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1
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Name the Grand Cru villages of the Montagne de Reims

A

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

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Name the Grand Cru villages of the Vallee de la Marne

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Aÿ

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Name the Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs

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Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

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What is Coteaux Champenois AOC

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Still wine produced within the zone of production of Champagne

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What are the two permitted vine training methods in Champagne 1er and Grand Cru villages

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Chablis
Cordon

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What is the maximum permitted yield in Champagne

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96.9 hl/ha

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What is the maximum bunches per block of vine per parcel in Champagne

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18 bunches per square meter

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8
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What is déblocage

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The maximum percentage of reserve wines that have been classified as Champagne AOC saved to combat a potential small harvest

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9
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What is débourbage

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‘settling’ - the vats in Champagne are piped into clean vats to remain for 12 to 24 hours to allow any solids to settle at the bottom of the vat (bourbes)

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10
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What are bourbes in Champagne

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Solids that settle at the bottom of the vat during débourbage

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What are the three zones of Champagne AOC

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Zone de l’elaboration
Zone de production
Zone parcellaire de production de raisins

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Name a Champagne cuvée comprised entirely of Arbanne

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Olivier Horiot ‘Arbanne Pure’
Moutard ‘Cepage Arbane’

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Name a Champagne cuvée comprised entirely of Fromenteau

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Drappier ‘Trop M’en Faut’

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Name a Champagne cuvée comprised entirely of Petit Meslier

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Duval-Leroy Petit Meslier

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15
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Name a Champagne cuvée comprised entirely of Pinot Blanc

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Cedric Bouchard ‘Roses de Jeanne La Bolorée’

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16
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What are the 8 districts of Champagne AOC

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Montagne de Reims
Marne Valley
Côte des Blancs
Coteaux du Morin
Vitryat
Côte de Sézanne
Montegueux
Côte de Bar (Aube)

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In what Champagne district is Grande Montagne located

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Montagne de Reims

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18
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Describe the soil of the Grande Montagne

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Loess above micraster chalk (some sites have more limestone and sand)

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What is the famous single vineyard site in Massif de Saint-Thierry

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Clos de Saint Thierry

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Name 2 clos found within the city of Reims and their owner

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Clos Pompadour - Pommery
Clos Lanson - Lanson

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What are the soils of the Vallee de la Marne

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Mixture of topsoils above chalk

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What was the first single vineyard Champagne

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Philipponnat ‘Clos de Goisses’

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23
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What is the main soil type of the Aube

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Limestone gravel above Kimmeridgian marl

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24
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Before the term was removed, what did ‘Crémant’ mean in Champagne

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3.6 atmospheres of pressure, leaving a softer mousse

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Name a ‘Crémant’ from Champagne AOC and the producer

A

Mumm de Cramant

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26
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What was the first commercially available prestige cuvée in Champagne

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Dom Perignon

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27
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What was the inaugural public vintage of Cristal

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1945

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What was the inaugural vintage of Dom Perignon

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1921

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What is the Club Trésors de Champagne

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A collection of growers who market their wines together as ‘Special Club’, in which the wines must pass a tasting panels review to ensure quality

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What 3 current members of the Special Club were part of the original 12 founding members

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Pierre Gimonnet
Gaston Chiquet
Paul Bara

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What was the inaugural vintage of Drappier ‘Grande Sendrée’

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1975

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What are the two famous single vineyard bottlings of Krug

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Clos du Mesnil
Clos d’Ambonnay

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33
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What is the legal margin of error for RS categories in Champagne in g/L

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3 g/L

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34
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Name the residual sugar level categories of Champagne from driest to sweetest

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Dry
Sec
Demi Sec
Doux

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35
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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Brut Nature Champagne

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0-3 g/L

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36
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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Extra Brut Champagne

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0-6 g/L

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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Brut Champagne

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0-12 g/L

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38
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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Extra Dry Champagne

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12-17 g/L

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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Sec Champagne

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17-32 g/L

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40
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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Demi-Sec Champagne

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32-50 g/L

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41
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What is the residual sugar in g/L in Doux Champagne

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50+ g/L

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42
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Name a Doux Champagne

A

Veuve Cliquot ‘Rich’

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43
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What style of wine is produced in Rosé des Riceys AOC, and what is the varietal

A

Rosé of 100% Pinot Noir

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What winemaking technique is used in Rosé des Riceys AOC

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Semi-carbonic maceration

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45
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In what department is Rosé des Riceys AOC located

A

The Aube

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46
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What is the prestige cuvée of Alaya

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Perle d’Alaya

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47
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What is the prestige cuvée of Billecart-Salmon

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Nicolas François Billecart

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48
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What is the prestige cuvée of Bollinger

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Vieilles Vignes Françaises

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49
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What is the prestige cuvée of Boizel

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Joyau de France

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50
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What is the prestige cuvée of Canard Duchêne

