{"id":1605,"date":"2021-12-17T23:38:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2021-12-22T07:54:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T07:54:18","slug":"the-art-of-disgorging-sparkling-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/the-art-of-disgorging-sparkling-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Disgorging Sparkling Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sparkling wine is part of the history of Frank Family Vineyards. Beginning in 1958, our historic winery was home to the first sparkling wines in California using the French m\u00e9thode champenoise. Today, Frank Family continues to honor the heritage of our iconic winery by handcrafting four distinctive sparkling wines in a range of styles, from our classic Blanc de Blancs<\/a> and Pinot Noir based Rouge<\/a> to our ever-so popular Brut Ros\u00e9<\/a> and late disgorged t\u00eate de cuv\u00e9e, named Lady Edythe<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disgorgment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Frank Family employs the labor-intensive m\u00e9thode champenoise to produce each of our sparkling wines, a patient process that takes no less than five years from vineyard to consumer. \u201cThe world\u2019s finest sparkling wines are made by the m\u00e9thode champenoise, and while it is the costliest way to produce sparkling wine, we knew there was simply no other option when it came to producing ours,\u201d said Winemaker Todd Graff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Disgorging, or the French term D\u00e9gorgement is the final step in this time-honored process. In this step, the yeast used to create the delicate bubbles is expelled from from the bottle. The inverted bottles are placed in a freezing liquid which causes the yeast to freeze in the neck of the bottle. The cap is then quickly popped off the pressurized bottle, discarding the frozen piece containing the yeast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dosage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

After the frozen piece is popped off, a mixture of wine and sugar, called liqueur d\u2019expedition <\/em>is added to fill the bottles and to adjust the final sugar levels of the wine. The bottles are then immediately corked and enclosed with a wire cage. All that remains is to hand-label each bottle before making its way out into the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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