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1
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When did pruning become regulated in Champagne?

A

1938

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2
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How many vine training methods are allowed in Champagne?

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Four

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3
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What vine training methods are permitted in 1er Cru and Grand Cru villages?

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cordon de Royat and Chablis

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4
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What vine training method is seen here?

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Cordon de Royat

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5
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What vine training method is seen here?

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Chablis

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6
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What are the four vine training methods permitted in Champagne?

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Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Guyot
Valée de la Marne

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7
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What vine training method is used primarily for Pinot Noir?

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Cordon de Royat - limits vigor

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What vine training method is used primarily for Chardonnay?

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Chablis

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9
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What vine training method is only allowed for Meunier?

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Valée de la Marne

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10
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What two vine training methods are found mostly in frost prone areas? Why?

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Guyot and valee de la Marne.
Less permanent wood to be damaged by frost over the winter

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11
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What grapes are permitted in Champagne production?

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Pinot Noir
Meunier
Chardonnay
Petit Meslier
Arbanne
Pinot Blanc
Fromenteau (Pinot Gris)

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12
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What are the 6 main and 10 total regions of Champagne?

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Cote des Blancs
Montagne de Reims
Grand Vallee
Vallee de la Marne
Coteaux sud d’Epernay
Cote des Bar
Coteaux du Morin, Cote de Sezanne, Vitryat, Montgeux

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13
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How many villages are located within the Cote des Blancs?
*Source is Peter Liem

A

11

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14
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What town lies north of the Cote des Blancs? What river?

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Epernay
Marne River

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15
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What Soils are found in the Cote des Blancs

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Chalk

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16
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What aspect is generally found in the Cote des Blancs?

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Eastern

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17
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What grape is mostly planted in the Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay (Small % of Pinot planted as well)

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18
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What are the 1er Cru Villages in the Cote des Blancs?
* Source Peter Liem

A

Cuis
Vertus
Bergères-lès-Vertus
Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny
Voipreux

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19
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Name the Grand Cru Villages of the Cote des Blancs.
*Source is Peter Liem

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Avize
Cramant
Oger
Le Mesnil sur Oger
Oiry
Chouilly

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20
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What aspect do vineyards in Oger have? Are the wines richer or more lean?

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Fully eastern
Very rich

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21
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What villages of the Cote de Blanc were elevated to grand cru in 1985?

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Le Mesnil Sur Oger
Chouilly
Oger
Oiry

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22
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Who is the most important producer in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger?

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Salon

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23
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When was the first vintage of Salon?

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1905
Commercial vintage 1921

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24
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Name two wines that come from Avize.

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Jacques Selosse Substance
Agrapart Venus

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25
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What is the size of the Clos de Mesnil? CLos de Ambonnay?

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1.84 hectares
.68 hectares

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26
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How many rivers flow through the Montagne de Reims? Name them.

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3
Ardre River
Vesle River
Marne (very small portion runs through Tours-sur-Marne)

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27
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Where is the Grande Montagne located within the Montagne de Reims?

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Southern and Eastern portion

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28
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How many Grand Cru Villages are in the Montagne de Reims?

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9

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29
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Name the Grand Crus of the Montagne de Reims. (North to South)

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Puisieulx
Sillery
Beaumont-Sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly-Champagne
Louvois
Ambonnay
Bouzy

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30
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What aspect does Bouzy have?

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Southern

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31
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Why is Bouzy such a warm village?

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Removed from the river
South facing
Elevated from cool air pooling near river

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32
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What soils are found in Bouzy?

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Chalk bedrock with a portion of deep sedimentary soils

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33
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What grape dominates production in Bouzy?

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Pinot Noir

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34
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What aspect does Ambonnay have?

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Southeastern

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35
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Is the slope homogenous in Ambonnay?

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No - a few rolling hills

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36
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What soils are found in Ambonnay?

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Chalk bedrock
Topsoil of Clay and Limestone depending on site

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37
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When was the Echelle de Crus abolished officially?

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2010

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38
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What is the aspect of Verzenay?

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Northern

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39
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What grape dominates Verzenay production?

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Pinot Noir

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40
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What village was made a Grand Cru in 1985 in the Montagne de Reims?

41
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Who is the only RM in the village of Sillery?

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Francois Seconde

42
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What is the most important producer in Mailly-Champagne?

A

Mailly Grand Cru ( Cooperative )

43
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What aspect is Mailly Champagne?

44
Q

Where is Meunier found within Champagne?

A

Vallée de La Marne and Petite Montage

45
Q

The Petit Montage is located in the East or West of the Montagne de Reims?

46
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Who is the most prominent grower of Meunier in the Petit Montagne? What is the top bottling?

A

Jérôme Prévost
Fac-Simile - a rose of Meunier

47
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What village is Pierre Paillard located in? Are they RM or NM?

48
Q

When was the first vintage of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay?

49
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When was the first Vintage of Krug Clos du Mesnil?

50
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In the Grande Valée, what grape is dominant?

A

Pinot Noir

51
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How many villages are within the Grande Valée?

A

9
Bisseuil
Mareuil-sur-Ay
Avenay-Val-d’Or
Mutigny
Ay
Dizy
Champillon
Hautvillers
Cumieres

52
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Name two single vineyard bottlings in Mareuil-sur-Ay.

A

Clos de Goisses - Philliponnat
Le Clos Sainte Hilaire - Billecart-Salmon

53
Q

What is the westernmost village in the Grande vallee?

