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3 requirements needed for sparkling wine. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. relatively low sugar (10-11%abv)
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2. High acidity
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3. Ripe Flavors
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Why do premium sparkling wines often need to come
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from a cool climate? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Cool
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climates slow the increase in sugars and decrease in
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acidity, giving plenty of time for flavors to become ripe.
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What is the risk when making premium sparkling wines in
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warm to hot climates and how can this be managed and
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implications? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. In warm
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climates the acidity falls and sugars rise too fast before
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flavors ripen.
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2. Picking earlier allows for grapes with the correct sugar
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and acidity levels, however can have overly green and
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herbaceous flavors.
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,Compare how the grapes for premium sparkling wines are
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harvested versus warmer regions making inexpensive
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sparkling wines? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. Premium:
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Hand harvested. Whole bunches. Minimal skin contact.
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Vineyard grape selection.
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2. Machine harvested. Speed preferred, so often before
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sugars rise and acid falls. Cost effective.
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Why do grapes used in sparkling wines often have
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minimum skin contact and how is this achieved? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1. Minimize extraction of color
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and tannin. Especially when using black grapes for white
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wines.
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2. Grapes are pressed gently but as soon as possible.EU
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regulates pressure and yield of juice.
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3. Whole bunches minimize contact.
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What can be said about the grapes used in traditional &
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transfer method sparkling wine production? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Relatively low sugar (10-11% abv). High
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acid. Ripe flavors (no green or herbaceous).
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,What are the 6 methods of producing sparkling wines? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Traditional
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Transfer
Tank
Asti
Carbonation
Pétillant naturel //

What are the 10 key steps in the production of traditional
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method sparkling wines? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Pressing
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Clarification
First alcoholic fermentation
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Blending
Liqueur de tirage // //

Second alcoholic fermentation in bottle
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Time on lees
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Riddling
Disgorging
Liqueur d'expédition (dosage)
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, What can be said about pressing the grapes used in
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traditional & transfer method sparkling wine production?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Gently pressed soon after
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picking.
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Minimizing of color and tannins, especially when using
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black grapes for white wines.
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EU regulates pressure and yield of juice. Whole bunches
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minimize contact.
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What can be said about the vats used for the first
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fermentation in traditional & transfer method sparkling
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wine production? - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔Normally in
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large stainless steel vats; although some producers use
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oak vats or barrels.
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What must the base wine be like in traditional & transfer
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method sparkling wine production? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Dry. High acid. Neutral flavors.
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In traditional method sparkling wine production, what
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does Chardonnay give to a blend? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS(S)✔✔Citrus flavors. Finesse. Longevity.
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