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Principles of Sparkling Wine (3-days)
8th April, 2024 —
10th April, 2024
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This is an external event delivered by Plumpton College. Please contact Plumpton if you have any queries about this event
The aims of this intensive and technical three-day course are to provide a good level of knowledge and skills in traditional method sparkling winemaking to those who are making and selling sparkling wine.
Topics include:
Day one: Introduces the winemaking theory relating to the key winery operations: tirage, secondary fermentation, disgorging and dosage.
- Tirage and secondary fermentation
- Maturation and lees aging
- Riddling and disgorging
- Dosage
Day 2 (Practical): Focuses on the start of the secondary fermentation in greater detail, and will involve practical activity related to tirage, including the preparation of cultures and adjuvants.
- Yeast culture preparation
- Use of adjuvants
- The bottling process
Day 3 (Practical): Will complete the range of operations specific to sparkling wine with practicals and demonstrations associated with disgorging and dosage.
- Preparing liquer d’expedition
- Dosage trials
- Riddling – use of gyropalletes and pupitres
- Disgorging process
The course ends with a 15-minute multiple-choice exam
The theory day of this course can be completed separately as a standalone course.
8th – 10th April 2024
09:15 – 16:15
Plumpton College campus
Venue
Location: | Plumpton College campus |
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Website: | https://www.plumpton.ac.uk/ |
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