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1
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What is the current edition of Krug’s Grande Cuvee

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169 (based around 2013, but 40% reserve wine, Pinot/Chard/Meunier)

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first vintages of Clos d’Ambonnay and Clos de Mesnil

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1995, 1979

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3
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what is the size of the barrel krug uses to ferment its base wine

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205l

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4
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first commercial vintage of Salon

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1921

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5
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how long will Salon age before release

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10 years on lees

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6
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What years since 1995 has Salon been made

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1995
1996
1999
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2012
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7
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who is Salon’s director

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Didier Depond

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8
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what is Egly Ouriet’s coteaux champenois

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cuvee des grands cotes

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9
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what is Egly Ouriet’s 100% Meunier bottling

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Les Vignes de Vrigny (NV)

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10
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what is Egly Ouriet’s Blanc de Noirs

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Les Crayeres (Montagne de Reims, chalk soils, vines over 70 years old, NV)

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11
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what is the name of Egly Ouriet’s late disgorged bottling

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V.P. Extra Brut Grand Cru (7 years on lees, NV)

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12
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Selosse’s Carelles is based out of what village

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Le Mesnil sur Oger (solera started 2010)

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13
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Selosse’s La Cote Faron used to be called what

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Contraste (100% Pinot from Aÿ)

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14
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what is Selosse’s demi sec bottling

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Exquise (Bdb from Cramant/Avize, dosage 24 g, NV)

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15
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what was the first vintage of Pierre Peters Les Chétilions

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1973

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16
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what is Peter’s rosé bottling

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Rosé for Albane Brut NV (first vintage 2009)

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17
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what is the cuvee made by Pierre Peter’s son

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L’Étonnant Monsieur Victor (NV blend of Chetillon fruit and reserve wine from the perpeutal reserve)

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18
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in what year did Ruinart start producing wine

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1729

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19
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Dme Ruinart sources fruit from what subzones

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Montagne de Reims

Cotes de Blancs

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20
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Vilmart is based out of what village

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Rilly la Montagne

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21
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what are Vilmart’s two NV bottlings

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Grande Reserve
Grand Cellier

both are blends of 3 vintages, with Cellier being slightly older vintages

base wine ferment in oak for 10 months

22
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what are Vilmart’s vintage releases

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Grand Cellier d’Or (42 months lees aging, base wine fermented in oak)

coeur de cuvee (free run juice, 62 months lees aging)

both 80 chard, 20 pinot

23
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what is Vilmart’s rosé called

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Rubis (2019, with 18/17 blended in, 9g sugar, 90% pinot, 15% red wine blended)

24
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describe Gimmonet’s Gastronome

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Bdb from cotes des blancs made in a softer way, less bubbles

25
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what sweetness level is Gimmonet’s Oenophille

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Brut Nature (bdb, 3/4 grand cru fruit)

26
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what is the name of Gimmonet’s special club releases

A

Grand Terroirs de Chardonnay (blend of cramant and chouilly fruit)

+ special bottlings of Chouilly, Oger and Cramant mono cru vintage

27
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who is the chef de cave of Bollinger

A

Gilles Descotes

28
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what was the first release of Vieilles Vignes Francais

A

1974 (1969 vintage)

29
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what is the assemblage of Bollinger’s Grand Annee

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two third pinot
60 months on lees
labelled as brut

30
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what sweetness level is R.D.

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Extra Brut

31
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what year did bollinger celebrate the 50th anniversary of RD

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2002 (mostly Pinot, ages for over 10 years on lees)

32
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what is the current release of RD and VV Francais

A

2007

2008

33
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what is the name of Bollinger’s coteaux champenois

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La Cote aux Enfants

34
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what was the first vintage of Cuvee Winston churchill

A

1975

35
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what were the first vintates of Nicolas Francois Billecart Salmon, Elizabeth Billecart Salmon and Clos St Hilaire

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1955, 1988, 1995

all brut

36
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what are the three lieu dit bottlings of Jacquesson

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Vauzelle Terme (Ay)
Champs Cain (Avize)
Corne Bautray (Dizy)
37
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what edition of Jacquesson’s bin series are we on

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737 (NV) (based on 2009 vintage) (oak fermentation)

the first bin was 728

38
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what is Jacquesson’s rose called

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Terres Rouges (saignee,

39
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between what years did Charles Heidsieck produce Champagne Charlie

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1979-1985

40
Q

blancs de millénaires is sourced from where

A

Cotes de Blancs

41
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what was the original name of Roederer

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Dubois Pere et Fils (named Louis Roederer in 1833)

42
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what was the first vintage of Cristal

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1867 (not commercial)
1945 (commercial)

Cristal Rose 1974

43
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who is the chef de cave of Roederer

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Jean Baptiste Lécaillon

44
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what was the first vintage of Comtes de Champagne

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1952 (blanc de blancs from cote de blancs)

45
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is Folies de la Marquetterie vintage or non vintage

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NV (chard, pinot even split, sourced from vineyards around the winery in Reims)

46
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who is the winemaker at Dom Perignon

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Vincent Chaperon

47
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first vintage of Dom P

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1921

48
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what are the aging times for Dom P1, P2 and P2

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9 years
20 years
30-40 years

49
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what are the current releases of Dom Perignan P2 and P3

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p2 is 1998

p3 is 1971

50
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what is the tete de cuvees of Deutz

A

amour de deutz (blanc de blancs, first vintage 1993)

cuvee willian deutz (Pinot dominant, 1959 first vintage(

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