{"id":2412,"date":"2023-05-09T03:55:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T03:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2023-05-09T03:55:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T03:55:16","slug":"defining-tirage-putting-the-bubbles-in-the-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankfamilyvineyards.com\/blog\/defining-tirage-putting-the-bubbles-in-the-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"Defining Tirage: Putting the Bubbles in the Bottle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sparkling wine has been a part of Frank Family\u2019s story story since before the winery was founded. Once home to the first sparkling wine house in California, Frank Family Vineyards honors our building’s history by continuing to hand-craft four sparkling wines using the traditional French champenoise method 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>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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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 release. Perhaps the most important step in making our sparkling wines is tirage<\/em>, the French term for \u201cdraw off.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tirage occurs after the base wine undergoes its first fermentation when some sugar and yeast, called the liqueur de tirage<\/em>, is added to the base wine in the bottle to start the secondary fermentation. As the yeast begins to ferment the sugar, alcohol and carbon dioxide are produced creating those small, delicate bubbles for which our sparkling wines are adored for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After each wine is filled with the liqueur de tirage<\/em>, the bottles are sealed with a crown cap and are stacked in the cellar where they will finish fermentation. Each of our sparklers age en tirage<\/em> for a minimum of three years which creates the beautifully complex flavors, aromas, and textures we desire most. This spring, our 2022 Brut Ros\u00e9 underwent tirage<\/em> bottling and we are excited to follow it on the rest of its winemaking journey!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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