Vocabulary
English word for top-quality wines.
Prestige
Blend of different wines.
Cuvee
Cuvee only made of white grapes
Blanc de Blancs
On the yeast lees.
Sur lie
The most highly regarded method of sparkling wine production.
Methode Champenoise
French term for blending.
Assemblage
Wines produced from a cuvee of base wines harvested in the same year.
Vintage
Cuvee exclusively of red grapes.
Blanc de Noirs
True or False. Whole pressing is the norm during the Traditional Method
True
Method used to produce Moscato d' Asti.
Partial fermentation (Asti method)
French term for top-quality wines.
Tete de Cuvee
Juice settling.
Debourbage
According to the text, what are the main grape varieties that can be used in the Champagne region for sparkling wine?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier
Mixture of yeast and sugar to initiate the second fermentation.
Liqueur de tirage
Name for the largest Champagne bottle size.
Nebuchadnezzar
Death of yeast cells.
Autolysis
Alternative name for the "tank method" of sparkling wine production.
Charmat
Cuve Close
The grape most often used for Blanc de Blancs.
Chardonnay
Process of halting fermentation by adding high-alcohol spirits while the must still has a significant amount of sugar.
Mutage
Traditional production method used to produce France's sparkling Limoux.
Ancestral Method (Method Ancestrale)
French term for upside-down vertical position.
Sur pointe
Rhone Valley sparkling wine produced using an ancient method.
Clairette de Die
Methode Dioise Ancestral
Grapes used for a sparkling Spanish wine.
Xarel-lo, Macabeo, and Parellada
U.S. terms used to identify sparkling wine make by the Transfer Method.
Fermented in Bottle or Bottle Fermented
Sweetness styles of Champagne, in order from driest to sweetest.
Brut nature (Sans dosage)
Extra brut
Brut
Extra dry
Sec
Demi-sec
Doux