Alsace, Champagne Flashcards

1
Q

What was the oldest still wine Champagne house and oldest sparkling
wine Champagne house and when were they established?

A

Still Gosset 1584

Sparkling Ruinart 1729

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2
Q

Which Champagne house out first brut house to the market?

A

Pommery- Pommery nature

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3
Q

Which speciality does Champagne as a AOC has in terms of labelling?

A

Champagne is the only AOC that does not need to include AOC on the label

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4
Q

What does “RM” indicate on a Champagne bottle?

A

Récoltant-manipulant-The wine was produced by a

grower-producer

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5
Q

What grape accounts for the largest acreage in Champagne?

A

Pinot Noir

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6
Q

What is the most southerly region in Champagne?

A

Aube

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7
Q

Name only 4

pruning methods permitted in Champagne!

A

Cordon de Royat, Chablis, Vallée de la Marne, and Guyot (double and simple)

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8
Q

Name all allowed grape varieties in Champagne!

A

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Arbanne, Pinot Meslier, Pinot
Blanc, Pinot Gris

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9
Q

In what year was the Champagne

region made a UNESCO Heritage Site?

A

2015

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10
Q

Name 2 still wine appellations in Champagne region!

A

Coteaux Champenois (red, white, rosé), Rosé de Riceys (100% Pinot Noir rosé)

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11
Q

What is tête de cuvée?

A

Usually the finest and most expensive bottling that a house has to offer.

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12
Q

Name a
few
influential women in the Champagne industry.

A

Madame Clicquot
Madame Pommery
Madame Bollinger
Ms. Carol Duval-Leroy

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13
Q

What was the first famous tete du cuvee?

A

The 1921 vintage of Moet’s Dom Perignon

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14
Q

Which grape variety may be dominant if labelled as Pinot Blanc in Alsace

A

Auxxerrois

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15
Q

Most wines in Alsace are labelled as single varietal. Name at least 3 notes on the bottle that refer to blended wine.

A

1) Cremant d’Alsace
2) Edelzwicker
3) Gentil
4) Pinot Blanc

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16
Q

What is grés de Vosges?

A

Local soil type in Alsace–pink sandstone

17
Q

Which winery holds the most

of grand cru vineyards?

A

Domaine Schlumberger

18
Q

Which winery tends to name their top wines as „jubilee“

A

Hugel et Fils

19
Q

How has global warming influenced Alsatian wines?

A

Historically the Alsatian wines have been vinified dry. Global warming has resulted riper
grapes with higher sugar level–meaning a litte residual sugarin modern Alsatian wines, as
well reducing the need of chaptalization

20
Q

What
are the only training methods permitted in Alsace?
-

A

Single or Double Guyot

21
Q

What is the rule of calling yourself „ Domaine“?

A

you must use only grapes from your own vineyards

22
Q

How many mm of rain comes in Alsace in a

year?

A

500-600 mm

23
Q

What are 4 original noble grapes of Alsace
and which 8 can be produced as varietal wines
?

A

Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Muscat

+Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chasselas, Sylvaner

24
Q

What is the synonym to Szürkebarát?

A

Pinot Gris

25
Q

What can you find from a bottle labelled Klevner?

A

Pinot Blanc or Auxerrois

26
Q

Do Vendage Tardive wines have botrytis and what variety is most commonly used?

A

Do not have to be;

Gewurrztraminer

27
Q

Which rape was formerly called Tokay d ́Alsace

A

Pinot Gris

28
Q

What is LVMH?

A

the luxury conglomerate that controls Moet & Chandon, Krug, VCP, and Mercier

29
Q

Name 2 main fungal diseases in Champagne

A

Downy mildew
Powdery mildew
Botrytis

30
Q

What is vin de cuvée?

A

The first 2,050 liters to be extracted from 4,000 kg of grapes