Alsace, Champagne Flashcards
What was the oldest still wine Champagne house and oldest sparkling
wine Champagne house and when were they established?
Still Gosset 1584
Sparkling Ruinart 1729
Which Champagne house out first brut house to the market?
Pommery- Pommery nature
Which speciality does Champagne as a AOC has in terms of labelling?
Champagne is the only AOC that does not need to include AOC on the label
What does “RM” indicate on a Champagne bottle?
Récoltant-manipulant-The wine was produced by a
grower-producer
What grape accounts for the largest acreage in Champagne?
Pinot Noir
What is the most southerly region in Champagne?
Aube
Name only 4
pruning methods permitted in Champagne!
Cordon de Royat, Chablis, Vallée de la Marne, and Guyot (double and simple)
Name all allowed grape varieties in Champagne!
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Arbanne, Pinot Meslier, Pinot
Blanc, Pinot Gris
In what year was the Champagne
region made a UNESCO Heritage Site?
2015
Name 2 still wine appellations in Champagne region!
Coteaux Champenois (red, white, rosé), Rosé de Riceys (100% Pinot Noir rosé)
What is tête de cuvée?
Usually the finest and most expensive bottling that a house has to offer.
Name a
few
influential women in the Champagne industry.
Madame Clicquot
Madame Pommery
Madame Bollinger
Ms. Carol Duval-Leroy
What was the first famous tete du cuvee?
The 1921 vintage of Moet’s Dom Perignon
Which grape variety may be dominant if labelled as Pinot Blanc in Alsace
Auxxerrois
Most wines in Alsace are labelled as single varietal. Name at least 3 notes on the bottle that refer to blended wine.
1) Cremant d’Alsace
2) Edelzwicker
3) Gentil
4) Pinot Blanc