sweetness level for each band (eg Brut)
+/- 3g/L | Brut can be up to 15g/l
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Diameter of corks for sparkling wine
31mm
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Why are sparkling wine corks composed of agglomerate cork?
Virtually impossible to cut a cork of this width (31mm) from a cork tree of appropriate age

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