Champagne Flashcards
French name for secondary fermentation?
Prise de mousse
When did viticulture truly begin to emerge in Champagne?
9th Century
Vin de Cuvee
first pressing of wine destine for Champagne (the first 2050ltr)
What are the grapes of Champagne?
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Meunier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Arbane
Petit Meslier
Bouvreux
a second crop that rarely ripens caused by an interruption of flowering
Les bleus de Ville
Parisian garbage in the vineyards of Champagne
How much is a Marc of grapes?
4000 kg
What are the 5 districts of Champagne?
Cote de Sezanne
Montagne de Reims
Vallee de Marne
Cote de Blanc
Cote de Bars
French term for the reserve and release of wine stock for Champagne?
Blocage - Reserve
Deblocage - Release
WHat is the name Taittingers project in England?
Domaine Evremond
How were wines of Champagne labeled prior to the 1600’s?
According to village not as Champagne
French term for solids in the must?
Bourbes
What departments does Champagne cover?
Aube
Aisne
Marne
Haut Marne
Seine et Marne
What does CIVC stand for?
Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
When did Champagne end fised grape prices?
1990
Name for the Settling of solids with cool temperatures?
Debourbage
Champenois term for base wine
vins clairs
What is sur pointe?
Bottles held in vertical position
Another name for Dosage
liqueur d’expedition
187ml
piccolo
375ml
Demi
Half Bottle
What styles of wine may be produced under Coteaux Champenois
Red
White
Rosé
Name the North facing grand cru villages of the Montagne de Reims?
Verzenay
Mailly
Sillery
Verzy
What is the largest and smallest grand village of Champagne?
Verzenay - Largest
Puisieulx - Smallest
Name 2 Champagne producer known for using Oak?
Krug
Egly Ouriet
Selosse
Vilmart
Bollinger
What is the first vintage of Pierre Peters put Les Chetillon on the label?
2000
What was the original size of Champagne when it was delimited in 1927?
407 villages
46,000 hectares
When was the first written record of Sparkling Champagne?
1724 Dictionaire Universal
Name the major Champagne houses created in the 1800s
Ruinart 1729
Taittinger (Fourneaux) 1734
Moet 1743
Delamotte & Lanson 1760
Roederer (dubois) 1770
Heidsieck 1785
When did the first real Method Champenoise wine start being made?
Mid 1800s
When did brut Champagne begin to dominate the Markets?
1970s
RS
Extra Dry
12 - 17 grams per liter
RS
Sec
17- 32 grams
RS
Demi Sec
32-50 grams
RS
Doux
50+ grams
Prestige Cuvée/Village of Producer:
Cuvée Perle d’Ayala
Ayala (Ay)
Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer:
Nicolas François Billecart
Billecart-Salmon
(Mareuil-sur-Ay)
Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer:
Grand Cuvée
Billecart-Salmon
(Mareuil-sur-Ay)
Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer:
Elisabeth Salmon Rosé
Billecart-Salmon
(Mareuil-sur-Ay)
Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer:
La Grande Année
Bollinger
(Ay)