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Champagne Flashcards

1
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What is “Disgorgement”

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In Sparkling wine production, the removal of yeast after the second fermentation

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2
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What is Disgorgement “a la volee”?

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Disgorgement by hand (vs machine)

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3
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What is a “Mosser”?

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a 17th century wooden whisk used to release trapped gas from wine

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4
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What is the climate of Champagne?

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Continental with Maritime influences

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5
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When did the King of France famously allow wine to be sold and transported in bottle?

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1728

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6
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what is the most popular style of Champagne?

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NV Brut

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7
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What city was historically the capital of the Champagne region?

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Troyes

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8
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what is chalk?

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a porous limestone; a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate

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9
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what was the first Champagne house?

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Ruinart - 1729

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10
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T or F: in Champagne, vineyards are ranked Grand/1er Cru

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False-
It is the Village that is ranked

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11
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what are the two types of Chalk found in Champagne

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Belemnite and Micraster

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12
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What is the dominant grape found in the Montagne de Reims

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Pinot Noir

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13
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What is the dominant grape in the Vallee de la Marne?

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Meunier

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14
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What is Kimmeridgean Marl?

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A limestone-rich clay whose dominant fossil is Exogyra virgula (a small comma-shaped oyster)

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What is the dominant fossil found in Belemnite chalk?

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Ancient arrow- or dart-like relatives of today’s squid

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16
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Define “Mono-Parcelle”

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Single Vineyard

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17
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Define “Mono-Cru”

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Single Village

18
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What is Gyropallet?

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A mechanized riddling machine

19
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What is the dominant grape of the Grande Vallee de la Marne?

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Pinot Noir

20
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List the 7 dosage levels from driest to sweetest

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  1. Brut Nature
  2. Extra Brut
  3. Brut
  4. Extra Sec
  5. Sec
  6. Demi-Sec
  7. Doux
21
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What is the dominant grape of Cote de Sezanne?

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Chardonnay

22
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What does the abbreviation “RM” refer to?

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Recoltant-Manipunlat; a champagne producer who vinifies only his or her estate-grown grapes

23
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What are the four authorized (but ancillary) grape varieties of Champagne?

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Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Arbane
Petite Meslier

24
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What was the contribution of Veuve Clicquot (Ponsardin) to the champagne method?

A

The development of the riddling process.

25
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A champagne labeled “Grand Cru” comes from a single vineyard. True or False?

A

False.
The grapes for “Grand Cru” Champagne are sourced from one, or more, of the 17 Grand Cru Villages.

26
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What is a “Perpetual Reserve”?

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A vat of reserve wine in which multiple vintages of wine are aged together in the same vessel - similar to a solera.

27
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What is a “Tete de Cuvee”?

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A Champagne house’s pretige cuvee.

28
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What were the two principal grapes of Champagne between the 9th to 16th centuries?

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Gouais and Fromenteau

29
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What are the “Crayeres”?

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Chalk quarries dug by the Romans and now used as cellars for aging Champagne.

30
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Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

31
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There is a set blending formula for the Champagne AOC. True or False?

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False. Every Champagne house has its own blend and house style.

32
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What is the difference between AOC Coteaux Champenois and AOC Champagne?

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AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still, while AOC Champagne wines are sparkling.

33
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What is “remuage”?

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Riddling; the turning and tilting of champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect the lees in the neck.

34
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What does the abbreviation “NM” refer to on a Champagne lable?

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Negociant-Manipulant; a champagne producer that includes grapes purchased from other growers in the their wines.

35
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What is another term for “liqueur d’expedition”?

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Dosage

36
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Bars?

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Pinot Noir

37
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What is the “liqueur d’expedition”?

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The mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to champagne after degorgement and before the cork is inserted.

38
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What is the “prise de mousse”?

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“Seizing of the foam”; in champagne production this is the second alcoholic fermentation, which creates the bubbles.

39
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what is “transversage”?

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The process of using 750ml bottles to fill larger or smaller bottles.

40
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What is the primary grape variety of rose des Riceys?

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Pinot Noir

41
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Champagne (4 decks)

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