Sparkling Wine

Question 1

Which country in the world consumes more sparkling wine?

Answer 1

Germany

Question 2

How many Mhl of Sparkling Wine is produced in the world?

Answer 2

17.6 Mhl aprox (7% of world wine production)

Question 3

Champagne alone accounts for more than ??% of sparkling wines produced globally…

Answer 3

15% of Sparkling wines

Question 4

Which are the top 5 leading countries in sparkling wine production?

Answer 4

1. France
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Spain
5. Russia

Question 5

Which is the most common champagne grape?

Answer 5

Chardonnay

Question 6

Explain how bubbles in sparkling wine are formed.

Answer 6

Additional yeast and sugar is added to the base wine in a closed environment. As the yeast eats the sugar it releases carbon dioxide. Since the extra carbon dioxide has nowhere to go, it pressurizes the container and carbonates the wine.

Question 7

Which are the 4 common methods for making Sparkling Wine

Answer 7

1. Classic Method. (aka Méthode Champenoise, Metodo Classico, Méthode Traditionelle)
2. Charmat Method
3. Tank Method
4. Carbonation

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Question 8

What is the world production (in number of bottles) of sparkling wine?

Answer 8

2.5 Billion of bottles (2500 Million Bottles)

Question 9

What is the world production (in number of bottles) of champagne only?

Answer 9

Around 310 Million bottles

Question 10

What is the approximate world consumption in Mhl of sparkling wine?

Answer 10

15.5 Mhl (Data from 2013)

Question 11

Which is the sparkling wine consumption by country?

Answer 11

1. Germany
2. Russia /France
3. US
4. Italy
5. UK

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Question 12

Which is the #1 imported brand sparkling wine (method champenoise)?

Answer 12

Freixenet

Question 13

Which are 2 cava brands that dominates the production in Spain? What is the %?

Answer 13

Freixenet & Codorniu with 75% of production

Question 14

How much is the Freixenet total production?

Answer 14

14 Million cases ( 1 case = 9 bottles)

Question 15

How much is the Codorniu total production?

Answer 15

4.7 Million cases

Question 16

Which is the origin of around 95% of Spanish cava?

Answer 16

Cataluña

Question 17

Which are the main markets for Spanish Cava?

Answer 17

Germany, Spain, US, UK & Japan

Question 18

What is the most used production method for Cava in Spain?

Answer 18

Classic Method /Method Traditionelle

Question 19

Which are some of the cava Spain regions?

Answer 19

Aragon
Basque Country
Castile y León
Catalunya (95% of production in Cataluña)
Extremadura
Navarra
Rioja
Valencia

Question 20

How much residual sugar is there in a bottle of Champagne labelled as ‘Extra Dry’?

Answer 20

12-17 g/L

Sweet      >50 g/l
Semi Dry 32 - 50 g/l
Dry           17-32 g/L
Extra Dry 12-17G/l
Brut          <12 g/l
Extra Brut 0-6 g/l