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Champagne Flashcards

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1
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The 4 minor varietals in Champagne are:

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Pinot Blanc Vrai, Arbane, PinotGris, Petite Meslier

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The major 3 varietals in Champagne are:

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay

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3
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What grape is dominant in Montagne de Reims?

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Pinot Noir

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4
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What grape is dominant in Cote de Blanc

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Chardonnay

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What grape is dominant in Vallee de la Marne

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Pinot Meunier

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6
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What grape is dominant in Cote de Sezanne

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Chardonnay

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What grape is dominant in Aube

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Pinot Noir

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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Brut Nature

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0-3 (No added sugar)

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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Extra Brut

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0-6

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10
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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Brut

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0-12

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11
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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Extra Dry

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12-17

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12
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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Dry

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32-50

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13
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What g/l of residual sugar is required for Doux

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50+

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14
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What are the main soil types in Champagne

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belemite chalk (fossilized cephalopods)
micraster (fossilized sea urchin)

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15
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What is the oldest existing wine producer in Champagne and when was it founded?

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Gosset, 1584

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What is the oldest sparkling wine house in Champagne and when was it founded?

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Ruinart 1729

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17
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Who is credited with the invention of riddling and disgorgement and which house did she own?

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Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, Veuve Clicquot

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Who was credited with discovering the role sugar played in secondary fermentation

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Jean-Antoine Chaptal

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19
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Which Champagne region was excluded in 1911 and reincorporated in 1927

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Aube

20
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What was the first Tete de Cuvee and what was the vintage

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Moet et Chandon’s Dom Perignon in 1921

21
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What does NM mean in Champagne production

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Negociant Manipulant, A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses.

22
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What does RM mean in Champagne production

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Recolant Manipulant: a grower producer that makes wine from their own estate

23
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What does CM mean in Champagne production

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Cooperative Manipulant: a growers co’op that produces wine under a single brand

24
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What does RC mean in Champagne production

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Recolant Cooperateur: A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but whose wines are sold under the grower’s own label.

25
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What does SR mean in Champagne production

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Societe de Recolants: A firm, not a co-operative, set up by a union of often related growers, who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.

26
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What does ND mean in Champagne production

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Negociant Distributeur: A middleman company that distributes Champagne is does not make

27
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What does MA mean in Champagne production

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Marque d’Achteur: A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.

28
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Name the 10 grand cru villages in Montagne de Reims

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Sillery, Puisieulx, Beaumont-Sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-sur-Marne

29
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Name the grand cru village of Valle de la Marne

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Ay

30
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Name the 6 grand cru villages of Cote de Blanc

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Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

31
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Name 5 Special Club producers

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A. Margaine, Gaston Chiquet, Pierre Gimonnet, Paul Bara, Grongnet

32
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Who is the producer of Charles de Gaulle

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Drappier

33
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Who is the producer of Celebris

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Gosset

34
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Paradis

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Alfred Gratiens

35
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Who is the producer of Champagne Charlie

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Charles Heidsieck

36
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Who is the producer of Noble Cuvee

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Lanson

37
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Who is the producer of Grand Siecle

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Laurent Perrier

38
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Who is the producer of the Dom Perignon line

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Moet et Chandon

39
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Who is the producer of Cuvee R Lalou

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Mumm

40
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Who is the producer of Rare

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Piper Heidsieck

41
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Who is the producer of Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill

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Pol Roger

42
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Who is the producer of Cristal

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Louis Roederer

43
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Who is the producer of Dom Ruinart

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Ruinart

44
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Who is the producer of La Grande Dame

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Veuve Clicquot

45
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Who is the producer of Comtes de Champagne

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Tattinger

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