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1
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What is the oldest house in Champagne?

A

Gosset (1584)

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2
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What is the oldest sparkling house in Champagne?

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Ruinart (1729)

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3
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What is Remuage? Who pioneered it?

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Remuage is a procedure that allows sediment to be captured to the bottle neck so that it can be easily removed from a bottle for disgorgement.

Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (Veuve Clicquot)

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What is a marc of grapes?

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grape’s skin, seed, stalk left after pressing

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5
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What is the soil name in Champagne?

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Belemnite chalk soil (High in limestone)
Micraster chalk (Sea Urchin fossil)

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6
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What is the dominent soil is Aube?

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Clay

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7
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What are the authorized grapes for Champagne?

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Meunier
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Arbane
Petit Meslier

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8
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What is the limit for pressing in Champagne?

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102L of must for every 160kg of grapes
or
2550L of must for every 4000kg of grapes

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9
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What are the 4 pruning methods that are permitted in Champagne?

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Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Guyot (double and simple)
Vallée de la Marne (only for meunier)

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10
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What is the main grape in Montagne de Reims

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Pinot Noir

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11
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What is the main grape variety for Vallée de la Marne

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Meunier

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12
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What is the soil type in Côte des Blancs

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Belemnite Chalk (high in limestone)

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13
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What is the soil type in Côte des Bars

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Kimmeridgian Clay

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14
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What is the main grape variety in Côtes des Blancs

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Chardonnay

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15
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What is the main grape variety in Côte de Sézanne?

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Chardonnay

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16
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What is the main grape variety for Côte des Bars

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Pinot Noir

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17
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What are the two still wine AOP in Champagne region?

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Coteaux Champenoise AOP
Rosé de Riceys AOP (Rosé 100% Pinot Noir)

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18
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Nmae the 10 Grand Cru villages from Montagne de Reims

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Ambonnay
Bouzy
Beaumont-sur-Vesle

Louvois
Mailly-Champagne

Puisieulx
Tour-sur-Marne

Verzy
Verzenay
Sillery

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19
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Name the grand cru village in Vallee de la Marne

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Aÿ

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20
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Name the grand cru village in Côte des Blancs

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Avize
Le Mesnil-sur-oger
Oger
Oiry
Chouilly
Cramant

21
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What is RM, RC, ND, NM, MA?

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RM : Récoltant Manipulant. Grower producer

RC : Récoltant Coopérateur. Wines are vinified at a co-op, but labeled under grower

ND : Négociant Distributeur. A company buys wine in Champagne, re-brands it and distributes it

NM : Négoicant Manipulant. Grapes are purchased and labeled under the house name who made the wine.

MA : Marque d’Acheteur. Buyer’s Own Brand.

22
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How are the extracted juice from pressing is divided?

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Vin de Cuvée (the first 2050L)
Vin de Taille (the following 500L)

23
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What is Rebêche

A

Third extraction, used for distillate

24
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What is settling in French?

A

Débourbage

25
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What is the base wine resulted after the primary fermentation?

A

Vins Clairs

26
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What is liqueur de tirage?

A

a mixture of still wine, yeasts sugar and fining agents that ignite the second fermentation

27
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What is the second fermentation in french?

A

Prise de mousse

28
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What is the french that indicates the wine bottle being stored horizontally during the second fermentation?

A

Sur latte

29
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What is pointage

A

wine bottle is shaken to prevent the sediment from sticking to the bottle

30
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What is the Pupitre

A

two large wooden planks with A shape that is used for Remuage (riddling)

31
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How many bottles can fit in the gyropalette?

A

504 bottles (42dozen)

32
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What is the french term that indicated the bottles remaining in the upside-down vertical position?

A

Sur pointe

33
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What is Bollinger RD?

A

Récemment Dégorgé.
Wine is kept sur pointe for 10 years before disgorgement.

34
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What are the two methods of disgorgement?

A

Dégorgement à la Volée : Traditional
Dégorgement à la glace : Modern

35
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What is dosage in French?

A

Liqueur d’Expédition : mixture of sugar syrup and wine

36
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Name the bottle name for the different sizes for Champagne

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Piccolo 187ml
Demi 375ml
Bottle 750ml
Magnum 1.5L
Jeroboam 3L
Methuselah 6L
Salmazanar 9L
Balthazar 12L
Nebuchadnezzar 15L

37
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What is the wire cage in French?

A

Muselet

38
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What is blocage?

A

Putting wine in reserve in good / plentiful year for use in poor years or special sales.
The release is called deblocage.

39
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How many bottles can a pupitre can hold?

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120 bottles

40
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What are the sugar levels for Champagne?

A

Brut Nature : 0-3g/L
Extra Brut : 0-6g/L
Brut : 0-12g/L
Extra Dry : 12-17g/L
Sec : 17-32g/L
Demi- Sec : 32-50g/L
Doux : 50g/L upwards

41
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Name the tete de cuvee of the following champagne houses

Moet
Veuve Clicquot
Taittinger
Louis Roederer
Laurent Perrier
Perrier Jouet
Pol Roger
Ruinart
Billecart-Salmon
Bollinger
Mumms
Jacques Selosse
Nicolas Feuillate

A

Moet : Dom Pérignon
Veuve Clicquot : La Grande Dame
Taittinger : Comte de Champagne
Louis Roederer : Cristal Brut
Laurent Perrier : Grande Siècle (3 vintages)
Krug : Grande Cuvée (Multi - vintage)
Perrier Jouet : Belle Epoque
Pol Roger : Winston Churchill
Ruinart : Dom Ruinart
Billecart-Salmon : Grand Cuvée
Bollinger : Grand Année
Mumms : Cuvee R. Lalou
Jacques Selosse : “Substance” NV
Nicolas Feuillate : Palmes d’Or

42
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What is Clos du Mesnil

A

Krug champagne cuvee that is made of 100% Chardonnay

43
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What is Clos d’Ambonnay

A

Krug champagne cuvee that is made of 100% Pinot Noir

44
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What is Salon

A

From Salon-Delamotte, made from 100% Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

45
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Name the Single vineyard champagnes

A

Philipponat “Clos des Goisses”
Krug “Clos d’Ambonnay” (100% Pinot Noir)
Krug “Clos du Mesnil” (100% Chardonnay)
Leclerc Briant “Les Chèvres Pierreuses”
Leclerc Briant “Les Crayères”
Leclerc Briant “La Croisette”
Tattinger “Folies de la Marquetterie”

46
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What are the notable vintages of Champagne?

A
  1. 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015
47
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What is the grape for Vin Mousseux Blanc “Méthode Ancestrale”

A

100% Mauzac, 1 year on lees

48
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What is the grape for Vin Mousseux Blanc “Blanquette de Limoux”

A

Mauzac, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc

49
Q

Where is the birthplace of Cava?

A

Saant Sadurní d’Anoia in Alt-Penedés

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