Champagne

Question 1

Main vineyards North to South

Answer 1

Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cote de Blancs
Cote de Sezzane
Cote des Bar

Question 2

Main soil type?

Answer 2

Kimmeridgian

Question 3

Main grape varieties

Answer 3

Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier

Question 4

What is Non-Vintage?

Answer 4

Blend of vintages
Minimum 1 year on the lees in the bottle
15 months in cellar

3/4 of all Champagne

Question 5

What is Vintage?

Answer 5

Minimum 3 years on the lees in the bottle

Only best years

Question 6

Champagnes: Dry to Sweet

Answer 6

Brut Nature-Sans Dosage
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Dry/Extra Sec
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

Question 7

VIllage Classification System

Answer 7

Eschelle des Crus

Grand Cru - 17
Premier Cru - 44
296 of the rest

Question 8

Methode Traditionale Steps

Answer 8

Blending
Secondary Fermentation - Liqueur De Tirage
Lees Aging - Sur Lie
Riddling - Remuage
Disgorging - Desgorgement
Dosage - Liqueur D' Expidition
Bottle Aging

Question 9

Liqueur de Tirage?

Answer 9

Yeast and sugar used to start secondary fermentation.

Question 10

Liqueur de Expedition?

Answer 10

Replace lost wine and determine sweetness.

Question 11

Tank Method/Charmat

Answer 11

Blending
Secondary Fermentation( IN TANK)Liqueur De Tirage
Lees Aging - Sur Lie
Wine racked and filtered
Dosage - Liqueur D' Expidition
No Bottle Aging

Question 12

Champagne Bottle Sizes

Answer 12

Quarter/Split
Half Bottle/Demi
Bottle
Magnum
Jerobaum
Rehobaum
Methuselah
Salmanzar
Balthazar
Nebuchadnezzar

Question 13

3 grades of juice?

Answer 13

Cuvee - First Pressing
Taille - Later Pressings
Rebeche - Left overs

Question 14

Assemblage…

Answer 14

Blending

Question 15

Debourbage…

Answer 15

Juice Settling

Question 16

Pupitre…

Answer 16

Riddling Rack

Question 17

Mousse…

Answer 17

Foam

Question 18

Petillant…

Answer 18

Slightly Sparkling

Question 19

Saignee

Answer 19

Bleed

Run off juice from red grapes to make a rose

Question 20

Transversage

Answer 20

Transfer between bottles

Question 21

Prise de Mousse

Answer 21

setting the foam second fermentation

Question 22

Reserve

Answer 22

Still wine earlier vintage

Question 23

Prestige Cuvee, Tete de Cuvee, Cuvee Speciale…

Answer 23

Exceptional Fruit, Best of Press

Question 24

Blanc de Blancs…

Answer 24

Wine from White Grapes only

Question 25

Blanc de Noir…

Answer 25

White wine from Red Grapes, Pale Hue used red grapes only

Question 26

Rose…

Answer 26

Saignee, or red wine in blend or red in wine Liqueur d’Expedition Dosage

Question 27

Champagne Apellation

Answer 27

only ONE sparkling wine; Champagne AOC

Question 28

Champagne Trade

Answer 28

Traditional winemaking properties “Houses”
Produce 2/3rds of Wine
Own grapes, but mostly buy grapes from many independent growers
Make and Sell 1/4 of Market “Grower Champagne”; RM on label “Recoltant Manipulant”
Remainder Cooperatives Own No Vineyards
Produce and Sell for Grower Members

Question 29

Still wines of Champagne

Answer 29

Rose des Riceys AC (Pinot Noir) far south

Coteaux Champenois AC (Red, White or Rose) covers most of Champagne

Question 30

17 Grand Cru Vineyards

Answer 30

Montagne de Reims (9 Grand Crus)
Vallee de la Marne (2 Grand Crus): mostly planted to Pinot Meniuer and some Chardonnay
Cotes des Blancs (6 Grand Crus): mainly Chardonnay

Question 31

Montagne de Reims (9 Grand Crus)

Answer 31

Ambonnay
Bouzy
Louvois
Mailly
Verzenay
Verzy
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Puisieulx
Sillery

Question 32

Vallee de la Marne (2 Grand Crus): mostly planted to Pinot Meniuer and some Chardonnay

Answer 32

Tours-sur-Marne

Ay

Question 33

Cotes des Blancs (6 Grand Crus): mainly Chardonnay

Answer 33

Avize
Chouilly
Cramant
Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger
Oger
Oiry