Champagne Flashcards
The 4 minor varietals in Champagne are:
Pinot Blanc Vrai, Arbane, PinotGris, Petite Meslier
The major 3 varietals in Champagne are:
Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay
What grape is dominant in Montagne de Reims?
Pinot Noir
What grape is dominant in Cote de Blanc
Chardonnay
What grape is dominant in Vallee de la Marne
Pinot Meunier
What grape is dominant in Cote de Sezanne
Chardonnay
What grape is dominant in Aube
Pinot Noir
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Brut Nature
0-3 (No added sugar)
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Extra Brut
0-6
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Brut
0-12
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Extra Dry
12-17
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Dry
32-50
What g/l of residual sugar is required for Doux
50+
What are the main soil types in Champagne
belemite chalk (fossilized cephalopods)
micraster (fossilized sea urchin)
What is the oldest existing wine producer in Champagne and when was it founded?
Gosset, 1584
What is the oldest sparkling wine house in Champagne and when was it founded?
Ruinart 1729
Who is credited with the invention of riddling and disgorgement and which house did she own?
Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, Veuve Clicquot
Who was credited with discovering the role sugar played in secondary fermentation
Jean-Antoine Chaptal
Which Champagne region was excluded in 1911 and reincorporated in 1927
Aube
What was the first Tete de Cuvee and what was the vintage
Moet et Chandon’s Dom Perignon in 1921
What does NM mean in Champagne production
Negociant Manipulant, A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses.
What does RM mean in Champagne production
Recolant Manipulant: a grower producer that makes wine from their own estate
What does CM mean in Champagne production
Cooperative Manipulant: a growers co’op that produces wine under a single brand
What does RC mean in Champagne production
Recolant Cooperateur: A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but whose wines are sold under the grower’s own label.
What does SR mean in Champagne production
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.
What does ND mean in Champagne production
Negociant Distributeur: A middleman company that distributes Champagne is does not make
What does MA mean in Champagne production
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.
Name the 10 grand cru villages in Montagne de Reims
Sillery, Puisieulx, Beaumont-Sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-sur-Marne
Name the grand cru village of Valle de la Marne
Ay
Name the 6 grand cru villages of Cote de Blanc
Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Name 5 Special Club producers
A. Margaine, Gaston Chiquet, Pierre Gimonnet, Paul Bara, Grongnet
Who is the producer of Charles de Gaulle
Drappier
Who is the producer of Celebris
Gosset
Who is the producer of Cuvee Paradis
Alfred Gratiens
Who is the producer of Champagne Charlie
Charles Heidsieck
Who is the producer of Noble Cuvee
Lanson
Who is the producer of Grand Siecle
Laurent Perrier
Who is the producer of the Dom Perignon line
Moet et Chandon
Who is the producer of Cuvee R Lalou
Mumm
Who is the producer of Rare
Piper Heidsieck
Who is the producer of Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill
Pol Roger
Who is the producer of Cristal
Louis Roederer
Who is the producer of Dom Ruinart
Ruinart
Who is the producer of La Grande Dame
Veuve Clicquot
Who is the producer of Comtes de Champagne
Tattinger
