Sparkling from scratch

Sparkling from scratch is a course of 9 short lessons on how sparkling wine is made, labelled and served. Each lesson takes about 5 minutes, pairs short steps with moving pictures and ends with a 3-question check.

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  1. 01What makes wine sparkleWhere the bubbles come from and how much pressure makes a wine sparklingLesson 1 · 5 minutesDone
  2. 02The life of a bubbleHow a bubble is born, rises and bursts, and why the glass and the pour matterLesson 2 · 5 minutesDone
  3. 03Five ways to make bubblesTraditional, transfer, tank, ancestral and carbonation: where the gas is madeLesson 3 · 5 minutesDone
  4. 04The traditional method step by stepTirage, second fermentation, lees, riddling, disgorgement and dosage in one bottleLesson 4 · 5 minutesDone
  5. 05Grapes and the blendThree Champagne grapes, white juice from black grapes and how a blend is builtLesson 5 · 5 minutesDone
  6. 06Sugar and dosageBrut, extra dry, demi-sec: what the sugar words mean and how much sugar is in your glassLesson 6 · 5 minutesDone
  7. 07Where it sparklesFrom Champagne to Tasmania: the main sparkling wine places and the method each one usesLesson 7 · 5 minutesDone
  8. 08Reading the labelSix lines on a champagne label: place, sugar, style, year, producer code, alcohol and volumeLesson 8 · 5 minutesDone
  9. 09ServingTemperature, opening without a pop, pouring, the glass and keeping an opened bottleLesson 9 · 5 minutesDone