Question 1

Question 1: True or False? To make an easy-drinking and more cost-effective sparkling wine, a carbonation process is used where CO2 is pumped into a tank and creates bubbles directly in the wine.

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: True. To make an easy-drinking sparkling wine, CO₂ can be added directly into the tank and wine to create the bubbles. This carbonation process is a more cost-effective way to make sparkling wine in large quantities

Question 2

Question 2: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the main grape varieties used to make a Champagne or Cap Classique. What is the other grape variety that is sometimes used to add fruitiness to the wine? Is it Pinot Meunier, Shiraz, Merlot or Sauvignon Blanc?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: Pinot Meunier. The Pinot Meunier grape is sometimes added to a Champagne or Cap Classique to add fruitiness to the wine, particularly where the harvest has been poor or too cool to ripen the grapes enough.

Question 3

Question 3: Choose the correct answer. Cap Classique and Champagnes are categorized according to how much dosage is added and how dry or sweet the final product is. The residual sugar in a demi-sec Cap Classique would be between: 5 – 12 g/l, 33 – 50 g/l or 50 – 70 g/l?

Accepted Answer

The correct answer is: 33 – 50 g/l. The residual sugar in a demi-sec Cap Classique and Champagne would be between 33 and 50 g/l which makes it a semi-sweet style.