Sparkling Wine around the world/Eau de Vie Flashcards
What is the sparkling wine appellation for traditional method wines in Languedoc Rousillon?
Cremant de Limoux
90% combined Chardonnay (min. 50%) and Chenin Blanc (10-40%)
Appellations of Touraine that permit sparkling wine production
Touraine AOP
Vouvray AOP
Montlouis sur Loire AOP
Vin Mousseaux a fermentation unique is ancestral method for this AOP as of this year
Montlouis sur Loire 2020
Has to be sec 8g/l
9 months on lees
disgorged no dosage
100% Chenin Blanc
Name for Loire Vintage dated sparkling wine
Prestige de la Loire
Max yields for Cremant de Loire
Max yields for Saumur Mousseux “Fine Bulles”
Max yields for Vouvray Petillant/Montlouis Sur Loire:
Cremant de Loire: 74 hl/ha
Saumur Mousseux: 67 hl/ha
Vouvray Petillant/Montlouis Sur Loire: 65 hl/ha
In Bugey Cerdon Methode ancestrale, wines may not be produced solely from this grape:
Wines may not be produced solely from Poulsard, must also have Gamay
2 months aging, 3 bars pressure
Sole DOP of Terras do Cister IGP, center of sparkling wine production
Tavora-Varosa DOP
from Bical and Arinto
Where is Graham Beck located in South Africa, also the heart of MCC production
Breede River Valley Region, Robertson District
What year was MCC legally regulated?
1992
Who produced the first MCC? What year?
Simonsig
1971
(Producer of Cape Town)
What year was Methode Marlborough established? What are the requirements?
2013
must be Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, 18 mos lees
Amynteo in Macedonia produces this style of sparkling wine
100% Xinomavro, Rosé
Traditional Method or tank
Dry and semi-sweet
Max press yield and styles for Austria Sekt Grosse Reserve gU
White, red, rosé
50% press yield
36 mos
Brut, Brut Nature, Extra Brut
3.5 bars pressure
Reserve gU is 60% press yield
What was the name and year of the first Sparkling wine in Austria
Goldeck
Named for Goldeggen vineyard
Schlumberger wine and Sekt company
1959
First 100% Organic Sparkling wine DO in the world
DO Penedes 2014 “Clasic Penedes”
ALL wines are Reserva Level 15 mos
Ancestral Method natural cork
What is “No Dejorhat” or “No Degollat” in Clasic Penedes?
Ancestrale Method wines aged more than 4 years can state this: no disgorgement
Wines of Conca del Riu Anoia was established in what year? What are the requirements? “Raventos”
Indigenous Grapes
Organically grown grapes
Vines 10 year old
Aged 18 mos
Seven Subzones of Corpinnat
Alta Penedès
Alta Camp
Anoia
Baix Llobregat
Baix Penedès
Garraf
Tarragonès
Vino d’Aguja is this:
semi-sparkling wine from Catalonia
Espumoso wines of Lanzarote are made from these grapes:
min. 85% Malvasía and Moscatel
Aged min 9 mos lees
This Sparkling wine DO was introduced in Brazil in 2022
Altos de Pinto Bandeira
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir with max 25% of Riesling Italico. From Brut Nature to Demi Sec
Vale dos Vinhedos DO (2012) permits these levels of sweetness for Sparkling wine
Brut Nature, extra brut, brut
What is Barack Palinka
Hungarian Apricot Eau de Vie
Requirements for Kirsch de Fougerolles AOC (2010 first AOC for stone fruit Eau de Vie)
What does Production Fermiere mean?
Cherry must be in contact with pit
Bottled in a bo (70cl)
Table Cherries, sour cherries and Montmorency cherries not permitted
Orchards of at least 50 trees must include at least 5 different varieties
Max 200 trees/ha
Production Fermiere: produced, matured and bottled on the same estate where the fruit was harvested and fermented
