Stage 4
Other Styles of Wine
Key Facts
Sparkling Wine Production Methods
| Tank Method | Ferment and bottle under pressure Quicker and therefore cheaper; preserves fruitiness well but coarser bubbles that dissipate quickly |
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| Bottle Fermentation (including traditional/Champagne method) | Base wine – second fermentation – yeast autolysis – disgorgement. Slower and more labour-intensive and therefore more expensive but creates toasty, biscuity complexity through yeast autolysis. Persistent, fine bubbles. |