Champagne

Question 0

RM

Answer 0

Récultant Manipulant

A grower-producer who makes Champagne from 95% estate-grown fruit.

Question 1

NM

Answer 1

Négotiant Manipulant
A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and produces their own brand
Ex: Moët et Chandon, Louis Roederer, Veuve Cliquot

Question 2

CM

Answer 2

Coopérative Manipulant

A growers’ co-operative that produces wine under a single brand.

Question 3

RC

Answer 3

Récoltant Coopérateur

A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-op, but sells under her own label.

Question 4

SR

Answer 4

Société de Récoltants
A firm, not a co-op, set up by a union of related growers, who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.

Question 5

ND

Answer 5

Négociant Distributeur

A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.

Question 6

MA

Answer 6

Marque d’Acheteur
A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.

Question 7

Best Champagne vintages

Answer 7

1996*
2002*
2004
2005
2008
2009
2010

Question 8

Bollinger

Answer 8

Grand Année

Question 9

Krug

Answer 9

Krug Collection

Grand Cuvée NV

Question 10

Laurent Perrier

Answer 10

Grand Siècle NV

Question 11

Louis Roederer

Answer 11

Cristal

Question 12

Moët & Chandon

Answer 12

Dom Pérignon

Question 13

Perrier Jouet

Answer 13

Belle Epoque

Question 14

Pol Roger

Answer 14

Winston Churchill

Question 15

Pommery

Answer 15

Cuvée Louise

Question 16

Ruinart

Answer 16

Dom Ruinart

Question 17

Taittinger

Answer 17

Comtes de Champagne

Question 18

Veuve Clicquot

Answer 18

Le Grande Dame

Question 19

Jacquesson

Answer 19

Grand Signature

Question 20

What is Clos du Mesnil and Clos d’Ambonnay and who produces it?

Answer 20

Krug

100% Pinot Noir Champagne

Question 21

What is rendement?

Answer 21

The amount of grapes permitted to be used from one hectare of vines for the year, set by the CIVC.

Question 22

What is Coteaux Champenoise?

Answer 22

This is the AC for the still wines of champagne.

Question 23

What are the areas of Champagne and grapes known for (from north to south)?

Answer 23

Montagne de Reims - Pinot Noir
Vallée de la Marne - Pinot Meunier
Cote des Blanc - Chardonnay
Cote de Sézanne
Aube

Question 24

What do you call a French non-Champagne sparkling wine produced by Méthode Traditionnelle and examples?

Answer 24

Crémant
Cremant de Bourgogne: Burgundy
Cremant d'Alsace: Alsace
Cremant de Loire: Loire
Blanquette de Limoux: Languedoc

Question 25

Champagne Bottle Sizes

Answer 25

Split - 187ml
Demi - 375ml
Bottle - 750ml
Magnum - 1.5L (2b)
Jeroboam - 3L (4b)
Rehoboam - 4.5L (Discontinued)
Methuselah - 6L (8b)
Salmanazar - 9L (12b)
Balthazar - 12L (16b)
Nebuchadnezzar - 15L (20b)
Solomon - 18L (24b)