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What is “Turo d’en Mota”?

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A top bottling from Recaredo.
100% Xarel-lo, ages on the lees for a minimum of 10 years. The 1st vintage was produced from 1999 and was the 1st single vineyard sparkling wine in the Penedes.

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What is important to know about Recaredo?

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Recaredo was founded in 1924, in Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. They were pioneers for oak usage, longer aged wines, and for dry Cava.

All cuvees are vintage dated and brut nature.
Everything is organic and done by hand, including remuage and disgorgement

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Name some of Recaredo’s bottlings.

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Reserva Particular
Serral del Vell
Subtill
Intens Rosat
Terrers

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What are the main grapes used in Cava?

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Macabeo, Parrelada, and Xarel-lo.
Chardonnay, Malvasia are authorized as well.
Pinot, Monastrell, Garnacha allowed… and Trepat but only for Rosé

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What are the aging requirements for the various styles of Cava?

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Cava & Cava de Guarda must age for a min. 9 months on the lees.
Cava Reserva and Cava de Guarda Superior age for min. 18 months
Cava de Paraje Calificado for min. 36 months

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What ABV range would you expect from Cava?

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10.8% to 12.8%

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What is the Corpinnat?

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an EU-recognized splinter group of Cava producers dissatisfied with the industrialism in the Cava industry. They’re focused on a more specific territory for production, organic and artisanal methods.

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Name a few Corpinnat producers?

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Gramona
Julie Bernet
Recaredo
Can Feixes
Nadal
Torello
Llopart
Mas Candi
Sabate i Coca

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What is the Cava de Parade Calificado?

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Single vineyard Cava, must age min. 36 months on lees and are subject to stricter criteria.
Freixenet’s Casa Sala and Juve Y Camps La Capella are examples

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Billecart-Salmon’s tete de cuvées?

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based in Mareuil-sur-Ay
Grande Reserve, Cuvee Elisabeth Salmon, Cuvee Nicolas Francois Billecart
*all are generally 60% PN, 40% Chard

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La Grande Annee

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Bollinger
Current release 2014
60 Pinot/40 Chard

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RD

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Bollinger
Current release 2007
70 Pinot/30 Chard
Ages for a long time on lees, disgorged just a few months before sale.
Extra Brut, 3 gl

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Deutz’s top cuvees?

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Cuvee William Deutz
Amour de Deutz
Both in blanc/rose styles

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Fleur de Passion

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Diebolt-Vallois (Cramant)
100% Chardonnay
Fermented and aged in barrels, only made in best years

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Charles de Gaulle

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Drappier (Urville)
80 Pinot/20 Chardonnay

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Femme de Champagne

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Duval-Leroy
90 Chardonnay/10 Pinot Noir

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Celebris

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Gosset (Epernay)
Blanc de Blancs NV
Blanc de Blancs Vintage Extra Brut
Rosé Vintage Extra Brut

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Cuvee Paradis

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Alfred Gratien (Epernay)
NV - Brut, Brut Rosé

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Champagne Charlie

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Charles Heidsick (Reims)
NV - relies heavily on mature reserve wines
Last release was 2017

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Blanc des Millénaires

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Charles Heidsick
100% Chardonnay from Cote des Blancs
Not made every year, recent vintage 2007

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What are Charles Heidsieck’s top 2 cuvees?

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Champagne Charlie
Blanc des Millenaires

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Hemera

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Henriot (Reims)
50-50 chard pinot

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Noble Cuvée

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Lanson (Reims)
Brut, NV Rosé, Blanc de Blancs

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Grand Siècle

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Laurent-Perrier
*typically NV
Current release is N°25, based on 2006 - 2008 vintages, aged 12 years on lees
First vintage 1959

