Unoaked

A wine that has been fermented and aged in stainless steel or concrete tanks, barrels, or eggs, instead of oak. This style gives the wine more clarity and purity of fruit.

Prosecco is Italian; Champagne is French; and Cava is Spanish, but they are made in the same way.

Answer: False.

The complex and painstaking process by which Champagnes are made involves a second fermentation during which natural carbon dioxide gas is trapped inside each bottle ultimately creating Champagne’s bubbles. To be labelled Cava, a Spanish sparkling wine must also be made by the método tradicional, (the Spanish terminology for secondary fermentation in individual bottles). However, a vast majority of Proseccos from Italy are made by the Charmat process, whereby the second, bubble-inducing fermentation takes place relatively quickly inside large tanks (not in each bottle).

Varietal/Variety

A varietal wine is made principally from one variety of grapes. A bottle of cabernet sauvignon, for example, is a varietal wine made from the grape variety cabernet sauvignon. By law in the United States,… Continue reading

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