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Champagne Flashcards

1
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What two parallels is the region of Champagne located between

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48th and 49th

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2
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What are the primary soils in Champagne

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Chalk and limestone

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3
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What are the 3 main grapes authorized in Champagne AOC

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier

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4
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What other grape varietals are legal in Champagne AOC besides the major 3

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Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Arbane
Petit Meslier

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5
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What percentage of plantings do Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier make up in Champagne

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99.7%

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6
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What are the 5 major regions within Champagne

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Montagne de Reims
Vallée de la Marne
Côte de Blancs
Côte de Sézanne
Côte des Bar

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7
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What is the primary grape variety grown in Montagne de Reims

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Pinot Noir

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8
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What is the primary grape variety grown in Vallée de la Marne

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Pinot Meunier

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What is the primary grape variety grown in Côte de Blancs

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Chardonnay

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What is the primary grape variety grown in Côte de Sezanne

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Chardonnay

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11
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What is the primary grape variety grown in Côte des Bar

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Pinot Noir

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12
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How many villages are authorized to produce Champagne

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357

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13
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How many Grand Cru villages are located in Champagne

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17

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14
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How many 1er Cru villages are located in Champagne

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42

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15
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What is the classification of a Champagne producer who purchases grapes or base wine from growers or smaller houses to bottle or blend as their own

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Negociant

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16
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What is the classification of a producer in Champagne who makes wine from at least 95% estate fruit

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Recoltant Manipulant

17
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Define Assemblage (Traditional Method)

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Winemakers taste and blend individual base wines to conform to house style or create a unique expression

18
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Define Secondary Fermentation (Traditional Method)

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Base wines are bottled after assemblage with yeast and sugar to begin fermentation again, creating alcohol and Carbon Dioxide which is trapped in the bottle

19
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Define Sur Lie Aging (Traditional Method)

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Wine is rested on dead yeast cells following secondary fermentation
-NV usually 15 months
-Vintage usually at least 3 years

20
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Define Remuage (Traditional Method)

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Bottles are gradually twisted by hand or gyropalette to slowly move dead yeast cells to the neck of the bottle

21
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Define Disgorgement (Traditional Method)

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The neck of the bottle is dipped in an ice-salt bath which freezes dead yeast cells, after which the cap is removed causing pressure to shoot the frozen dead yeast cells out of the bottle

22
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Define Dosage (Traditional Method)

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A blend of sugar and reserve wine is added to top off each bottle to finalize the style of the wine

23
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Define Corking (Traditional Method)

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The wine is corked, after which it hits the market or returns to the cellar for extended aging

24
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What are the sweetness levels of Champagne from dry to sweet

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Dry
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

25
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Define NV Champagne

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A house’s signature style, a blend of vintages and base wines often bottled Brut

26
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Define Vintage Champagne

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Only declared in exceptional years, often bottled Brut

27
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Define Blanc de Blancs Champagne

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Must be 100% white grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc etc.) and is the most age-worthy style of Champagne

28
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Define Blanc de Noirs Champagne

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White wine produced from Pinot Noir and Pinot Muenier, often rich, powerful, and intense

29
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Define Tête du Cuvée Champagne

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The finest bottling of a house

30
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Give 3 examples of Tête du Cuvée

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Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’
Möet & Chandon ‘Dom Perignon’
Pol Roger ‘Sir Winston Churchhill’
Tattinger ‘Comtes de Champagne’
Veueve Cliquot ‘La Grande Dame’

31
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How is Rosé Champagne made

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White and red wines blended together

32
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What weather threats face vines in Champagne

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Rain
Spring Frosts
Summer Hail

33
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What is Autolysis

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A process when dead yeast cells decompose, releasing proteins and flavor compounds reminiscent of bread

34
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What flavor profile does sur lie aging add to Champagne

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Brioche, biscuit, toast

35
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What AOC covers still wines produced within the production boundaries of Champagne AOC

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Coteaux Champenois AOC

36
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What styles of wine are authorized in Coteaux Champenois AOC

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Still whites, rosé, & red

37
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What are the names for large format bottles from ‘Double Magnum’ to 15L

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3L - Jeroboam (Double Magnum)
6L - Imperial
9L - Salamanzar
12L - Balthazar
15L - Nebuchadnezzar

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