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Alexandria
Laurent-Perrier Vintage Rosé 80 PN/20 Chard
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Cuvée Gentilhomme
AR Lenoble (Chouilly) 100% Chardonnay Vintage
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Cuvée Les Aventures
AR Lenoble 100% Chardonnay NV
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Dom Perignon - talk about the history and the full range.
First vintage was in 1921. ALWAYS vintage. Current release is 2012, current rose release is 2008.
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Does anyone in Champagne do only Vintage production?
Yes, Dom P. BUT it is stipulated that the max. percentage of production that can be vintage Champagne is 80% It would be Grand Cru, except the og plot at the Abbey is classified 1er cru. Oenoteque was rebranded as P2/P3 in 2014 They make a Brut and Brut Rosé and both are made into the P2/P3 concept. They release the basic around 9 years, the P2 around 18 years, and the P3 around 25
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What is the idea behind Dom P's Plenitude? What are the current releases?
The wine is left in contact with the lees for a slow, but active maturation, carefully monitored by the chef de cave. When a window of opportunity, or "plénitude", presents itself, some of the wine is disgorged and released to consumers. White: P2 from 2003, available since July 2021 Rose: 2004, released in September
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How long does NV Champagne age for? Vintage?
15 months from date of tirage for NV; 36 for Vintage
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Cuvee R Lalou
GH Mumm
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Nec-Plus-Ultra
Bruno Paillard Chardonnay/Pinot
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What is Perrier-Jouet's tete de cuvee?
Belle Epoque aka Fleur de Champagne Brut, Brut Rosé, Blanc des Blancs Current vintage 2013
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Rare
Piper Hiedsieck 70 Pinot/30 Chard Current vintages.. 2008 for the Rare Millesime, 2006 for the Rare Rose
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Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill *only best vintages, most recent release is 2013 *1st vintage 1975
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Cuvee Louise
Pommery Brut, Brut Rosé Current releases - Millesime 2005, Brut Nature 2006, Rose 2004
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Cristal
Louis Roederer Brut, Brut Rosé *created in 1876 for the Russian Czar, not commercially released until 1945 *ages for 6 years then 8 months in bottle *60 PN/40 Chard *recent release 2013 for both Blanc and rose
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Dom Ruinart
2010 Blanc des Blancs 2009 Rosé
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Comtes de Champagne
Taittinger *2008 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs *2009 Rosé
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La Grande Dame
2012 vintage for both Blanc and Rose
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Palmes d'Or
Nicolas Feuillatte 50/50 PN Chard
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Cuvee Alpha
NV Jacquart
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Venus
Single Parcel Agrapart - Avize 100% Chardonnay Single parcel Champagne
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Clos St Hilaire
Billecart-Salmon 100% Pinot Noir Mareuil-sur-Ay Single parcel Champagne
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Clos du Moulin
Cattier NON VINTAGE 1st release in 1952 Chigny-les-Roses 50 PN 50 Chard Single parcel Champagne
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Les Barres
Chartogne-Taillet White Label: 100% Meunier Black Label: 100% Pinot Noir Made from Ungrafted vines in Merfy Single parcel Champagne
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Les Barres
Chartogne-Taillet White Label: 100% Meunier Black Label: 100% Pinot Noir Made from Ungrafted vines in Merfy Single parcel Champagne
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L'Orizeaux
Chartogne-Taillet 100% Pinot Noir from Merfy Single parcel Champagne
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Les Alliées
Chartogne-Taillet 100% Meunier from Merfy Single parcel Champagne
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Grand Sendrée
Drappier Urville - the Aube 55% Pinot Noir, 45% Chardonnay Single parcel Champagne Current vintages for blanc/rose = 2010
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Clos des Bouveries
Duval-Leroy 100% Chardonnay Vertus Single vineyard Champagne
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Les Crayères
NON VINTAGE single parcel Champagne from Egly-Ouriet from a plot in Ambonnay 100% Pinot Noir
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What's up with Jacquesson's labelling system?
The sons that took over believed in creating the best expression of each vintage and not necessarily striving to create something consistent that lacked expression of the year. 1st blend - 728. Each iteration is based on a vintage ie 734 is based on the 2006 vintage
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What are Krug's 2 single parcel Champagne bottlings?
Clos du Mesnil 100% Chardonnay, 1979 on Clos du Ambonnay 100% Pinot Noir, 1995 on
