Champagne and Sparkling

Question 1

Which village is Cedric Bouchard located in?
A. Urville
B. Celles-sur-Ource
C. Montgueux
D. Buxieres-sur-Arce

Answer 1

Celles-sur-Ource

Question 2

Which of the following villages was elevated to grand cru status in 1985?
A. Äy
B. Bouzy
C. Verzy
D. Beaumont-sur-Vesle
E. Verzenay

Answer 2

Verzy

Question 3

Which of the following tête de cuvees is made without any use of oak?
A. Sir Winston Churchill
B. Clos de Goisses
C. Substance
D. Clos St Hilaire

Answer 3

Sir Winston Churchill

Question 4

Select the vintages Salon produced Champagne
A. 1997
B. 1998
C. 1999
D. 2000
E. 2001
F. 2002

Answer 4

1997
1999
2002

Question 5

_______ is the oldest house in Champagne.

Answer 5

Gosset

Question 6

Which of the following producers practices “en provignage” in the vineyard for one of their top parcels?
A. Krug
B. Bollinger
C. Billecart-Salmon
D. Philipponnat

Answer 6

Bollinger

Question 7

What is the maximum press yield of juice (in liters per kg) in the Champagne AOP?
A. 75 L/ 100 kg
B. 100 L/ 150 kg
C. 102 L/160 kg
D. 120 L/ 160 kg

Answer 7

102L/ 160 kg

Question 8

What is “MCR”?
A. A fault in the champagne making process caused by extensive oxygen exposure during aging.
B. A new vineyard rating system that replaced the echelle de crus
C. The third pressing of grapes in Champagne used exclusively for Ratafia
D. Concentrated and rectified grape must used for dosage.

Answer 8

Concentrated and rectified grape must used for dosage

Question 9

Match the following producers to their respective villages.
A. J. Lasalle
B. Marc Hebrart
C. Pierre Gimonnet
D. A. Margaine

Answer 9

A. Chigny-les-Roses
B. Mareuil-sur-Ay
C. Cuis
D. Villers-Marmery

Question 10

What is the capacity of a marc in liters?

Answer 10

600L

Question 11

A ______ is a plastic capsule that serves to capture the sediment during remuage

Answer 11

Bidule

Question 12

The third pressing, _____, is required by law and must comprise 1-10% of the total production which is used for distillate.

Question 13

Match the following tête de cuvees to the producer.
A. Pelorus
B. Sea Spray
C. Annamaria Clementi
D. Kripta
E. Cuvee Clive
F. Le Rêve

Answer 13

A. Cloudy Bay
B. Sea Smoke
C. Ca’Del Bosco
D. Austi Torello
E. Graham Beck
F. Domaine Carneros

Question 14

What is the producer code of Champagne Nicolas Feuillette?
A. NM
B. CM
C. RM
D. SR

Answer 14

CM

Question 15

Jerome Prevost produces “Les Beguines” from which village?
A. Puisieulx
B. Mailly
C. Sillery
D. Gueux
E. Vrigny

Answer 15

Gueux

Question 16

Champagne AOP is the only French appellation legally permitted to produce rose via blending of still white and still red base wines. T/F

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Who was the first to release a rose special club?
A. Marc Hebrart
B. Andre Clouet
C. Henri Goutorbe
D. Paul Bara
E. Juillet Lallement

Answer 17

Paul Bara

Question 18

A blanc de blancs may be produced entirely from the Ambonnay grand cru. T/F

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Which grape is the workhorse grape of Cremant d’Alsace?
A. Pinot Blanc
B. Pinot Gris
C. Pinot Noir
D. Riesling

Answer 19

Pinot Blanc

Question 20

Match the inaugural release year to the tete de cuvee.
A. Dom Ruinart
B. Krug Rose NV
C. Sir Winston Churchill
D. Les Chetillons
E. Cuvee Elizabeth Salmon

Question 21

______ is the second crop in Champagne vineyards which rarely ripens and is typically left on the vine

Question 22

Which of the following grapes is NOT permitted in Champagne AOP?
A. Pinot Gris
B. Pinot Blanc
C. Mauzac
D. Petit Meslier
E. Arbane

Answer 22

Mauzac