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
What is grés de Vosges?
Local soil type in Alsace–pink sandstone
Which winery holds the most
of grand cru vineyards?
Domaine Schlumberger
Which winery tends to name their top wines as „jubilee“
Hugel et Fils
How has global warming influenced Alsatian wines?
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
What
are the only training methods permitted in Alsace?
-
Single or Double Guyot
What is the rule of calling yourself „ Domaine“?
you must use only grapes from your own vineyards
How many mm of rain comes in Alsace in a
year?
500-600 mm
What are 4 original noble grapes of Alsace
and which 8 can be produced as varietal wines
?
Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, Muscat
+Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Chasselas, Sylvaner
What is the synonym to Szürkebarát?
Pinot Gris
What can you find from a bottle labelled Klevner?
Pinot Blanc or Auxerrois
Do Vendage Tardive wines have botrytis and what variety is most commonly used?
Do not have to be;
Gewurrztraminer
Which rape was formerly called Tokay d ́Alsace
Pinot Gris
What is LVMH?
the luxury conglomerate that controls Moet & Chandon, Krug, VCP, and Mercier
Name 2 main fungal diseases in Champagne
Downy mildew
Powdery mildew
Botrytis
What is vin de cuvée?
The first 2,050 liters to be extracted from 4,000 kg of grapes
