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Champagne and Sparkling wine Review Flashcards

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1
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what are the key grape varieties used to make champagne

A

Pinot Meunier
PN
Chard

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2
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t or f

for the most part the soil in champagne is chalky

A

T

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3
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what step in champagne process determines the sweetness level of the final product

A

the dosage determines the final sweetness level

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4
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what is the liqueur de tirage

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a mixture of wine sugar and yeast added to the cuvee to start the second fermentation in the bottle.

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5
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T or F
non vintage champagne ma not be sold until 15 months after bottling and vintage champagne may not be sold until 3 years after the harvest

A

T

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T or F

most all riddling is now done by gyroalette

A

T

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7
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T or F

champagne laveled blanc de blanc is made exclusively for white grapes

A

T

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8
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t or f

what are the two principal cities/town of champagne

A

Riems

Epernay

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9
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What are the three key production areas of champagne

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montage de reims
marne vally
cote des blancs

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10
Q

whats the least expensive way to make a sparkling wine

A

carneros

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11
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what method is used to make the best quality sparkling wines

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traditional method or methode champenoise

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12
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what is dom perignon famous for pioneering

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the blending of numerous lots of wine and or the use of cork stoppers

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13
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the climate of champagne is similar to what region of northern California that is famous for the production of sparkling wine grapes

A

carneros

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14
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what are teh two red grapes used in the production of champagne

A

Pinot meunier

Pinot Noir

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15
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what is a blanc de blancs

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champagne made just from chardonnay grapes

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16
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what is the most important step in making non vintage champagne

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blending or assemblage

17
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how is rose champagne made

A

rose champagne is made by adding a small amount of red wine to the cuvee

18
Q

are vintage champagnes made every year

A

no only in the best years

19
Q

what is the liqueur de tirage made of and when is it added to the blended wine

A

teh liqueur de tirage is made of wine, sugar and yeast and is added to the cuvee to instigate the second fermentation

20
Q

for a sparkling wine made in the traditional method, where does the second fermentation take place

A

for champagne and sparkling wine made in the traditional method the second fermentation takes place in the bottle.

21
Q

what does the riddling process achieve

A

riddling settles the sediment in the neck of the bottle preparing it for disgorgement

22
Q

how are many champagne house now riddling their wines

A

most riddling is now done with gyroalettes

23
Q

what is disgorgement or degorgement

A

disgorgement is the expulsion of the sediment left in the neck of the bottle after the second fermentation and riddling

24
Q

what is the dosage and when is it added

A

the dosage is a combination of wine and sugar that is added to the sparkling wine before final corking

25
Q

t or f

the liqueur de tirage determines the type of champagne produced

A

F the dosage determines the type

26
Q

t or f

a demi sec champagne is half as dry as sec champagne

A

f

27
Q

t or f

a magnum is the equivalent of three regular size bottles

A

f

28
Q

what is the name of spanish wines made in the traditional method

A

cava

29
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place the following steps of traditional method in the correct order dosage, pressing , second fermentation, first fermentation, degorgement, blending, riddling, liqueur de tirage

A 
pressing
first fermentation
blending 
liqueur de tirage
second fermentation
riddling
degorgement
dosage
30
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why was the transfer method developed

A

to circumvent the problems and exprense of riddling and degorgement

31
Q

what is another name for the tank method

A

bulk process or charmat process

32
Q

is asti a doc or a docg wine

A

docg since 1994

33
Q

the alcohol level of asti is usually between what percent

A

7-9%

34
Q

the german word for sparkling wine is

A

sekt

35
Q

a wine labeled as fermented in the bottle wold be made by which method

A

transfer method

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