Champagne Flashcards
What is the soil of Champagne?
Chalk and limestone (minerals such as quartz and zircon and fossils)
What are the districts of Champagne?
Montagne de Reims Vallee de la Marne Cotes des Blancs Cote de Sezanne Aube
What is the main grape of the Montagne de Reims?
Pinot Noir
What is the main grape of Vallee de la Marne?
Pinot Menuier
What is the main grape of Cotes de Blancs?
Chardonnay
What is the main grape of the Aube (Cotes de bar)?
Pinot Noir
What is the main grape of the Cote de Sezanne?
Chardonnay
How many Grand Cru’s are in Champagne?
17
How many 1er Cru’s are in Champagne?
42
What is the governing body of Champagne?
CIVC
Committee Interprofessional Vin de Champagne
What are the Echele de Cru’s?
The Scale system that rates wines out of 100 and placing it in a Grand Cru (100%), 1er Cru(99%-90% of Village level (89%-80%.
Name 2 Grand Cru’s for the Cote de Blanc?
Chouilly Oiry Cramant Avize Oger Le Mesnil sur Oger
Name the Grand Cru’s of Valle de la Marne?
Ay
Tours-sur-Marne
Name a Grand Gru from Montagne de Reims?
Sillery Puisieux Beaumont sur Vesle Verzenay Mailly Verzy Louvois Bouzy Ambonnay
Name 2 types of producers of Champagne?
NM – Negociant Manipulant RM – Récoltant-Manipulant CM – Coopérative-Manipulant RC – Récoltant-Coopérateur SR – Société de Récoltants ND – Négociant Distributor MA – Marque d’Acheteur
What is the pressing unit used in the production of Champagne?
Coquard Press
How many pruning methods are allowed in Champagne?
4 in total: Cordon du Royat Chablis Valle de la Marne Guyot
How many liters is extracted from 4,000KG of grapes in the Champagne press?
2,550 liters
What is a gyropallete?
A mechanical way to riddle. It holds 504 bottles and can be done in 8 days.
What is riddling?
The process of conducting remuage. This moves the dead yeast to the neck of the bottle where is can be removed later by degorgment.
What are the permitted grapes of champagne?
Chardonnay - Finesse and minerality
Pinot Meunier - Supple fresh fruitiness
Pinot Noir - Body, texture and aroma
How is the juice fermented?
Mostly in stainless steel.
Some producers still use old oak which imparts a nutty quality
(Krug, Louis Roederer, Bollinger and Jaquesson)
What are Bottle Sizes and how many glasses out of each?
Split - 187.5ml (1.5 gl) Half-Bottle - 375ml (2.5 gl) Bottle - 750ml (5 gl) Magnum - 2 bottles (10 gl) Jeroboam - 4 bottles (20 gl) Methuselah - 8 bottles (40 gl) Salmanazar - 12 bottles (60 gl) Balthazar - 16 bottles (80 gl) Nebuchadnezzar - 20 bottles (100 gl)
