Champagne Flashcards
Name some Special Club Producers
Paul Bara, Gaston Chiquet, Gimmonnet, Marc Hebrart, Larmandier P&F, J. Lassalle,
What is the required time sur latte in Champagne?
12 months til disgorgement post tirage
What is Jetting?
Technique used to regulate oxygen that occurs via disgorgement. A drop of water or wine is added just before the cork is inserted, causing the CO2 on the the surface to foam and expel air, reducing the amount of air in the bottle, and then corked.
In a liquor de tirage, how much sugar = how much pressure, and what is typical to add?
4g sugar = 1 atmosphere pressure. 6 atmo’s is standard so 24g is the standard sugar addition
What are the parts of the juice extracted from pressing?
Vin de cuvee - 1st 2050L; Vin de Taille - 2nd 500L; and Rebeche - 1-10% that is discarded for distillation
What are the Grand Cru villages in Vallee de la Marne?
Ay and Tours sur Marne (R)
When were the Champagne Riots?
1911
What are the only 99% premier cru in the Echelle de Crus?
Mareuil sur Ay in VdlMarne, and Tauxieres in MdReims
What is the capacity of a gyropalette?
504 bottles. 42 cases
What is Morillon?
Chardonnay in Champagne. Also Pinot Blanc…
What are the 5 primary districts of Champagne?
Montagne de Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Cote de Blancs, Cotes de Sezannes, Cotes de Bars (Aube)
What are the Grand Cru villages in Cote de Blancs?
Choiully (W), Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger*, Le Mesnil sur Oger
What is the oldest sparkling Champagne house?
Ruinart 1729
What is fromenteau?
Pinot Gris
What is required for Rose des Ricys?
100% PN, Whole bunch rose
Name non-dose champagnes
Agrapart Venus, Lahaye’s Violaine, Larmandier Bernier Terre de Vertus, Laval’s Les Chenes, Roederer’s Brut Nature, RdJeanne’s Les Ursules and Le Creux d’Enfer, Vergnon’s Confidence, Vouette & Sorbee’s Blanc d’Argile
What is the maximum amount of a RM’s production that may be from purchased grapes?
5%
What are the Grand Cru villages of Montagne de Reims?
Sillery, Puisieulx, Beaumont sur Vesle; Verzenay, Mailly Champagne, Verzy*; Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay
What is the required yield of Champagne when pressed?
One marc of Champagne, 4000K, to yield 2550L of must. 102L of must for 160kg of grapes. (CIVC 1992)
What Grand Cru villages were added after 1985
Verzy (MdR); Chouilly (W), OIry, Oger, Le Mesnil sur Oger - all Cote des Blancs
What are the non-sparkling AOP of Champagne?
Coteaux Champenois and Rose des Ricys
Who was first to produce a Brut Champagne?
Pommery in 1874 - Pommery ‘Nature’