Module 9: Sparkling, Fortified and Sweet Wines

Sparkling Wine: Methods and Styles

About 25 minutesEssentials and Professional Edition

In this lesson you will

  • Explain the traditional, transfer, tank, ancestral and carbonation methods and how each shapes flavour
  • Interpret the EU sweetness scale for sparkling wine
  • Identify the world's main sparkling wines by method, grapes and ageing rules
  • Recommend a sparkling wine for a guest's taste, occasion and budget

The full lesson, its five-question quiz and the rest of the course are open to enrolled learners.

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