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Champagne Flashcards

1
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What is the oldest still operating Champagne house, when was it founded

A

Gosset 1584

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2
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What is the oldest sparkling champagne house

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Ruinart - 1729

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3
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The early 1800s brought improvements to the imprecise sparkling wine method. What did the following person contribute:
-Andre Francois
-Jean- Antoine Chaptal

A

AF-Calculated the exact amount of sugar that could be added to stimulate a ferment and not break the bottle
JAC - Identified the relationship between sugar and the secondary fermentation

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4
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When did champagne become an AOP

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1936

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5
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What does CIVC stand for

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Comite Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne

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6
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What was the first Tete de Cuvee, what was it?

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1921 Dom Perignon (Moet)

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7
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Permitted Grapes for Champagne

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Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Meunier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Arbane
Pinot Meslier
Voltis (For adaptation) up to 5%

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8
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How much of a years harvest may be sold as vintage?

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80%

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9
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What is the elevage mandated for Champagne

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15 months from tirage (12 months on lees)
Vintage 36 months from tirage

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10
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Permitted vine training for Champagne AOP

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Chablis, Cordon du Royat, Vallee de la Marne (Meunier only)), Guyot (simple and double)

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11
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What is the permitted yield for Champagne, expressed as a press load

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2550l per 4000kg grapes (102l per 160kg)

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12
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What is rebeche?

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A juice extraction beyond the 102l/per 160kg that is used for distillation, can be up to 10% of total

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13
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What is the permitted rs for Brut nature and extra brut?

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BN - 0-3g/l no added dosage
EB - 0-6g/l

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14
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What is the permitted rs for Brut, Extra Dry and Sec?

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B - 0-12g/l
ED - 12-17g/l
S - 17-32g/l

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15
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What is the main chalk soil of champagne, what effects does it have?

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Belemnite - Porus, provides good drainage and stores heat

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16
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What Chalk subsoil is of fossilised sea urchin remains

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Mircraster

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17
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What phrase refers to the household waste dumped in Champagnes vineyards as compost

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Les Bleu de Villes

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18
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Of the three main champagne grapes, what is their % plantings

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PN - 38%
Chard - 31%
Meu - 31%

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19
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What is the harvest yield in champagne

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90-100hl/h

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20
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What does each main grape offer the champagne blender?

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PN - Richness, body, structure
Chard - Elegance, longevity
Meu - youthfull fruit

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21
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What is the average vine age in champagne?

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20years

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22
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Major regions of Champagne and their main grape

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Montagne de Reims - PN
Valle de la Marne - Meu
Cotes de Blanc - Chard
Cote de Sezanne - Chard
Cote des Bar - PN

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23
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Why is Meunier prised in Vallee de la Marne?

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Buds late (frost protect), Ripens early (can be picked and not at risk of late rain)

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24
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How many 1er villages are there in Champagne?

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42

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25
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What is blocage and deblocage

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the reserve and the release of reserve wines respectively

26
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What two villages recieved a score of 99 on Echelle de Crus, as such just outside GC

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Mareuil-sur-Ay and Tauxieres

27
Q

GC of Montagne de Reims

A

Sillery
Puisielx
Beaumont sur Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay

28
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GC of Vallee de la Marne

A

Ay and Tours sur Marne

29
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GC of Cote de Blancs

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Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Les Mesnil sur Oger

30
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What % of fruit must come from own vineyards for an RM producer

A

95%

31
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What is RC on a champagne bottle

A

Recolatant Cooperateur - Wine made at co-op but sold under growers own label

32
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What is SR on a Champagne bottle

A

Societe de Recoltants - a private company of growers that make and sell a range of wines together

33
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What is the Vin de Cuvee

A

First 2050l of press

34
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What is the Vin de Taille, what is it used for?

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final 500l of press, used for pigment, tannin and structure

35
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What is debourbage?

A

Post fermentation settling of solids

36
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What is prise de mousse

A

Secondaty fermentation

37
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What is the alc % of Vin Clairs

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Approx 11% (Min 9% by AOP)

38
Q

What is the rack called for hand remuage, what is the modern equivalent

A

Pupitre
Gyropalette

39
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What is Sur Pointe and Sur Latte

A

SP - bottle facing down with sediment trapped at top in bidule
SL - bottle stored horizontally aging on lees

40
Q

What bottle sizes can be filled with finished champage rather than made in bottle

A

Smaller than half, Greater than jeroboam

41
Q

What size are Methuseleh, Salmanzar and Balthazar

A

M - 6l (8bott)
S - 9l (12bott)
B - 12l (16 bott)

42
Q

Prestige cuvee of Laurent Perrier

A

Grande Siecle

43
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Prsetige Cuvee of Veuve Cliquot

A

La Grande Dame

44
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First vintage and maker of Clos de Goisses

A

Philliponat 1935

45
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Rose still wine AOP in Champagne, where is it?

A

Rose de Riceys AOP - Aube

46
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What grapes are permitted for Coteaux Champenois AOP

A

Same as Champagne AOP

47
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8 Cremant AOP in France

A

Bordeaux, Bourgogne, Loire, Limoux, Die, Jura, Alsace, Savoie(part of vin de savoie)

48
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Aging and press yield, for Cremant

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12 months from tirage, 9 on lees, 100l from 150kg grapes

49
Q

Main grape of Blanquette de Limoux

A

Mauzac (min 90%)

50
Q

Franciacorta aging (plus saten/rose, millesimato, riserva)

A

F - 25 from harvest, 18 on lees
S/R- 31 from harvest, 24 on lees
M - 37 from harvest, 30 on lees
R - 67 from harvest, 60 on lees

51
Q

Fermentation tank used in Charmat method

A

Autoclave

52
Q

What is the blend of Pol Roger Brut Reserve

A

equal PN, Chard Meu

53
Q

Where does Gimonet source PN from

A

Ay and Mareuil-sur-Ay

54
Q

Ave vine age for Pierre Gimonet

A

35 years

55
Q

Cote de Blanc villages of Pierre Gimonet

A

Cuis, Vertus, Choilly, Cramant, Oger

56
Q

Tete de Cuvee of Billecart

A

Cuvee Nicolas Francois

57
Q

Where are Bollinger based

A

Ay

58
Q

Prestige cuvee of Drappier

A

Charles de Gaulle

59
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Tete de Cuvee of Duval Leroy

A

Femme de Champagne

60
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Tete de cuvee of Charles Heidsick

A

Blanc de Millenaires

61
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A

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