WSET D4 SPARKLING MAIN EXAM
WITH ALL THE ANSWERS CORRECT
Why bg is bg cool bg climate bg ideal bg for bg sparkling bg wines? bg - bg bg correct bg answer- bg
Such bg climate: bg
- bg just-ripe bg in bg flavour bg but bg retain bg acidity bg required bg for bg high bg quality bg
sparkling
- bg sugar bg accumulates bg slowly, bg giving bg still, bg base bg wines bg with bg low bg alcohol
bg (9-11% bg abc)
- bg necessary bg because bg the bg 2nd bg fermentation bg usually bg produces bg an bg
additional bg 1-2% bg abc
Which bg latitude bg does bg grapes bg tend bg to bg be bg grown? bg Examples? bg - bg bg correct
bg answer- bg Latitude: bg high bg
e.g. bg Champagne, bg England bg or bg Tasmania
Where bg else bg other bg than bg high bg latitude bg would bg grapes bg be bg grown? bg
Examples? bg - bg bg correct bg answer- bg Regions bg having bg local bg cooling bg influences:
(1) bg near bg the bg coast, bg e.g. bg Sonoma
(2) bg high bg altitude, bg e.g. bg Trentodoc
What bg happens bg when bg grapes bg are bg grown bg in bg warmer bg areas? bg - bg bg correct
bg answer- bg Grown bg in bg such bg regions, bg grapes bg have:
- bg riper bg fruit bg flavour
- bg lower bg acidity bg
- bg desirable bg for bg short-aged bg wines bg (e.g. bg tank bg method bg or bg short bg time bg on
bg the bg lees bg in bg transfer bg or bg traditional bg method) bg as bg fruit bg will bg provide bg the
bg only bg or bg dominant bg flavours
WITH ALL THE ANSWERS CORRECT
Why bg is bg cool bg climate bg ideal bg for bg sparkling bg wines? bg - bg bg correct bg answer- bg
Such bg climate: bg
- bg just-ripe bg in bg flavour bg but bg retain bg acidity bg required bg for bg high bg quality bg
sparkling
- bg sugar bg accumulates bg slowly, bg giving bg still, bg base bg wines bg with bg low bg alcohol
bg (9-11% bg abc)
- bg necessary bg because bg the bg 2nd bg fermentation bg usually bg produces bg an bg
additional bg 1-2% bg abc
Which bg latitude bg does bg grapes bg tend bg to bg be bg grown? bg Examples? bg - bg bg correct
bg answer- bg Latitude: bg high bg
e.g. bg Champagne, bg England bg or bg Tasmania
Where bg else bg other bg than bg high bg latitude bg would bg grapes bg be bg grown? bg
Examples? bg - bg bg correct bg answer- bg Regions bg having bg local bg cooling bg influences:
(1) bg near bg the bg coast, bg e.g. bg Sonoma
(2) bg high bg altitude, bg e.g. bg Trentodoc
What bg happens bg when bg grapes bg are bg grown bg in bg warmer bg areas? bg - bg bg correct
bg answer- bg Grown bg in bg such bg regions, bg grapes bg have:
- bg riper bg fruit bg flavour
- bg lower bg acidity bg
- bg desirable bg for bg short-aged bg wines bg (e.g. bg tank bg method bg or bg short bg time bg on
bg the bg lees bg in bg transfer bg or bg traditional bg method) bg as bg fruit bg will bg provide bg the
bg only bg or bg dominant bg flavours