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Champagne Flashcards

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What is the oldest house in Champagne?

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Gosset (1584)

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What is the oldest sparkling house in Champagne?

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Ruinart (1729)

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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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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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What is the dominent soil is Aube?

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Clay

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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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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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What is the main grape in Montagne de Reims

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Pinot Noir

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What is the main grape variety for Vallée de la Marne

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Meunier

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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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What is the soil type in Côte des Bars

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Kimmeridgian Clay

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What is the main grape variety in Côtes des Blancs

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Chardonnay

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What is the main grape variety in Côte de Sézanne?

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Chardonnay

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What is the main grape variety for Côte des Bars

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Pinot Noir

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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

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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

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Third extraction, used for distillate

24
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What is settling in French?

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Débourbage

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What is the base wine resulted after the primary fermentation?
Vins Clairs
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What is liqueur de tirage?
a mixture of still wine, yeasts sugar and fining agents that ignite the second fermentation
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What is the second fermentation in french?
Prise de mousse
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What is the french that indicates the wine bottle being stored horizontally during the second fermentation?
Sur latte
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What is pointage
wine bottle is shaken to prevent the sediment from sticking to the bottle
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What is the Pupitre
two large wooden planks with A shape that is used for Remuage (riddling)
31
How many bottles can fit in the gyropalette?
504 bottles (42dozen)
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What is the french term that indicated the bottles remaining in the upside-down vertical position?
Sur pointe
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What is Bollinger RD?
Récemment Dégorgé. Wine is kept sur pointe for 10 years before disgorgement.
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What are the two methods of disgorgement?
Dégorgement à la Volée : Traditional Dégorgement à la glace : Modern
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What is dosage in French?
Liqueur d'Expédition : mixture of sugar syrup and wine
36
Name the bottle name for the different sizes for Champagne
Piccolo 187ml Demi 375ml Bottle 750ml Magnum 1.5L Jeroboam 3L Methuselah 6L Salmazanar 9L Balthazar 12L Nebuchadnezzar 15L
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What is the wire cage in French?
Muselet
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What is blocage?
Putting wine in reserve in good / plentiful year for use in poor years or special sales. The release is called deblocage.
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How many bottles can a pupitre can hold?
120 bottles
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What are the sugar levels for Champagne?
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
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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
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
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What is Clos du Mesnil
Krug champagne cuvee that is made of 100% Chardonnay
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What is Clos d'Ambonnay
Krug champagne cuvee that is made of 100% Pinot Noir
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What is Salon
From Salon-Delamotte, made from 100% Chardonnay from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
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Name the Single vineyard champagnes
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"
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What are the notable vintages of Champagne?
2002. 2004, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015
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What is the grape for Vin Mousseux Blanc "Méthode Ancestrale"
100% Mauzac, 1 year on lees
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What is the grape for Vin Mousseux Blanc "Blanquette de Limoux"
Mauzac, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc
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Where is the birthplace of Cava?
Saant Sadurní d'Anoia in Alt-Penedés

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