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Champagne Flashcards

1
Q

How many hours of sunshine does it take to ripen a grape?

A

1,400 hours (Champagne receives 1,650)

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2
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When was it made legal to transport Champagne in bottle?

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1728

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When did phylloxera arrive to Champagne?

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  1. Reduced to 1/5 of its original size.
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4
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When was the Echelle des Crus established?

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1911

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5
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What are the 2 main types of chalk?

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Belemnite (preferred),

Micraster

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6
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What is Belemnite made of?

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Anceint arrow or dart-like relative of today’s squid

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7
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What is Micraster made of?

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Fossilized Sea Urchins

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8
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Why is Belemnite preferred?

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Belemnite is at the upper to mid slope, optimal for sun exposure and soil retention, due to fracturing of slope.

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9
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Where will you find more Marl?

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Montagne de Reims, Val du Reims, Vallee de la Marne, Val de Petit Morin

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10
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Where will you find Kimmergean Marl?

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Exclusive to Côte de Bar in Champagne.

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11
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What is marl with small fossilized oysters?

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Kimmeridgean Marl.

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12
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What is the northernmost area of Champagne?

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Massif de Saint-Thierry

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13
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What is the dominant grape of Massif de Saint-Thierry?

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Pinot Meunier

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14
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What is the dominant grape of Monts de Berru?

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Chardonnay

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15
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What is the dominant grape of Val de Reims?

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Pinot Meunier

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16
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What are the dominant grapes of Coteaux Sud d’Epernay?

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Nearly half each Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier

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17
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What is Rive Gauche?

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Left Bank

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18
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What is Rive Droit?

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Right Bank

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19
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What is the dominant grape of Vitry-le-François?

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Chardonnay

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20
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What are the grapes of Montgeux?

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Exclusively Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

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21
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Dominant grape of Bar sur Aubois?

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Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgean Marl

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22
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Dominant grape of Barséquanais

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Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgean Marl

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23
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Most planted grape in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

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24
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Which grape contributes the most acidity and alcohol to a blend?

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Chardonnay

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25
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Which grape contributes the least amount of acidity to a blend?

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Pinot Noir

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26
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Which grape contributes the least amount of alcohol to a blend?

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Pinot Meunier

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27
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Who created the 1st French sparkling wine?

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Monks of St. Hilaire in Limoux

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28
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Brut Nature Sugar Level

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0-3. Dosage may not be added

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29
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Extra Brut Sugar Level

30
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Brut Sugar Level

31
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Extra Dry (Extra Sec) Sugar Level

32
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Dry (Sec) Sugar Level

33
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Demi Sec Sugar Level

34
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Doux Sugar Level

A

50 and over

35
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What grape is most planted in Champagne?

A

Pinot Noir

36
Q

What grape adds a ‘pumpernickel’ note to Champagne?

A

Pinot Meunier

37
Q

Which grape contributes the most acidity and alcohol to Champagne?

A

Chardonnay

38
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Which grape contributes the least amount of acidity to Champagne?

A

Pinot Noir

39
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Which grape contributes the least amount of alcohol to Champagne?

A

Pinot Meunier

40
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Who is credited with crafting France’s 1st sparkling wine?

A

Monks of Saint Hilaire in Limoux, an ancestrale wine

41
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What is the term ‘tirage’?

42
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What is liqueur de tirage?

A

Mix of yeast and sugar added to initiate 2nd fermentation in bottle. Guarantees a predictable level of sparkle

43
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What is ‘prise de mousse’?

A

‘Seizing of the foam’. Refers to 2nd fermentation taking place in bottle. Creates 4.9-6 atmospheres of pressure

44
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What is ‘pupitres’?

A

A-frame riddling (remuage) racks

45
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What is ‘transversage’?

A

750 ml bottles are disgorged into larger bottles

46
Q

Jéroboam

47
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Réhoboam

48
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Methuselah

49
Q

Salamanzar

A

12 bottles

50
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Balthazar

A

16 bottles

51
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Nebuchanezzar

A

20 bottles

52
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A la volée

A

Hand disgorgement

53
Q

Juponé

A

Mushroom shaped cork (young)

54
Q

Chevillé

A

Peg shaped cork (mature)

55
Q

What are the AOCs of Champagne?

A

Champagne AOC
Coteaux Champenois AOC
Rosé des Riceys AOC

56
Q

Coteaux Champenois

A

Blanc, Rosé, or Red

In Champagne AOC production zone

57
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Rosé des Riceys

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Pinot Noir only. Village of Les Riceys in Aube

58
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Echelle des Crus

A

Est 1911 to rank wine producing villages and vineyards that surrounded them

59
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How many Grand Cru Champagne villages?

60
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How many Premier Cru Champagne villages?

61
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How many Cru AOC Champagne villages?

62
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When did the Echelle become obsolete for setting the price for grapes?

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  1. Prices now settled by individual contracts
63
Q

Why would you recently or late disgorge?

A

To age longer under crown cap. Wine carries the patina of age without the oxidative effect of 10 years in cellar with cork, and loss of effervescence

64
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NM

A

Négociant-manipulant. Incorporates purchased grapes. All major houses

65
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RM

A

Récolant-manipulant. Estate grapes

66
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RC

A

Récolant-coopérateur. Grower affiliated w/ coop. Grapes vinified at coop, then sold under private label

67
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SR

A

Société de récolants. group of growers who jointly vinify and sell one or more communal brands

68
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CM

A

Coopérative cellar. Coop vinifies grapes of member growers

69
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MA

A

Private label registered by individual, group, or society (store, restaurant, supermarket)

70
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ND

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Négociant-distrbuteur. Buyer buys finished wines and gives them private label

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