Champagne Flashcards
What is the main soil in champagne?
It’s Micraster Chalk
Regions: kimmeridgain clay and Cote de bars
What is the sub soil in champagne?
It’s Belemnite Chalk.
What does Chalk help with in the soil?
It help with drainage misturing the soil.
How many areas divids champagne region?
They are 5 area’s
List five area that are found in champagne?
It’s
- montagne de reims
- Vallee de LA Marne
- Cote de Blancs
- Cote de Sezanne
- Cote des Bars
What does CIVC stands for?
It’s means
Comite interprofesssionel du Vin de Champagne
What grapes are used in champagne to make champagne?
It’s
Chardonnay
Pinot noir
Pinot Meunier
How many grapes are use to make a champagne?
They are 3
Two black grapes
And one white grape
How many grapes are use to make a champagne?
They are 3
Two black grapes
And one white grape
Where is the most black grapes varietals caltivated in Champagne?
They are caltivated in Montague de Reims
Where is the most black grapes varietals caltivated in Champagne?
They are caltivated in Montague de Reims and Valle de LA Marne.
Where is chardonnay caltivated mostly in Champagne?
It’s caltivated in
Cote de Blancs and Cote de Sezanne.
Where is chardonnay caltivated mostly in Champagne?
It’s caltivated in
Cote de Blancs and Cote de Sezanne.
How many valliges are there in Champagne?
They are 298 villages
They are under the system of ( I’ Echelle-de-Crus Champagne)
Where by they rate them in percentages of standard cultivating grapes
100% are classified as Grand Cru
90-99%are classified as Premier Cru Classe
80-89%are classified as Cru Classe
What does CM stands for?
-Cooperative de Manipulant
Which means champagne is made from co-operative.
What does NM stands for?
It’s means Negociant Manipulant
Which means the wine has been sold under the house of which made it.
What does RM stands for?
It’s means Recoltant Manipulant
Which means the Champagne is produced by the grower from their own grapes.
What does RC stands for?
It’s means Recoltant Cooperateur
Which means the grower is selling the Champagne made their grapes, but produce by a Cooperative.
What’s does MA stands for?
Marque d’ Acheteur
Which means the Champagne has been bought from a producer and sold under another name
Example
Woolworths selling a Champagne.
What does SR stands for?
It’s means
Société de Recoltant
Champagne has been sold under the name created by growers who are from the same family.
What does NR stands for?
It’s means Negociant Distbuteur
Which means company that buys in Champagne, rebrand it and the distributes it.
What does NR stands for?
It’s means Negociant Distbuteur
Which means company that buys in Champagne, rebrand it and the distributes it.
