Champagne and sparkling wine Flashcards
which is the only AOC wine in france that doesnt need to display ‘appellation controlee’ ?
champagne
where is the name champagne protected by law ?
in all EU countries
Australia
New zealand.
SOIL profile of champagne region
Belemnite chalk
micraster chalk
kimmerifgian clay - cote de bars
what is the purpose of chalk in the soil
it provides good drainage while retaining jsut teh right amount of moisture.
Name the regions of champagne
- Montagne de reims
- Vallee de la marne
- Cote de blancs
- Cote de sezanne
- Cote de bars – Aube.
name the river that runs through the champagne region
River Marne
where are the main champagne producers loacted?
in and around
reims
epernay
Ay.
What is CIVC
Comite Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne.
- governing body of champagne
- enforces all AOC regulations
- 1941
Name the 7 grapes of chardonnay
Pinot noir pinot meunier chardonnay - w arbane- w petit meslier pinot blanc pinot gris
where are most of the black grapes grown in champagne
montagne de reims
valle de la marne
where are msot of the white grapes/chardonnay grown in champagne
cote de blanc
cote de sezanne
Name the 4 methods of pruning that are permitted
Guyot simple and double
Chablis
Cordon de royat
valle de la marne - only for pinot noir
what is l’Echelle-des-crus champagne
grapes graded from 100 -80% based on
soil, climate, altitude, grape variety etc
* to fix a price for the grapes of each vinatge
grades in the l’echelle-des-crus champagne
100 - grand cru classe
90-99 = premier cru classe
80-89 = cru classe
CM?
cooperative de manipulant
made by a cooperative
NM
Negociant manipulant
** wine sold under the name of the House which made it
RM
Recoltant manipulant
** champagne produced by a grower from their own grapes
RC
Recoltant Cooperateur
** wine is produced by cooperative, but sold by the grower of the grapes
MA
Marque d’Acheteur
** champagne bought from producer and sold under other brand name
SR
Societe de Recoltant
** chmpg sold under brand name created by growers of same family
NR
Negociant Distributeur
** companys buy, rebrands and sells champagne
the term la methode champenoise is applied to?
only in france
secondary fermentation in bottle
only method allowed by CIVC for champagne production
what are other “la methode champenoise” terms?
la methode traditionnelle methode classique metodo classico traditional method classic method
which country is not restricted to use the term la methode champenoise
US
but if wine is exported to EU then labelling must compy with legislation
what is the qty of must permitted to be extracted from grapes in champagne?
2550L from 4000kg grapes
OR
100L from 157 kg grapes
what is the standard size press of champagne
4000kg
what is the first 2050L of press called
vin de cuvee
what are the final 500L of press called
vin de taille
what container is the must transferred to fo the first fermentation?
stainless steel vats
glass lined vats
oak barrels
name few champagne brands that are fermented in oak barrels
Krug
Bollinger
Alfred gratien
Vilmart
is champagne allowed to go through malolactic fermentation?
yes
when does the assemblage to prepare the cuvee happen
late feb
early march
what is assemblage
blend
hallmark or style of each champagne house
how many wines and years does a non vintage champagne cosist of
40-50 wines
10 different years
vinatge champagne is made from a blend of just ___ year
one
what is liqueur de tirage
liquid sugar yeast tannin finings. ** it induces 2nd fermenation in the bottle
what happens if too much (sugar) liqueur de tirage is added
bottle explodes
too much co2 produced
what is autolysis
gradual breakdown of the yeats
** adds complexity and and flavour during 2nd fermentation
what is sur latte
bottles stored on side
- left to mature for min 15 yrs fo non vintage
- 3 yrs for vintage
how many years is KRUG grand cuvee matured for
6 yrs
what is remuage
movement of all sediment of dead yeast cells caused by 2nd fermentation into the plastic cup
what is the plastic cup called
bidule
what is the traditional method of remuage
shake the bottle thoroughly to loosen the sediment and then place the bottles into pupitres.
what is the time period a bottle spends in a pupitre
12-20 weeks
what is the inverted position of the bottle in the pupitre called
sur le pointe
how many bottles can a top remuer riddle
40,000 bottles per day
what is the mechanincal system of remuage called
gyropalette
girosol
very large machine = VLM
how many bottles can a gyropalette hold?
504 bottles
what is mise sur pointe
inverted position which the bottle is left in before degorgement
which marque by house of bollinger is kept for 10 yrs before degorgement
bollinger RD
RD = recemment degorge
what does LD mean on a champagne bottle
late disgorged
name the 2 methods used for degorgement
traditional a la volee
moderm method = a la glace
what is the tarditional method ( a la volee)
removing the closure while turning the bottle neck upwards,
sediment and wine forced out by gas pressure
** used by small producer , machine = expensive
what is the modern - a la glace method
bottle neck dipped in freezing brine solution
- freezes pellet of wine near neck along with sediments
- crown top released either by hand or machine
- gas forces pellet and sediment out