Champagne Flashcards
What the three Champagne AOC’s?
Champagne AOC
Coteaux de Champenois AOC
Rose de Riceys AOC
What are the min aging requirements for Vintage and Non Vintage Champagne
NV - min 15 mo
Vintage - min 36 mo
What are the different deparments of Champagne
Aube, Aisne, Marne, Haut-Marne, Siene-et-Marne
What are the Grand Cru’s of Montagne de Reims?
Sillery Puisieulx Beaumont-sur-vesle Verzenay Mailly-Champagne Verzy Louvois Ambonnay
What are the Grand Cru’s of Valee de la Marne?
Ay
Tours-sur-Marne - GC for red
Grand Cru’s of the Cote des Blancs
Chouilly - White only OIry Cramant Avize Oger
Where is Ayala and waht is it’s tete de Cuvee and Cuvee Grape Blend?
Ay - Perle d’Ayala - 80% Chard - 20% Pinot
Where is Billecart-Salmon based and what are their Prestige Cuvees / blend percentages?
Mareuil-sur-Ay - All Pinot dominant blends
Where is Bollinger?
AY
Where is Canard DUchene produced?
Ludes
Where is Larent Perrier?
Tours-Sur- Marne
Where is Deutz Based
Ay
Moet et Chandon is based where?
Epernay
Name NM Champagne producers from Reims?
Ruinart, Taittinger, Roederer, Veuve
What are the two 100% Pinot Meunier Champagnes produced by Chartogne-Taillet?
Les Alliees - Les Barres
Whats special about the Glos de Goisses Vineyard? Who makes it and where?
It is one of the warmest vineyard sites in champagne and they are able to make vintage wine almost every year despite the minute size of their parcel MAureil-sur-ay
Valle de la Marne
WHere is Tarlant Based and what are it’s three Single Varietal Champagnes?
Vigne d’Or - 100% Pinot Meunier
Vigne d’Antan - 100% Chardonnay - ungrafted vines
Vigne Royale- 100% Pinot Noir
Tarlant is in Oeuilly
Name two producers from Vertus
Guy Lermandier
Lermandier-Bernier
What are the two 100% Chardonnay Champagnes produces by Lermandier-Bernier
Terres de Vertus
Vielle Vignes de Cramant
Name a Blanc de Blanc and a Blanc de Noirs Special Club?
Gimmonet - BDB
Paul Bara BDN
What are the two styles of Pineau des Charentes AOP
Blanc- ugni Blanc, Folle Blanche Colombard
Rose -Bordeaux varietals
WHo put the first Brut Nature Champagne on the market and when?
Pommery 1874
What was the first Vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921
What is Bouvreux?
A second crop in that does not generally able to fully ripen
What are the differences between Belemite and Micraster Soil?
Belemite: Cephalopods - high limestone content
Micraster: Sea Urchins
What is the max amount of Juice(liters) you can recieve from a single basket press(4000Kg) of grapes champagne?
2550 l - 4000 kg
What percentage of a growers grapes must be theirs in order to label themselves RM?
95%
What are the three different separations of the champagne pressing?
Vin de cuvee - 2050L
Vin de taille - 500L
Rebeche - must comprise 1-10% of the total blend - used for distillate not champagne
What is the second fermentations called ?
Prise de mousse
What is a bidule?
The plastic cap affixed to the bottom of the champagne crown cap during secondary fermentations to capture lees
How long does secondary fermentation take in Champagne?
Up to 8 weeks
What is sur latte?
The horizantal storage of champagne bottles during secondary fermentation
What is pointage?
Briskly shaking the bottle to stop sediment from sticking to the sides before begining the disgorgement process
HOw many bottles does a GYRO palette hold?
504
What does sur pointe mean?
The bottles are stored with neck down
What are the differences between degorgement a la glace and degorgement a la voilee?
Degorgement a la glace - dipping the neck of the bottle into frozen brine, turning the bottle upright and allowing the internal pressure to expel the plug of sediment
Degorgement a la voilee - sitting the bottle upright after sur point storage without using the brine solution - more wine is lost
What are the sweetness levels for champagne?
Brut Nature - 0-3 Extra Brut - 0-6 Brut - 0-12 Extra Dry - 12-17 Sec - 17-32 Demi-Sec-32-50 Doux-50+
What is a muselet?
The wire cork cage
How many ml/bottles are in a piccolo?
187ml
How many L/bottles in a jeroboam?
3L/4 bottles
How many L/bottles in a Rehoboam? When was this discontinued?
4.5 L 6 bottles - discontinued in 1989
How many L/bottles in a methuselah?
6 L/8 bottles
How many L/bottles are in Salmanzar?
9L/12 bottles
How many l/bottles are in a balthazar?
12L/16 Bottes
How many L/bottles are in a Balthazar
12L /16 Bottles
How many Liters / Bottles are in a Nebuchadnezzer?
15L / 20bottles
How many L/bottles are in a Solomon?
18 L/24 bottles
Fastest way to convert largest format bottles sizes from L to bottles?
Divide by 3 X 4
Whats another name for a Solomon (18L)
Melchoir
What is the pressing limit for ALL styles of cremant (?L from/4000kg of grapes)?
2666L
What is the only non-Champagne sparkling wine of france that can state a vintage date ?
Cremant de Borgogne Grand Eminent
