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Champagne Flashcards

1
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Grand Cru’s of Montagne de Reims (10)

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Sillery, Puiseiulx, Beamont-Sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-Sur-Marne

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Grand Cru’s of Valle de la Marne (1)

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Äy

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Grand Cru’s of Cote des Blancs (6)

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Chouilly, Oiry, Cremant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil Sur Oger

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4
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5 Oldest grand Marques

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Phillipponat (1522) Gosset (1584) Ruinart (1729) Chanoine Freres (1730) Taittinger (1734)

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5
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Single Vineyards from Aÿ

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La Cote aux Enfants (bollinger, 2012)

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Agrapart Single Vineyard, and Village

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Venus Brut Nature, Avize

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Clos St-Hilaire Encepagement, First Vintage, Village

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100% Pinot, 1995, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

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Duval Leroy Single Vineyard, village, and blend

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Clos des Bouveries, Vertus, Chardonnay

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Egly Ouriet SV, First vintage, Blend

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Les Crayeres NV, 1989, Pinot Noir

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Krug Single Vineyards and first vintages

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Clos du Mesnil, 1979, Clos d’Ambonnnay, 1995

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Nicolas Francois Billecart Blend, First Vintage

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60/40 Pinot/Chardonnay, 1964

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Elizabeth Salmon Rose Blend, First Vintage

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58/42 Pinot/Chardonnay, 1988

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Bollinger RD First Vintrage,

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1952

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14
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Deutz Tete Cuvee, First Vintage

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Cuvee William Deutz, 1959

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15
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What years was Champagne Charlie made?

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1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 2017

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16
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Last vintage of Jaquesson Grand Vin Signature?

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2002

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17
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Grand Siecle first released?

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1959, Non Vintage

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18
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First Vintage Dom Perignon White and Rose

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1921, 1959

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Bruno Paillard Top cuvee, first vintate

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Nec Plus Ultra, 1990. Pinot Dominant.

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Belle Epoque blend, first release

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50/45/5 Chardonnay, Pinot, Meunier 1964

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21
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Rare first vintage

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1976

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22
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Winston Churchill first release

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1975 (only in magnum)

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23
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How many hectares is champagne aop?

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35k

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24
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Champagne accounts for what portion of France’s GDP?

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20%

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25
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Which forest separates Champagne from belgium?

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Ardennes

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26
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What are the three zones of production in champagne?

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

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27
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Name three soil types in champagne

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belemnite chalk, micraster chalk, Clay (Aube)

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28
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Which two climactic hazards are most significant to champagne growers?

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Frost and Hail

29
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How mant degrees north is champagne?

30
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Approximately what percent of champagne is non-vintage?

31
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What is the climate of champagne?

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Continental and Atlantic influences

32
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A harvest during which month will yield the lowest acidity?

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August, as the diurnal range is less

33
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Two synonmyms for pinot noir in champagne

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Plant dore, Noiren

34
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What are the seven varieties permitted in champagne?

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Pinot noir, pinot blanc, pinot meunier, chardonnay, Petit Meslier, Arbanne, Fromenteau

35
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Name two cuvee’s featuring petit meslier 100%

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Duval-Leroy Petit Meslier, Laherte Freres Petit Meslier

36
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Name two cuvees featuring pinot blanc 100%

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Bouchard Roses de Jeanne La Boloree, Charles Dufour Le Champ do Clos

37
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Describe the warming effect that affects the Grand Montagne

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Because the mountain stands free, at night the cool air falls to the valley floor and drags in warm air from above the forest.

38
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Around eastern Montagne, which training method is preferred for Pinot noir and for chardonnay?

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Cordon Royat, Taille Chablis

39
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Top Chardonnay house of eastern montagne?

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Palmer and Co.

40
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First Vintage of Salon, and how many since then?

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1905, now in its 44th vintage.

41
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When was the echelle des Crus officially abolished?

42
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How much of a year’s crp[ can be made as a vintage champagne?

43
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What years was dom perignon first released?

44
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Who produced the first rose champagne?

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Ruinart Oeil de Perdrix Mousseaux, 1764.

45
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Describe the process behind Roederer Rose

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Pinot noir is cold soaked in chardonnay must for a week, with no crushing or fermentation. The must is drained, the pinot is pressed, and the must combined. The must is then adjusted with extra-acidic chardonnay juice, as the pinot noir was picked for ripeness.

