Only the Champagne region of France may refer to its sparkling wines as champagne. All other areas refer to their sparkling wine with terms such Asti, prosescco, cava, sekt sparkling wine and cremant.
Fun facts:- A monk developed the wire cage that is often placed over the top of a bottle of champagne. The monk's name was Dom Perignon
- Sparkling wine (especially champagne) while fermenting are moved slightly over a period of time to an downward position to ensure the fermentation yeast gradually moved to the top of the bottle. This manual adjustment process is called riddling.
- A woman developed the riddling the riddling rack. Her name was Veuve Clicquot .
- The term "pearlage" means bubbles (in a beverage such as sparking wine or Champagne).
After discussing sparkling wines the class focus turned to other reds including Beaujolais, tempranillo, and garnacha. The timing was auspicious because it was National New Beaujolais day.
Molly shared with the class the story behind the iconic black rooter that appears on the bottle of Chianti produced by members of the Consorzio del Chianti Classico. Read the story here.
Due to technical difficulties, much of the class was lecture and tasting. The instructor promised to send slides to the class for review at home- she kept her word. Class started a bit later than usual (the weather that evening was horrible and delayed everyone's commute). I order to wrap up at a decent hour the instructor promised to cover the remainder of the evening's syllabus in the next class.
Tonight is the last class before the exam. The instructor will cover the balance of last week's class, sweet and fortified wines, spirits and do a review in preparation for next week's exam.
Yes, exam. Where did the time go? I've already received an email from Capital Wine School requesting confirmation of the spelling of my name for my certificate - that's what I call a vote of confidence!
Be well,
Technicolor girl
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