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Champagne Flashcards

1
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What is disgorgement?

A

Removal of yeast after 2nd fermentation

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2
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What is disgorgement a la volee?

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Disgorgement by hand

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3
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What is a mosser?

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a whisk used to release trapped gas from wine

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4
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What is the climate of the Champagne region?

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Continental with maritime influences

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5
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In what year did the King of France 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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Brut non-vintage/multi-vintage

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7
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Which 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 - founded in 1729

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10
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In Champagne, the vineyards are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru. True or False?

A

False. The villages are ranked NOT THE individual VINEYARDS

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11
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In Champagne, which is the higher ranking, Grand Cru or Premier Cru?

A

Grand Cru

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12
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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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13
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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Grande Montagne de Reims?

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Pinot Noir

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14
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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Vallee de la Marne?

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Meunier

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What is Kimmeridgean Marl?

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a limestone-rich clay - dominant fossil is Exogyra virgula - a small comma-shaped oyster

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16
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What is the dominant fossil found in Belemnite chalk?

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Ancient dart-like relatives of the modern-day squid

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17
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What is mono-parcelle?

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single vineyard

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18
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What is mono-cru?

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single village or cru

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19
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What is a gyropalette?

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a mechanised riddling machine

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20
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What is a blanc des blancs?

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a sparkling wine made by white grapes

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21
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What is the dominant variety of the Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay

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22
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List the seven dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

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Brut nature, extra-brut, Brut, extra sec, sec, demi-sec, doux

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23
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote de Sezanne?

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Chardonnay

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24
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What is a blanc des noirs?

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white sparkling wine made by black grapes

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25
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What does the abbreviation RM refer to on a Champagne label?

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Recoltant-Manipulant - a producer who vinifies only their own estate-grown grapes

26
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What are the 3 principal grape varieties of Champagne?

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Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier

27
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What are the four authorised (but ancillary) grape varieties of Champagne?

A

Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Arbanne and Pinot Meslier

28
Q

What are the contribution of Veuve Cliquot (Ponsardin) to the champagne method?

A

The development of the riddling process

29
Q

A champagne labelled Grand Cru comes from a single vineyard. True or false?

A

False. The grapes of Grand Cru champagne are sourced from 1 or more of the 17 Grand Cru villages

30
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What is Perpetual Reserve?

A

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

31
Q

What is a tete de cuvee?

A

Prestige cuvee

32
Q

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

A

Fromenteau and Gouais Blanc

33
Q

What are the crayeres?

A

Chalk quarries dug by the Roman and now used as cellars for ageing Champagne

34
Q

Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

A

pinot Noir

35
Q

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

36
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What is the difference between AOC Coteaux Champenois and AOC Champagne?

A

AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still and AOC Champagne are sparkling

37
Q

What is remuage?

A

riddling - turning and tilting of champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect lees in the neck

38
Q

What does the abbreviation NM refer to on a Champagne label?

A

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

39
Q

What is another term for liqueur d’expedition?

40
Q

What is the dominant grape variety of Cote des Bar?

A

Pinot Noir

41
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What is the liqueur d’expedition?

A

Mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to champagne after degorgement and before the cork is insert

42
Q

What is prise de mousse?

A

seizing of the foam - in champagne production this is the second alcoholic fermentation which creates the bubbles

43
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What is transversage?

A

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

44
Q

What is the primary grape variety of Rose des Riceys?

A

Pinot Noir

45
Q

What are the 3 AOCs in the Champagne region?

A

Rose des Riceys AOC, Coteaux Champenois AOC. Champagne AOC

46
Q

Which city in Champagne hosted the coronations of 27 French kings?
a. Troyes
b. Epernay
c. Sézanne
d. Reims

47
Q

. In which century did the first Champagne houses appear?
a. 15th
b. 16th
c. 18th
d. 19th

48
Q

The highest quality bottling of a Champagne House is referred to as its…
a. Prestige cuvée
b. Single-cru
c. Mono-parcelle
d. Perpetual reserve

A

a. Prestige cuvée

49
Q

The climate of Champagne is…
a. Continental with maritime influences
b. Maritime with continental influences
c. Continental
d. Maritime

A

a. Continental with maritime influences

50
Q

Which of the following pairings is incorrect?
a. Côte des Bar: Pinot Noir
b. Côte des Blancs: Meunier
c. Vallée de la Marne: Meunier
d. Côte de Sézanne: Chardonnay

A

b. Côte des Blancs: Meunier

51
Q

What Champagne sub-region boasts Kimmeridgean marls?
a. Montagne de Reims
b. Vallée de la Marne
c. Côte des Bar
d. Côte des Blancs

A

c. Côte des Bar

52
Q

. According to the Echelle de Crus, Premier Cru villages are rated at…
a. 100%
b. 90-99%
c. 80-89%
d. 70-79%

53
Q

Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a. Non-vintage champagne must age for at least 12 months on its lees
b. Vintage champagne must spend three years in the cellar from tirage to release.
c. The méthode champenoise differs from the rural method of sparkling wine production because of two steps:
prise de mousse and dégorgement
d. Blanc de Blancs champagne is a white wine made from black grapes

A

d. Blanc de Blancs champagne is a white wine made from black grapes

54
Q

Which of the following champagnes contain the least amount of sugar?
a. Demi-Sec
b. Sec
c. Extra Dry
d. Extra Brut

A

d. Extra Brut

55
Q

Which Champagne terroir does not possess chalk soil?
a. Côte de Sézanne
b. Massif de Saint-Thierry
c. Vitryat
d. Montgueux

A

b. Massif de Saint-Thierry

56
Q

Which of the following pairings is incorrect?
a. Prise de Mousse: Seizing of the Foam
b. Tirage: Bottling
c. Crayère: Chalk cellar
d. Lattes: Crown cap

A

d. Lattes: Crown cap

57
Q

. Which style of champagne has spent many years on its lees before disgorgement and tastes quite youthful?
a. Prestige Cuvée
b. Late-Disgorged
c. Single-Cru
d. Perpetual Reserve

A

b. Late-Disgorged

58
Q

. Which of the following Champagne sub-regions does not focus on Chardonnay?
a. Val de Reims
b. Monts de Berru
c. Montgueux
d. Sézannais

A

a. Val de Reims

59
Q

Which grape cannot be used in Champagne?
a. Pinot Blanc
b. Arbane
c. Petit Corbu
d. Petit Meslier

A

c. Petit Corbu

60
Q

Which is not an effect of climate change in Champagne?
a. Both flowering and harvest have shifted forward 10 to 14 days.
b. Average dosage levels have increased.
c. Pinot Noir and Meunier are ripening more completely.
d. Chaptalization is less comprehensive and routine.

A

b. Average dosage levels have increased.

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