46
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Other terms for brut nature

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Sans Sucre, brut sauvage, ultra brut, brut zero

47
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Sweetness range for extra brut

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Below six grams of sugar /litre

48
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Sweetness range fror brut

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below 12g/l, with 3g/l permitted variance

49
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Sweetness range for extra sec

50
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sweentess range for sec

51
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Name 3 quality Demi-Sec champange

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Louis Roederer Carte Blanche, Selosse Equisse, Pol Roger Rich

52
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What is the average vine density in champagne?

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8000 vines /hectare

53
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What are the four training systems permitted in Champagne?

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Guyot, Cordon Royat, Taille Chablis, Valle de la Marne (Meunier Only)

54
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Which training methods are permitted in premier cru and grand cru vineyards?

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Cordon and Taille Chablis

55
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What variety is normally trained with Cordon and Taille Chablis?

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Cordon - Pinot. Taille Chablis - Chardonnay

56
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Why is chardonnay permitted to have more buds than other varieties?

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The first bud on the shoot doesn’t fruit

57
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Name 2 Coteaux Champenois from Montagne de Reims, Valle de La Marne, Cote de Blancs, and from Sezanne, Montgeux, and Aube

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MDR: Charles Heidseick, Paul Bara (Bouzy Rouge), VDM: Philliponnat Moreuil Rouge, Giraud Cuvee des Froides Terres, CDB: Larmandier Cramant Nature, Larmandier Vertus Rouge, OTHER: Etieene Calsac Photogramme, Drappier Trop m’en Faut

58
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Krug

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Establised 1843, based in Reims. Clos d’Ambonnay 1995, Blanc de Noir. Clos de Mesnil, 1979, Blanc de Blanc.

59
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Jacques Selosse

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Est. 1950-1960, Avize, Substance (100% Chardonnay, Oxidative base wines), in 2013 had 300 cases of champage stolen from the cellars.

60
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Egly Ouriet

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Est. 1930, Ambonnay. Pinot noir dominant, except for vignes de vrigny (100% meunier). Tradition Brut Grand Cru NV, Les Crayeres Bdn, Cuvee des Grands Cotes Champenois Rouge.

61
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Pierre Peters

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Est 1919, Le Mesnil Sur Oger. Les Chetillons (bdb, inaugural vintage 1971), Cuvee Millsime l’Esprit de . All stainless steel.

62
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Ruinart

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Est. 1729, Reims. Dom Ruinart is Blanc de Blancs, and is made of fruit from both Montagne de Reims and Cote des Blancs. Dom Ruinart 1959, Dom Ruinart Rose 1966. Stainless Steel.

63
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Bollinger

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Est 1829, Aÿ. Vielles Vignes Francaise is made from two vineyards, Clos St Jacques and Terres Chaudes, both Aÿ. (first vintage 1969)

64
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Billecart Salmon

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Est 1818, Mareuil-Sur-Ay. Pinot Dominant. Cuvee Nicolas Francois (1955) Elisabeth Salmon Rose (1988) Clos Saint Hilaire (1995). 4-5 months lees aging before bottle fermentation.

65
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Pol Roger

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Est 1849, Epernay. NV is typically equal parts chardonnay, pinot and meunier. Sir Winston Churchill 1975, blend not given.

66
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Jacquesson

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Est 1798, Dizy, though originally based in reims. Bottling 4 different single vineyards, Corne Bautray, Champs Cain, Vauzelle Terme, Terres Rouges. Very low dosage, mostly fermented in foudre, and spends about 4 months on lees before bottle fermentation.

67
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Louis Roederer

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Est 1776, Reims, when was still name Dubois pere et fils. Cristal (1876) exclusively produced for Tsar Alexander II, until the Russian revolution in 1917. Cristal 60/40 PN/Chardonnay, whether white or rose.

68
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Gosset

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Est 1584 Aÿ, though were not making sparkling wine at the time. Celebris, 1988, is extra brut, and is produced in blanc de blanc, rose, and blends.

69
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Veuve Cliquot

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Est 1772, Reims. Barbe Nicole-Ponsardin (Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin) took over the business in 1805. Ponsardin is credited with inventing the riddling table, allowing mass-production of champagne. La Grande Dame, 1962, is pinot noir dominant, about 60/40. Cave Privee spends up to 17 years on lees.

Lewis' Advanced Somm (25 decks)

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