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1
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Sweetness level for Brut Nature (Champagne)?

A

0-3 g/L

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2
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Sweetness level for Extra Brut (Champagne)?

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0-6 g/L

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3
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Sweetness level for Brut (Champagne)?

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0-12 g/L

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4
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Sweetness level for Extra-Dry (Champagne)?

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12-17 g/L

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5
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Sweetness level for Sec (Champagne)?

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17-32 g/L

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6
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Sweetness level for Demi-Sec (Champagne)?

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32-50 g/L

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7
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Sweetness level for Doux (Champagne)?

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50+ g/L

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8
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Allowed varieties in Champange?

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-Pinot Noir
-Chardonnay
-Meunier
-Arbane
-Petit Meslier
-Pinot Gris
-Pinot Blanc

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9
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Maximum Yields in Champagne?

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10400kg/ha

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10
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Maximum pressing amount in Champagne?

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102L of must per 160kg of fruit.

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11
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When was the special club or ‘Club Trésors established?

How many members does it have?

A

-1971

-28 Members

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12
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How many Grand Cru’s are there in Champagne?

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17

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13
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How many Premier Cru’s are there in Champange?

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42

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14
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Name some alternative names for Brut Nature?

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-Non-Dosé
-Brut Sauvage
-Ultra Brut
-Dosage Zéro
-Sans Sucre
-Pas Dosé

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15
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What are Krug’s two single vineyard wines and what are their inaugural vintages?

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-‘Clos du Mesnil’ in le-Mesnil-sur-Oger (BdB) 1979

-‘Clos d’Ambonnay’ in Ambonnay (BdN) 1995

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16
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What are the Grand Cru’s in Montagne de Reims?

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-Ambonnay
-Bouzy
-Beaumont-sur Vesle
-Louvois
-Mailly-Champagne
-Puisieulx
-Sillery
-Verzy
-Verzenay

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17
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How much of a given years harvest may be sold as vintage champagne?

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80%

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18
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Lightly sparkling wines not made with ‘Method Traditional’ in France are labeled what?

A

Pétillant

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19
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Philipponnat’s ‘Clos des Goisses’ is where? What was its first vintage?

A

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

-1935

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20
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How many bottles can a gyropalette hold?

21
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What is the predominant soil type in the Aube?

22
Q

What is Bouvreux?

A

When rain interupts flowering, causing a second crop that rarely ripens on the vine.

23
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What parallels is Champagne located between?

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48th and 49th

24
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Which pruning methods are allowed in Champange?

A

-Single and Double Guyot
-Chablis
-Cordon de Royat
-Vallée de la Marne (Meunier only)

25
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Name the AOC’s that allow for still wine production in Champange?

A

-Coteaux Champenois (Red, White and Rose for the entire appellation).
-Rosé de Riceys (100% PN rose from ‘Les Riceys’ in the Aube).

26
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What are the Grand Cru’s in the Vallée de la Marne?

A

-Aÿ
-Tours-sur-Marne

27
Q

What is the grape of ‘Les Chétillons’

A

Chardonnay

28
Q

What are the two types of chalk found in Champagne?

A

Micraster and Belemnite

They provide excellent drainage whilst also absorbing heat to protect the vines at night.

29
Q

In what vintages was Champagne Charlie produced?

A

-1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985

The newest release was a NV wine with a base of 2017.

30
Q

Minimum elevage times for Champange?

NV and Vintage?

A

NV: 15mths
Vintage: 36 mths

31
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How much of a vintage dated wine must be from the stated vintage (Champagne)?

A

100% (exluding any wine used in the liqueur de Tirage or liqueur d’Expédition).

32
Q

What is Laurent-Perrier’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

-Grand Siécle (NV)
-Alexandra (Vintage Rose)

33
Q

What is Lanson’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Noble Cuvée

34
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What is Duval-Leroy’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Femme de Champagne

35
Q

What is Duetz’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

-William Duetz
-Amour de Duetz (BDB + Rose)

36
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What is Delamotte’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Nicolas Louis Delamotte (No longer produced).

37
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What is Boizel’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Joyau de France

38
Q

What is Canard Duchêne’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Charles VII (NV)

39
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What are Bollinger’s Tête de Cuvée?

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-La Grande Année
-R.D. (1952)
-Vieilles Vignes Françaises (1969) BDN

40
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What is Billecart-Salmon’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

-Nicolas François Billecart (1964)
-Elizabeth Salmon (1988) Rose

41
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What is Ayala’s Tête de Cuvée?

A

Cuvée Perle d’Ayala

42
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What is the name of the hybrid variety allowed in Champagne?

A

-Voltis

-No more than 5% of the vineyard are may be planted to it.

-It may not make up any more than 10% of the final blend of a wine.

43
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What is the minimum base wine potential alcohol in Champagne?

44
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List the bottle sizes in Champagne from smallest to largest.

A

-Piccolo 187ml
-Half (Demi) 375ml
-Bottle 750ml
-Magnum 1500ml
-Jeroboam 3000ml
-Rehoboam 4500ml
-Methuselah 6000ml
-Salmanazar 9000ml
-Balthazar 12000ml
-Nebuchadnezzar 15000ml

45
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What village was promoted to Grand Cru in 1985?

46
Q

What was the inaugural vintage of Pol Roger’s ‘Sir Winston Churchill’?

47
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What was the inaugural vintage of Krug Rose MV?

48
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Name 3 Special Club Members.

A

-Pierre Gimmonet
-Paul Bara
-Roland Champion

Court of Master Sommeliers: Advanced (17 decks)

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