Champagne Flashcards

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What are the climatic influences of Champagne?

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What are the areas of Champagne?

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Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cotes des Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne
Cotes de Bars (Aube)

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Which areas of Champagne are mostly black grapes

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Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cotes de Bars (Aube)

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Which areas of Champagne are mostly white grapes

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Cotes de Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne

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What are the permitted grape varietals of Champagne?

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Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Petit Meslier
Arbane

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What are the soils of Champange?

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Chalk with limestone, sandstone and marl.
Most chalk in Montagne de Reims and Cote des Blancs

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Why is Champagne so suitable for the production of Champagne?

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Chalk drains well, norterly aspects produce the right environment for high acid, medium alcohol

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What is the production method of Champagne?

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Traditional method/methode champenoise
Base wine, clarify/blending, bottle, 2nd fermentation, remuage (riddling), disgorge, dosage, bottling

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9
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What is vin de cuvee

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The first 2050 L from the press

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10
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What is vin de taille

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The 500 L following the vin de cuvee

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11
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What is remuage?

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Riddling

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What are the styles of Champagne?

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

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What are the qualities of Champange?

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NV, Vintage, single vineyard/village, cuvee de presitge

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14
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Champagne labelling terms

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CM - Cooperative de Manipulant - Coop made
RM - Recoultant Manipulant - Grower/producer
NM - Negotiant Manipulant - sold under house name

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What are the Champagne bottle sizes

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Magnum - 1.5 L
Jeroboam - 3 L
Melthusalah -6 L
Salthazar - 9 L
Balthazar - 12 L
Nebuchadnezzar - 15 L

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16
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What are the permitted Champagne yields?

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Yields are set yearly by CIVC - called the rendement

17
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How much juice can be extracted from grapes?

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2550 L from 4000 kg

18
Q

How long does Champagne spend maturing in bottle minimum?

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NV - 15 months
Vintage - 3 years

19
Q

Quality marque(s) from Bollinger?

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Grand Annee

20
Q

Quality marque(s) from Louis Roederer?

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Cristal Brut

21
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Quality marque(s) from Krug?

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Grande Cuvee

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Quality marque(s) from Perrier-Jouet?

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Belle Epoque, Fleur de Champagne (rose)

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Quality marque(s) from Pol Roger?

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Winston Churchill

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Quality marque(s) from Veuve Clicquot?

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La Grande Dame

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What are Coteaux Champenois wines?
Still wines from the same area/grapes as Champagne AOC
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What are the classic Champagne vintages of the last 10 years?
2008, 2012
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What are the worst Champagne vintages of the last 10 years?
2006, 10, 11, 17