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Champagne Flashcards

1
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When was Dom Perignon at the Abbey of Hautvillers?

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1668-1715

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2
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Who is the oldest Champagne house still in operation? when were they founded?

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Gosset. 1584

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Who is the oldest sparkling Champagne house? When were they founded?

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Ruinart, 1729

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4
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When did Jean-Antoine Champtal identify the relationship between sugar and fermentation?

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1801

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5
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When did the French government first delimit Champagne? What spurred this?

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1908, then further in 1927. Widespread fraud post-phylloxera (Champenoise selling other regions’ sparkling wines)

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6
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When was the Aube excluded from Champagne?

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1911-1927

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7
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Why is the 1914 vintage remarkable for Champagne?

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1914 was one of the best of the century, despite being made by women, children and elderly during the war, while the vineyards were basically battlefields.

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What percentage of Champagne’s vineyards are owned by merchant houses?

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~10%

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9
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What is the max amount of land that a Champagne firm can farm (own or rented)?

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Contrôle des Structures prohibits any firm from farming more than fifteen owned or rented hectares

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10
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What major change did the INAO make to Champagne in 2009?

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They increased the appellation’s area from 319 villages to 357.

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11
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What is a bouvreux?

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A second crop (rarely ripens, is left on the vine) that results from rain interrupting flowering

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12
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What soil is found on the slopes of Champagne? And in the valleys?

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Belemnite (cephalopods) chalk on the slopes. A layer of Micraster (Sea Urchin) sits on top in the valleys. The Aube is more clay.

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13
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Why are yields higher in Champagne than in other regions?

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Because of juice press extraction restrictions.

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14
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What are the juice extraction limits for Champagne?

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102 liters of must for every 106 kg of grapes (based on 2550 liters per 4000 kg, a marc)

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15
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What is rebeche?

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Additional pressed juice after extraction limit is reached. Must be 1-10% of the total, must be distilled.

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16
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What are the vine training methods allowed in Champagne?

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Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Vallee de la Marne
Guyot (double and single)

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17
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What are stages of must extraction for Champagne?

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Vin de Cuvee (first 2050 liters)

Vin de Taille (following 500 liters) lesser quality

18
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How long does secondary fermentation last?

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up to 8 weeks

19
Q

How long does manual remuage last? And mechanical?

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8 weeks vs 1 week

20
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How many bottles does a gyropalette hold?

21
Q

How many producers in the Club Tresors?

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Currently (2019) 27

22
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How many Grand Crus are in Montagne de Reims? Name them.

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9
Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont-Sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly-Champagne
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay
23
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Name the GCs of Valle de la Marne

A

Ay

Tours-sur-Marne

24
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How many GCs in Cotes des Blancs? Name them N to S

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6
Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
25
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Which GCs of Champagne were added after 1985?

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Verzy
Chouilly
Oiry
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
26
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Which GC of Champagne is on for red?

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Tours-sur-Marne

27
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Which GC of Champagne is only for white?

28
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Which GCs of Champagne are planted 100% to Chardonnay

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Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

29
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Which GC of Montagne de Reims has the highest percentage of Chardonnay (and Meunier) planted?

30
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Which GC of the MdR is the largest?

31
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Which GC of the Cotes des Blancs is the largest?

32
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How many 1ers in Montagne de Reims? Name 5.

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25 total
Chigny-les-Roses
Ecueil
Ludes
Rilly-la-Montagne
Sacy
Tauxieres (99%)
Trepail
Villers-aux-Noeuds
Vrigny
33
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How many 1ers in Marne? Name 5

A 
8 total
Bisseuil
Champillon
Cumieres
Avenay-Val-d'Or
Dizy
Hautvillers
Mareuil-sur-Ay
Mutigny
34
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How many 1ers in Cotes des Blancs? Name 5

A 
9 total
Bergeres-les-Vertus
Cuis
Etrechy
Grauves
Pierry
Val-des-Marais
Vertus
Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny
Voipreux
35
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Name NM Prestige Cuvees that are Bdb

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De Venoge "Grand Vin des Princes"
Deutz "Amour de Deutz"
Diebolt-Vallois "Fleur de Passion"
C Heidsieck "Blanc des Millenaires"
AR Lenoble "Cuvee les Aventures" and "Cuvee Gentilhomme"
Ruinart "Dom Ruinart"
Taittinger "Comte"
36
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Name 3 CM producers

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Nicolas Feuillatte
Jacquart
Mailly Grand Cru

37
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Name RM Prestige Cuvees that are BdB

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Bonnaire “Cuvee Prestige”
Guy Larmandier “Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige”
Jacques Selosse “Substance”

38
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Name BdN Prestige Cuvees

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Bollinger “VVF”

Hubert Dauvergne “Fine Fleur de Bouzy”

39
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What grapes can be used in Coteaux Champenois AOP? What is the min alc?

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Chardonnay, PN, Meunier, Arbane, Petit Meslier, PB, PG.

Min 9% abv

40
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What are the requirements for Rose des Riceys AOP?

A

100% PN
min alc 10%
Grapes are vinified as whole bunches, semi-carbonic

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