Why should base wines for fizz be tart?
4 Mar 2004 by JR
Andrew Wilson, Scotland: I am currently sitting the WSET Diploma and this week covered the world of sparkling wines. However, during our question session at the end of the day the class was left unsure of the reason, if any, of a minor requirement in sparkling wine production. Namely, why do the base wines have to be so highly acidic. Is it simply that the final wine has to be of sufficient acidity to balance the flavour/mouthfeel of the sparkle? Is it...

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