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Charles VII

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51
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What is the prestige cuvée of Comtes Audoin de Dampierre

A

Prestige

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52
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What is the prestige cuvée of De Castellane

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Cuvée Commodore

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53
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What is the prestige cuvée of De Meric

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Catherine de Medicis

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54
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What is the prestige cuvée of De Venoge

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Louis XV

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55
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What is the prestige cuvée of Duetz

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Amour de Deutz

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56
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What is the prestige cuvée of Diebolt-Vallois

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Fleur de Passion

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57
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What is the prestige cuvée of Drappier

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Charles de Gaulle

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58
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What is the prestige cuvée of Duval-Leroy

A

Femme de Champagne

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59
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What is the prestige cuvée of Gosset

A

Celebris

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60
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What is the prestige cuvée of Alfred Gratien

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Cuvée Paradis

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What is the prestige cuvée of Charles Heidsieck

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Blanc de Millenaires

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62
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What is the prestige cuvée of Henriot

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Hemera

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63
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What is the prestige cuvée of Lanson

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Noble Cuvée

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64
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What is the prestige cuvée of Laurent-Perrier

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Grand Siécle

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65
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What is the prestige cuvée of AR Lenoble

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Cuvée Les Aventures

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66
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What is the prestige cuvée of Moët & Chandon

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Dom Perignon

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67
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What is the prestige cuvée of G.H. Mumm

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Cuvée R. Lalou

68
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What is the prestige cuvée of Bruno Paillard

A

Nec-Plus-Ultra

69
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Joseph Perrier

A

Cuvée Joséphine

70
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What is the prestige cuvée of Perrier-Jouët

A

Belle Epoque

71
Q

What is the Prestige Cuvée of Piper-Heidsieck

A

Rare

72
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Ployez-Jacquemart

A

Lisse d’Harbonville

73
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What is the prestige cuvée of Pol Roger

A

Sir Winston Churchill

74
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Pommery

A

Cuvée Louise

75
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What is the prestige cuvée of Louis Roederer

A

Cristal

76
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What is the prestige cuvée of Ruinart

A

Dom Ruinart

77
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Taittinger

A

Comtes de Champagne

78
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Veuve Cliquot

A

La Grande Dame

79
Q

What are the two prestige cuvées of Henri Billiot

A

Cuvée Laetitia
Cuvée Julie

80
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Hubert Dauvergne

A

Fine Fleur de Bouzy

81
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Guy Larmandier

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Cramant Grand Cru Cuvée Prestige

82
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Jacques Selosse

A

Substance

83
Q

What is the prestige cuvée of Vilmart & Cie

A

Coeur de Cuvée

84
Q

What commune is Krug located in

A

Reims

85
Q

What commune is Salon located in

A

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger

86
Q

What commune is Egly-Ouriet located in

A

Ambonnay

87
Q

What commune is Selosse located in

A

Avize

88
Q

What commune is Pierre Péters located in

A

Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger

89
Q

What commune is Ruinart located in

A

Reims

90
Q

What commune is Vilmart & Cie located in

A

Rilly La Montage

91
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What commune is Pierre Gimonnet located in

A

Cuis

92
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What commune is Bollinger located in

A

Aÿ

93
Q

What commune is Paul Roger located in

A

Epernay

94
Q

What commune is Billecart-Salmon located in

A

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

95
Q

What commune is Jacquesson located in

A

Dizy

96
Q

What commune is Gaston Chiquet located in

A

Dizy

97
Q

What commune is Philipponnat located in

A

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

98
Q

What commune is Charles Heidsieck located in

A

Reims

99
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What commune is Louis Roederer located in

A

Reims

100
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What commune is Taittinger located in

A

Reims

101
Q

What commune is René Geoffrey located in

A

Aÿ

102
Q

What commune is Laurent Perrier located in

A

Tours-sur-Marne

103
Q

What commune is Dom Perignon located in

A

Epernay

104
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What commune is Perrier Jouet located in

A

Epernay

105
Q

What commune is Pommery located in

A

Reims

106
Q

What commune is Veuve Cliquot located in

A

Reims

107
Q

What commune is Alaya located in

A

Aÿ

108
Q

What commune is Boizel located in

A

Epernay

109
Q

What commune is Delamotte located in

A

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

110
Q

What commune is Gosset located in

A

Epernay

111
Q

What commune is Jacquart located in

A

Reims

112
Q

What commune is Henriot located in

A

Reims

113
Q

What commune is Canard Duchêne located in

A

Ludes

114
Q

What commune is Vilmart et Cie located in

A

Rilly-la-Montagne

115
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What commune is Comtes Audoin de Dampierre located in

A

Chenay

116
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What commune is De Castellane located in

