Improving the criteria of assessing grapes and base wines in the production of sparkling wines

Abstract

The production of high-quality sparkling wines consists in an integrated approach at all stages of production, taking into account the potential of grapes, soil and climatic conditions of its cultivation, etc. As a research result of 2016-2021, a comprehensive assessment in the system “grapes - base wine - sparkling wine” made it possible to establish additional indicators of grapes and base wines that allow obtaining high-quality sparkling wines. Based on the established criteria, significantly correlated with the quality of the finished product, promising grape varieties for the production of sparkling wines were identified. The results obtained will allow improving the quality of local sparkling wines, creating a great variety of products.