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1
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What vine training methods are allowed in Champagne?

A

Cordon de Royat, Chablis, Guyot (simple or double), Vallée de la Marne

*Vallée de la Marne is permitted for Meunier only

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2
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Champagne: What is “NM”?

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Négociant Manipulant:

Producer that purchases at least some of its grapes

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Champagne: What is “RM”?

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Récoltant Manipulant:

Producer that makes Champagne exclusively from its own vineyards

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Champagne: What is “RC”?

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Récoltant-cooperateur:

Grower that sells grapes to a co-op and then receives Champagne to sell under its own individual label

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5
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Champagne: What is “CM”?

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Cooperative de manipulation:

Co-op selling wine made from its members’ grapes

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6
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Champagne: What is “SR”?

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Société de récoltants:

Group of growers ​(typically family members)​ making Champagne from their own vineyards

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Champagne: What is “ND”?

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Négociant distributeur:

Merchant that buys bottles of Champagne to market under their own label

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8
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Champagne: What is “MA?”

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Marque auxiliaire/Marque d’acheteur:

Buyer’s own brand (i.e. Costco, Kirkland)

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9
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What grapes are allowed in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Meunier, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Arbane, Petit Meslier

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10
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A maximum what percentage of a year’s harvest may be used for vintage Champagne?

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80%

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How long must non-vintage Champagne be aged?

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15 months from the date of tirage

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12
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How long must vintage Champagne be aged?

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36 months from the date of tirage

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13
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Rosé de Riceys AOP produces what style of wine? From what grape(s)?

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  1. rosé (tranquille)

2. 100% Pinot Noir

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14
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Grand Cru villages of Montagne de Reims:

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Sillery, Puiseulx, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay

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Grand Cru villages of Vallée de la Marne:

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Aÿ, Tours-sur-Marne

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16
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Grand Cru villages of Côte des Blancs:

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Chouilly (GC for white), Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Marne

17
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Champagne: who produces Celebris?

A

Gosset

  • Prestige Cuvée
  • Vintage-dated
18
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What is belemnite?

A

The upper portion of soil in Champagne, comprised of fossilized remains of ancient squid beaks composed of calcite

*This is typically favored, as it is usually found on hillsides that benefit the slope wash and so has a blend of subsoils and lignite

19
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What is micraster?

A

The bottom layer of soil in Champagne, comprised of tiny fossilized sea urchins

20
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Why is lignite important in the chalky soils of Champagne?

A

Chalk is iron-deficient, so lignite provides the much-needed iron, and other nutrients, to the vine

21
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Sweetness levels of Champagne? (after 2010)

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Brut Nature: 0-3 g/L RS
Extra Brut: 0-6 g/L RS
Brut: 0-12 g/L RS
Extra Dry: 12-17 g/L RS
Sec: 17-32 g/L RS
Demi-Sec: 32-50 g/L RS
Doux: 50+ g/L RS

*Brut nature may not contain any dosage and equivalent terms include non-dosé, brut sauvage, ultra brut, dosage zéro, sans sucre, pas dosé

22
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What are the main viticultural hazards in Champagne?

A

Spring frost and fungal disease

23
Q

Billecart-Salmon prestige cuvées?

A

Nicolas François Billecart
Grande Cuvée
Elisabeth Salmon Rosé
Clos St-Hilaire (monoparcel, 100% P Noir)

24
Q

Bollinger prestige cuvées?

A

La Grande Année
RD
Vieilles Vignes Françaises

25
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Gosset prestige cuvées?

26
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Henriot prestige cuvées?

A

Hemera

*Cuvée des Enchanteurs discontinued after 2000

27
Q

Jacquesson prestige cuvées?

A

Dizy Corne Bautray (monoparcel, 100% Chard)
Aÿ Vauzelle Terme (monoparcel, 100% P Noir)
Dizy Terres Rouges Rosé (monoparcel, 100% P Noir)
Avize Champ Cain (monoparcel, 100% Chard)

*Grand Vin Signature discontinued after 2002 vintage

28
Q

Laurent Perrier prestige cuvées?

A

Grand Siècle

Alexandra

29
Q

Moët et Chandon prestige cuvées?

A

Dom Pérignon

Dom Pérignon Oenothèque

30
Q

Perrier-Jouët prestige cuvées?

A

Belle Epoque/Fleur de Champagne

*2002 was the last vintage for Fleur de Champagne

31
Q

Pol Roger prestige cuvées?

A

Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

32
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Louis Roederer prestige cuvées?

33
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Ruinart prestige cuvées?

A

Dom Ruinart

34
Q

Taittinger prestige cuvées?

A

Comtes de Champagne
Taittinger Collection
Les Folies de la Marquetterie (monoparcel, 55/45 Chard/P Noir)

35
Q

Veuve Clicquot prestige cuvées?

A

La Grande Dame

36
Q

Krug prestige cuvées?

A

Clos du Mesnil (monoparcel, 100% Chard)

Clos d’Ambonnay (monoparcel, 100% P Noir)

37
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Philipponat prestige cuvées?

A

Clos des Goissets (monoparcel, 70/30 P Noir/Chard)

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