Vin clair refers to what?

Vin clair refers to what?

• A. Juice before fermentation
• B. Final bottled champagne
• C. Yeast used for fermentation
• D. Champagne base wine (post blending)

Answer: (D)

Vin clair is the base wine used to make Champagne. It’s the still wine that results after the grapes have undergone primary fermentation and is prepared to be blended into the cuvée. Winemakers may combine different vin clair from various lots, varietals, or vintages to craft the final base for Champagne before the second fermentation in the bottle. It is not the juice before fermentation, not the yeast, and not the final bottled Champagne. This base wine, formed after fermentation and often blended, is the starting point for the Champagne that will become bubbly.

Vin clair is the base wine used to make Champagne. It’s the still wine that results after the grapes have undergone primary fermentation and is prepared to be blended into the cuvée. Winemakers may combine different vin clair from various lots, varietals, or vintages to craft the final base for Champagne before the second fermentation in the bottle. It is not the juice before fermentation, not the yeast, and not the final bottled Champagne. This base wine, formed after fermentation and often blended, is the starting point for the Champagne that will become bubbly.