Champagne

Question 1

_________ established in 1729, can claim to be the oldest sparkling Champagne house.

Answer 1

Ruinart

Question 2

List the Champagne houses that where found in the “18th” century?

Answer 2

Ruinart
Taittinger
Moet et Chandon
Delamotte
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

Question 3

Describe the process of (remuage or riddling)?

Answer 3

a procedure that allows sediment to be easily removed from a bottle during (disgorgement).

*Pioneered by “Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin”.

Question 4

List the first vintage of the (prestige cuvee or tete de cuvee) “Dom Perignon”?

Answer 4

1921

Question 5

How many growers, and Champagne houses are there in Champagne?

Answer 5

16,000 growers

340 houses

Question 6

How can rain affect the grapes during flowering in Champagne?

Answer 6

Rain often interrupts flowering, resulting in a (bouvreux or second crop), that rarely ripens and is left on the vine.

Question 7

List the concerns for growers in the (cold Atlantic influenced climate of Champagne)?

Answer 7

Frost
Rain
Fungal disease
Hail

Question 8

How many villages are authorized to grow grapes for Champagne, split between 5 districts, list the districts?

Answer 8

357
1.Montagne de Reims- PN
2.Vallee de la Marne- MEU
3.Cote des Blancs-Char
4.Cote de Sezanne- Char
5.Cote des Bar-PN

Question 9

Meunier is heavily cultivated in the sheltered vineyards of the frost-prone “Vallee de la Marne” why?

Answer 9

because it buds late, and ripens early.

Question 10

List the number of the villages classified as “Grand Cru & Premier Cru”?

Answer 10

17 Grand Cru status

42 Premier Cru status