Tirage liqueur: locut. The liqueur de tirage is a compound of still wine, sugar and yeasts selected to activate the fermentation in the bottle of champagne and any sparkling wine. It should not be confused with the dosage liqueur. The sugar and yeasts contained in the wine cause a second fermentation, also called prize de mousse.
This fermentation produces alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is this last that the winemaker seeks to c ...
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