54
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How many Grand Cru are in the Grande vallee?

55
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Mareuil sur Ay has what soil type?

A

Two actually,
Chalk in east and a clay rich west

56
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What grapes are planted in Clos de Goisses?

A

Pinot Noir

57
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Is clos de Goisses a rose or a blanc de Noir?

A

Both - two bottlings

58
Q

What grapes are planted in Clos Saint Hilaire?

A

Pinot Noir

59
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What grape dominates plantings in Ay?

A

Pinot Noir

60
Q

Where is Bollinger Based?

61
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What is the aspect of Ay?

A

Fully south

62
Q

What aspect is there in Dizy?

A

Beginning to turn west - still partial southern

63
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What soils are found in Dizy?

A

Marl and clay in addition to chalk

64
Q

Where is Georges Laval based?

65
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What some some viticultural hazards in the Vallee de la Marne?

A

Frost - very cool area
Botrytis

66
Q

What other river is prominant in the Vallee de La marne

A

Flagot runs south from the Marne first through Mareuil-le-Port

67
Q

How is the Vallee de la Marne divided?

A

Left Bank (south of the Marne)
Right Bank (north of the Marne)

68
Q

What are the aspects of the Left Bank vs. the right bank of the Vallee de La Marne?

A

Left Bank northern exposure
Right Bank Southern exposure

69
Q

Mont Aime is located where?

A

Between two villages (Vertus and Le Mesnil)

70
Q

What are two eastern facing villages in the Montagne de Reims?

A

Trepail
Villers Marmery

71
Q

When was the first bottling of Jacques Selosse Substance? What village?

A

1986 and in Avize - two single vineyard plots

72
Q

Henriot Tete de Cuvee.

A

Hemera 50 50 blend Chard and PN

73
Q

What are the 3 pressings called and the volume of each?

A

Vin de Cuvee - first 2050 Litres
Taille de Cuvee - next 500 litres
Rebeche - 1-10% of total must be discarded or used for distillation

74
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What is the Prestige Cuvee of Drapier?

A

Charles de Gaule (80 Pinot 20 Chard) first vintage 1990
Grande Sendree (55% Pinot 45 Chard) First vintage 1975 with rose coming in 1990

75
Q

Clos Fauborg Notre Dame is a parcel within what village?

A

Vertus - 100% Chardonnay

76
Q

What is the French term for 2nd Fermentation

A

Prisse de Mousse

77
Q

Rose de Ricys is located within what region of Champagne?

A

Cote de Bar

78
Q

What is the Bidulle?

A

A plastic piece placed under a crown cap to collect sediment during remuage

79
Q

What is MCR and what is it made from?

A

Sweetener made from grape must (controversial due to most coming from Languedoc)

80
Q

Where is Cedric Bouchard located

A

Cellos sur Ources

81
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What is the Bouvreux?

A

Second round of grapes coming in unsuitable for harvest but indicating a healthy vine

82
Q

What is the oldest house in Champagne

A

Gosset in 1584
Ruinart in 1729

83
Q

What is pointage?

A

The process of mixing in the liqueur de tirage

84
Q

Departements of Champagne

A

Marne
Aube
Aisne
Haut-Marne
Seine-et-Marne

85
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Difference between zone de l’elaboration, zone de production, zone parcellaire de production de raisins

A
  1. Marks the total limits in which it is legal to vinify or transport Champagne before it is commercialized - 637 communes
  2. Consists of entire villages in which vines can be cultivated (roughly 300,000 hectares) - 319 communes
  3. Consists of delimited parcels of land that are planted or may be planted to vines (max 35,208 hectares) - 319 communes
86
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Major soil of the Aube

87
Q

Latitude of Champagne

A

Between 48 & 49th Parallels

88
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What is the most planted grape in Champagne

A

Pinot Noir (13,163 hectares or 38.3%)

89
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How many clones of Chardonnay are permitted in Champagne?

90
Q

How many clones of Chardonnay are permitted in Champagne?

91
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How did Meunier get its name?

A

Underside of leaves look white as if they had been dusted with flour and Meunier is French for miller (flour miller)

92
Q

What is a hardier grape, Pinot noir or Meunier?

93
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How many clones of Meunier are permitted in Champagne?

94
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Name a producer of 100% Arbanne champagne.

A

Olivier Horiot (Arbane Pure)
Moutard (Cepage Arbane)

95
Q

Name a producer of 100% Fromenteau in Champagne

A

Derot-Delugny (Cuvee des Fondateurs)
Drappier (Trop M’en Faut)

96
Q

Where is Petit Meslier found in Champagne?

97
Q

What is the parentage of Petit Meslier

A

Gouais Blanc x Savagin Blanc

98
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Who makes pure Petit Meslier in Champagne?

A

Duval-Leroy (Petit Meslier - formerly called Authentis)
Laherte Freres (Petit Meslier)

99
Q

Who makes a pure Pinot Blanc cuvee in Champagne

A

Piollot (Colas Robin)
Philippe Fontaine (Cuvee des Lys) - had at Apero
Emmanuel Tassin (Cuvee Heritage)
Charles Dufor (Le Champ du Clos)
Pierre Gerbais (L’loriginale)
Chassenay d’Arce (Pinot Blanc Extra Brut
Cedric Bouchard (Roses de Jeanne - La Boloree)

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