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Vieille Vigne de Cramant
Larmandier-Bernier 100% Chardonnay Single Parcel
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Terre de Vertus
Larmandier-Bernier 100% Chardonnay Single Parcel
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Cuvée Spéciale les Chétillons
Pierre Peters Single parcel Champagne 100% Chardonnay from Les Mesnil-sur-Oger
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Clos des Goisses
Philliponnat 70 PN 30 Chard Mareuil-sur-Ay 1935
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Les Folies de la Marquetterie
Taittinger Single parcel
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La Vigne d'Or
100% Meunier, single parcel Champagne from Tarlant
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La Vigne d'Antan
100% Chardonnay, ungrafted Single parcel Champagne from Tarlant
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La Vigne Royale
100% Pinot Noir Tarlant Single Parcel Champagne
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Clos Faubourg Notre Dame
Veuve Fourny Vertus 100% Chardonnay from a .23ha walled vineyard
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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta DOCG?
Min. 18 months on lees, 25 months total from the date of harvest
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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta Saten?
Min. 24 months on lees, 31 total from date of harvest *May be Millesimato or Riserva.
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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta Rose?
Min. 24 months on lees, 31 total from date of harvest *May be Millesimato or Riserva.
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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta Millesimato?
Min. 30 months on lees, 37 total from date of harvest *85% must be from said vintage
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What is the aging requirement for Franciacorta Riserva?
60 months on lees, 67 months total from harvest
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What varieties are allowed for Franciacorta Rose?
Minimum 35% Pinot Nero Maximum 65% Chardonnay Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco Maximum 10% Erbamat
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What varieties are allowed for Franciacorta Satén?
Chardonnay and a maximum 50% Pinot Bianco
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What varieties are allowed for Franciacorta DOCG (normal)?
Pinot Nero and/or Chardonnay Maximum 50% Pinot Bianco Maximum 10% Erbamat
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Name some Franciacorta producers.
Ca' del Bosco Bellavista Berlucchi Monte Rossa
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What are the aging requirements for Austrian Sekt?
Sekt: 9 months on lees Sekt Rsv: 18 months on lees Sekt Grosse Rsv: 36 months on lees
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Austrian Sekt: Make some suggestions.
Brundlmayer (Kamptal), Malat (Kremstal), Fred Loimer (Kamptal), Harkamp (Styria) - Weingut Malat BdB Grosse Reserve (Chard - Kremstal) - Brundlmayer BdB Grosse Rsv Brut Nature (Chardonnay)
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Cuvee Annamaria Clementi
Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Reserva 8 years+ on lees Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Bianco
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Riserva Vittorio Moretti
Bellavista Franciacorta
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Name 3 producers of English sparkling wine.
Hush Heath Estate Ridgeview Estate Gusborne Chapel Down
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What is the German word for "sparkling wine"?
Schaumwein
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Suggest some producers of German Sekt.
Von Buhl (Pfalz) Maximin Grunhauser (Mosel) Sekthaus Raumland (Rheinhessen) Dr. Loosen (Mosel) Robert Weil (Rheingau)
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E. J. Carr Late Disgorged
House of Arras Tasmania
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Suggest a few Tasmanian producers of sparking wine.
House of Arras Jansz Clover Hill Bellebonne
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Suggest a few American wineries focused on sparkling wines.
Schramsberg Gloria Ferrer Iron Horse Treveri Argyle
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Non-Champagne French sparkling?
- Huet Sparkling Vouvray - F. Chidaine Mountlouis Brut - Lucien Albrecht Cremant d'Alsace - Albert Mann Cremant d'Alsace - Veuve Ambal Cremant de Bourgogne
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What is Domaine Chandon's tete de cuvee?
ÉTOILE TÊTE DE CUVÉE Ages 9 years on lees Northern California
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What is Taittinger's venture into English sparkling?
Domaine Evremond
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Suggest 3 Champagne Demi-Sec.
Laurent-Perrier Harmony Veuve Cliquot
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What is Domaine Carneros' Tete de Cuvee?
La Reve ("the dream") 100% Chardonnay
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L'Ermitage
Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Tete de Cuvee 2015 for blanc, 2013 for rose only made in exceptional years

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