Liqueur d'expedition commonly known as?

• A. AKA dosage. Grape sugar added after degorgement to top up the bottle, which will allow for the desired level of sweetness in the finished wine.
• B. A cocktail of wine, sugar and yeast added to base wine in Champagne production to kick off secondary fermentation in the bottle.
• C. A method to stop fermentation
• D. A device used to riddling

Answer: (A)

In sparkling wine production, the sweetness level is set after disgorgement by adding a sugar-wine mixture called the dosage, also known as liqueur d'expédition. This topping-up liquid fills the bottle and adjusts the final level of sweetness to achieve the desired style (for example Brut, Extra Brut, or Demi-Sec). The other options describe different parts of the process: starting the second fermentation in the bottle is done with liqueur de tirage, stopping fermentation is a separate fermentation control step, and a riddling device is used to move lees toward the bottle neck.