A

Epernay

117
Q

What commune is De Meric located in

A

Aÿ

118
Q

What commune is De Venogue located in

A

Epernay

119
Q

What commune is Diebolt-Vallois located in

A

Cramant

120
Q

What commune is Guy Larmandier located in

A

Vertus

121
Q

What commine is Drappier located in

A

Urville

122
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What commune is Duval-Leroy located in

A

Vertus

123
Q

What commune is Alfred Gratien located in

A

Epernay

124
Q

What commune is Lanson located in

A

Reims

125
Q

What commune is AR Lenoble located in

A

Chouilly

126
Q

What commune is G.H. Mumm located in

A

Reims

127
Q

What commune is Joseph Perrier located in

A

Châlons-en-Champagne

128
Q

What commune is Ployez-Jacquemart located in

A

Ludes

129
Q

What commune is Henri Billiot located in

A

Ambonnay

130
Q

What commune is Bonnaire located in

A

Cramant

131
Q

What commune is Chartogne-Taillet located in

A

Merfy

132
Q

What commune is Hubert Dauverge locarted in

A

Bouzy

133
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What commune is Paul Déthune located in

A

Ambonnay

134
Q

What commune is Frederic Savart located in

A

Écueil

135
Q

What is the commune of Nicolas Feuillatte

A

Chouilly

136
Q

What is the commune of Agrapart

A

Avize

137
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What is the commune of Famille Moussé

A

Cuisles

138
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What is the commune of Dhondt-Grellet

A

Flavigny

139
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What is the commune of JM Seleque

A

Pierry

140
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What is the commune of Marc Hebrart

A

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

141
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Billecart Salmon Clos St-Hilaire

A

100% Pinot Noir from a Clos in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

142
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Agrapart ‘Vénus’ Brut Nature

A

100% Chardonnay from Avize

143
Q

What is the difference between White Label Les Barres and Black Label Les Barres from Chartogne-Taillet

A

White Label - 100% Pinot Meunier

Black Label - 100% Pinot Noir

144
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Claude Cazals ‘Clos Cazals’

A

100% Chardonnay from Oger

145
Q

What is the notable single vineyard bottling of Champagne Drappier

A

Drappier ‘Grand Sendrée’

146
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Drappier ‘Grand Sendrée’

A

55/45 Pinot Noir/Chardonnay from Urville in the Aube

147
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Egly Ouriet ‘Les Crayéres’

A

100% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay

148
Q

What are the two famous single vineyard bottlings of Krug
Describe their location and compositon

A

Clos du Mesnil - 100% Chardonnay from Mesnil-sur-Oger

Clos d’Ambonnay - 100% Pinot Noir from Ambonnay

149
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Pierre Péters ‘Cuvée Speciale Les Chetillons’

A

100% Chardonnay from Mesnil-sur-Oger

150
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Philipponnat ‘Clos de Goisses’

A

70/30 Pinot Noir/Chardonnay from Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

151
Q

Describe the location and grape composition of the following singe-vineyard Champagne

Taittinger ‘Les Folies de la Marquetterie’

A

55/45 Chardonnay/Pinot Noir from Pierry

152
Q

What is the commune of Champagne Tarlant

A

Oeuilly

153
Q

What is Autolysis

A

A process in which dead yeast cells decompose, releasing protein and flavor compounds reminiscent of bread

154
Q

What are the names of large format bottling for champagne from 3L to 15L

A

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

155
Q

What is ‘jetting’

A

After disgorgement, some Champagne is squirted into the bottle moments before the cork is inserted into the bottle, allowing the wine to fizz up pushing out the last bit of air in the neck of the bottle to minimize premox in the bottling

156
Q

What is the name of the second crop left over on the vines following the first harvest in Champagne

A

Bouvreux

157
Q

What is the name of the cage used to stop the cork on a bottle of Champagne

A

Muselet

158
Q

What is a ‘Pupitre’

A

A wooden A-frame traditionally used for Remuage in Champagne

159
Q

How much pressure is typically in a bottle of Champagne in PSI

A

70-90 PSI

160
Q

What is the capacity of a standard Pupitre

A

120 bottles

161
Q

What does ‘MA’ mean on a Champagne label

A

Marque d’Acheteur - A buyers brand, often a large chain who purchases Champagne and sell it under their own label

162
Q

What does ‘SR’ mean on a Champagne label

A

Societe de Recoltants - A firm (NOT a Co-op) set up by a union of growers who share their resources to collectively market several brands of Champagne

163
Q

What does ‘CM’ mean on a Champagne label

A

Cooperative Manipulant - A growers co-op who produced wine under a single brand

164
Q

What does ‘NM’ mean on a Champagne label

A

Negociant Manipulant - A house that purchases grapes and/or base wines from growers and smaller houses

165
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What does ‘RM’ mean on a Champagne label

A

Recoltant Manipulant - A grower producer who makes Champagne from a minimum of 95% estate-grown fruit

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