Champagne

Question 1

What are the Grand Cru’s of Montagne de Reims? (10)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are the Grand Cru’s of Valée de la Marne? (1)

Answer 2

Aÿ

Question 3

What are the Grand Cru’s of Côte de Blancs? (6)

Answer 3

Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

Question 4

What are the sweetness levels for Brut Nature?

Answer 4

0-3 grams of sugar per liter

Question 5

What are the sweetness levels for Extra Brut?

Answer 5

0-6 grams of sugar per liter

Question 6

What are the sweetness levels for Brut?

Answer 6

0-12 grams of sugar per liter

Question 7

What are the sweetness levels for Extra Sec?

Answer 7

12-17 grams of sugar per liter

Question 8

What are the sweetness levels for Sec?

Answer 8

17-32 grams of sugar per liter

Question 9

What are the sweetness levels for Demi-Sec?

Answer 9

32-50 grams of sugar per liter

Question 10

What are the sweetness levels for Doux?

Answer 10

50+ grams of sugar per liter

Question 11

What is the minimum time of Élevage for NV Champagne?

Answer 11

Minimum 15 months from date of tirage. May be disgorged after 12 months

Question 12

What is the minimum time of Élevage for Vintage Champagne?

Answer 12

Minimum 36 months from date of tirage

Question 13

What are the permitted vine training methods for Champagne?

Answer 13

Chablis
Cordon de Royat
Vallée de la Marne (allowed for Meunier only)
Guyot (simple or double)

Question 14

Magnum

Answer 14

1,5 liters
2 Bottles

Question 15

Jeroboam

Answer 15

3 liters
4 Bottles

Question 16

Rehoboam

Answer 16

4,5 liters
6 Bottles

Question 17

Methuselah

Answer 17

6 liters
8 Bottles

Question 18

Salamanazar

Answer 18

9 liters
12 Bottles

Question 19

Balthazar

Answer 19

12 liters
16 Bottles

Question 20

Nebuchadnezzar

Answer 20

15 liters
20 Bottles

Question 21

Solomon

Answer 21

18 liters
24 Bottles

Question 22

Primat

Answer 22

27 liters
36 Bottles

Question 23

What are the permitted grapes in Champagne AOP?

Answer 23

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Arbane, Petit Meslier, Voltis

Question 24

What 14 compounds are created during autolysis?

Answer 24

Question 25

What was the first vintage of Dom Perignon?

Answer 25

1921, then released for sale in 1936

Question 26

What is “Special Club” Prestige Cuvée? When was it founded?

Answer 26

The “Special Club” concept originated in 1971 with a dozen grower-producers.

Lacking the marketing budgets of larger houses, these producers banded together to promote their prestige cuvées through identical packaging. The Club Trésors comprises 28 RM producers as members.

The Special Club bottlings are estate-bottled, vintage-dated wines that represent the pinnacle of each individual grower’s style and production. Special Club bottles and labels share identical designs.

Current members include Marc Hébrart, Pierre Gimonnet, Paul Bara, J. Lassalle and Gaston Chiquet

Question 27

What are the names of the two vineyards owned by Bollinger, which has never succumbed to Phylloxera?

Answer 27

Clos Saint-Jacques and Chaudes Terres

Question 28

What is the name of the red wine produced by Bollinger? Where is the vineyard located?

Answer 28

La Côte aux Enfants, it’s located in Aÿ

Question 29

What is “Poignettage”?

Answer 29

Shaking the bottle to mix the wine with the Liqueur de Tirage/Expédition