Traditional Methods Flashcards
(31 cards)
Grapes used for making Champagne
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
Meunière
White grapes used for making CAVA
Xarel - lo
Paralleda
Macabeo
Red grapes used for making CAVA
Pinot noir
Garnacha
Monastrell
Trepat
What is liqueur de tirage?
Sugar + Yeast
Aging on lees for Champagne
Non vintage - Different year wines
- 15 months
Millesime - Same year wines
- 36 months
Aging on lees for CAVA
Cava - 9 months
Cava reserva - 15 months
Cava gran reserva - 30 months
What is riddling?
Position of the bottles is turnes 1/4 everyday to move sediments to neck of bottle
How much time does manual riddling take?
4 to 8 weeks
In pupitres
How much time does automatic riddling take?
1 week
In gyro palettes
What is disgorgement?
Removal of sediments
Bottle is placed in nitrogen which freezes the sediments. Makes dry
What is the sugar in champagne?
Brut, demic-sec, sec
What is blanc de blanc
100% Champagne Or Chardonnay
What is blanc de noir
No champagne
What is prestigue cuvee
finest champagne
Charmat method
2nd fermentation in SS TANK
+ sugar and yeast added
filtered and bottles
Prosecco
Asti method
2nd fermentation in SS TANK
The wine is chilled and stores, then juice is warmed and fermentation begins.
Tank is then sealed to stop CO2.
Fermentation stops until 7% alc
Filtered under pressure
Carbonated method
Injected gas in still wine in a slow way
Sugar syrup is added
Filtered and bottled
What type of soil is used in champagne?
Chalk
What type of soil is used in CAVA?
Limestone
Where does Champagne come from
Continental
Where does CAVA come from
Mediterranen Coast
What does “unaged” mean?
No contact with wood at all
Which wine has never been in contact with “Velo de Flor”?
Vino Oloroso
Where does “Manzanilla wine” come from?
Sanlucar de Barrameda
