Sparkling Wine

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Sparkling Wine

• Geoffrey R Scollary

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Primary ferment

• Ferment juice to about 4 Be
• Transfer to pressure tank
• Continue ferment to give about 5 kPa
• Leave residual sugar
• SPUMANTE

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Carbonation

• Popular premium category
• Spray cold wine into carbon dioxide
• Pressure tank
• High yielding varieties from warm regions

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Sparkling wine production

• Secondary fermentation
• Base wine from primary ferment
• Add sugar and yeast
• Secondary ferment to 5 6 kPa

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Sparkling wine production

• Charmat (tank)
• Transfer
• Traditional

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Charmat

• Secondary ferment in pressure tank
• Pressure filter to clarify wine
• Bottle

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Charmat
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Charmat

• Non-varietal
• Warm irrigated regions
• Pinot noir
• Semillon
• Chardonnay
• Colombard

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Transfer method

• Secondary ferment in bottle
• Transfer to pressure tank
• Pressure filter
• New bottle

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Traditional method

• Secondary ferment in bottle
• Riddle dead yeast to neck
• Disgorge and top up volume
• Cork and wire

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Sensory

• Foam (mousse) fall and stability
• Bead size and rate of rise
• Appearance
• Nose
• Palate

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Wines

• 1. Great Western
• 2. Yellow
• 3. Jacobs Creek
• 4. Prosecco
• 5. Chandon NV
• 6. Chandon Cuvée Riche

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Varieties and regions

• 8 10 price point
• Charmat or transfer
• Chardonnay
• Pinot noir
• From warmer regions with some cool

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Varieties and regions

• 15 - 20 price point
• Transfer
• Fruit for cooler regions
• Chardonnay
• Pinot noir
• Pinot meunier

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Varieties and regions

• 20 price point
• Transfer or traditional
• Cool climate fruit
• Chardonnay
• Pinot noir
• Pinot meunier