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Champagne Online Flashcards & Quiz

1
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What is disgorgement?

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The removal of yeast after the 2nd fermentaion, in sparkling wine production.

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What is disgorgement a la volee?

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disgorgement by hand, as opposed to by machine.

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what is a mosser?

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a whisk used to release trapped gas from wine.

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4
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What is the climate of the Champagne region?

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Continental with maritime influences

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5
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In what year did the King of France allow wine to be sold and transported in bottle?

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1728

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6
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What is the most popular style of Champagne?

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Brut Non-Vintage

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What city was historically the capital of the Champagne region?

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Troyes

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What is chalk?

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A porous limestone - a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate

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9
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Which was the 1st Champagne house?

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Ruinart - founded in 1729

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10
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T or F: In Champagne, the vineyards are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru.

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FALSE. It is the village that is ranked and not the individual vineyards.

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11
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In Champagne, which is the higher ranking, “Grand Cru” or “Premier Cru” ?

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Grand Cru

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12
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What are the 2 types of chalk found in Champagne?

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Belemnite and Micraster

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13
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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Grande Montagne de Reims?

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Pinot Noir

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14
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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Vallee de la Marne?

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Meunier

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What is the Kimmeridgean Marl?

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A limestone-rich clay whose dominant fossil is Exogyra virgula, a small comma-shaped oyster.

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What is the dominant fossil found in Belemnite chalk?

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Ancient dart-like relatives of the modern-day squid.

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17
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What is a Mono-Parcelle?

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a single vineyard

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18
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What is a Mono-Cru?

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a single village

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19
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What is gyropalette?

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a mechanized riddling machine.

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20
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What is a Blanc de Blancs?

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A white wine made from white grapes, the term is more commonly used for sparkling wines than still.

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21
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay

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22
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List the 7 dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Sec (or Extra Dry)
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

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23
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote de Sezanne?

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Chardonnay

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24
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What is Blanc de Noirs?

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A white einw made from black grapes, the term is more commonly used for sparkling wines than still.

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What does the abbreviation RM refer to on a Champagne label?

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Recoltant-Manipulant; a producer who vinifies only their own estate-grown grapes.

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26
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What are the 3 principal grape varities of Champagne?

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Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay

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27
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What are the 4 authorized (but ancillary) grape varities of Champagne?

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Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Arbane
Petit Meslier

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28
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What was the contribution of Veuve Cliquot (Ponsardin) to the champagne method?

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The development of the riddling proccess.

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29
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T or F: A champagne labeled Grand Cru comes from a single vineyrd.

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FALSE. The grapes for Grand Cru Champagne re sourced from one, or more, of the 17 Grand Cru villages.

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30
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Wht is a Perpetual Reserve?

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A vat of reserve wine in which multiple vintages of wine are aged together in the same vessel - similar to a solera.

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31
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What is a Tete de Cuvee?

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A champagne house’s prestige cuvee

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32
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What were the 2 principal grapes of Champagne between the 9th and 16th centuries?

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Gouais and Fromenteau

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33
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What are the crayeres?

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Chalk quarries dug by the Romans and now used as cellars for aging Champagne.

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34
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Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

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35
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T or F: There is a set blending formula for the Champagne AOC.

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FALSE. Every champagne house has its own blend and house style.

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36
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What is the difference between the AOC Coteaux Champenois and AOC Champagne?

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AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still, while AOC Champagne wines are sprakling.

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37
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What is remuage?

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Riddling; the turning and tilting of champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect the lees in the neck.

38
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What does the abbreviation NM refer to on a Champagne label?

A

Negociant-Manipulant; a champagne producer that includes grapes purchased from other growers in their wines.

39
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What is another term for liqueur d’expedition?

40
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Bar?

A

Pinot Noir

41
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What is the liqeuer d’expedition?

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the mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to champagne after degorgement and before the cork is inserted.

42
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what is the prise de mousse?

A

Seizing of the foam; in champagne production this is the 2nd alcoholic fermentaion, which creates the bubbles.

43
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What is transversage?

A

the process of using 750ml bottles to fill larger or smaller bottles.

44
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What is the primary grape variety of Rose des Riceys?

A

Pinot Noir

45
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What are the 3 AOCs in the Champagne region?

A

Rose des Riceys AOC
Coteaux Champenois AOC
Champagne AOC

46
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T or F: A Blanc de Blancs champagne can only be made from Chardonnay grapes.

47
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If your bottle of Champagne is made solely from grapes grown in the Côte des Blancs, what style of champagne are you most likely to be drinking?

A

Blanc de Blancs

48
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A Blanc de Noirs champagne can only be made from Pinot Noir grapes.

True or False?

49
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With regards to the Échelle des Crus, what ranking does a Cru need to achieve in order to be used to make champagne – or be ranked as Premier Cru or Grand Cru?

A

Grand Cru 100%
Premier Cru 90-99%
Champagne 80-90%

50
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Which statement best describes Champagne’s climate?

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Continental with maritime influence

51
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A Cuvee is…

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Used for both the purest part of the pressed juice and a blend.

52
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Dégorgement

A

Removal of the yeast sediment from the bottle.

53
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Tirage

54
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Assemblage

A

Blending the base wines.

55
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Vins Clairs

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The still wines, after the first fermentation but before bottling – the base wines.

56
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Dosage

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The solution of wine and sugar used to sweeten the champagnes.

57
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Remuage

A

Turning, twisting, shaking and tilting bottles to move the sediment to the neck.

58
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Grapes for champagne can be harvested by hand or by machine.

True or False?

A

False. The AOC regulations state that grapes for champagne have to be picked by hand.

59
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Petit Meslier

60
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Arbane

61
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Gris

62
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Chardonnay

63
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Noir

64
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Meunier

65
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Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Blanc

66
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Which French King championed champagne and is said to have drunk it with every meal?

A

Louis XIV (14)

67
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Which Champagne sub-region has the same soils as those in Chablis – Kimmeridgean Marls?

A

Côte des Bar

68
Q

Non Vintage aging regulations for champagne are…

A

12 months on the lees and 15 months in total, minimum

69
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Champagne Vintage aging requirements.

A

12 months on the lees and 36 months in total, minimum.

70
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List the champagne production stages the order of 1-6.

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  1. Elevage
  2. Assemblage
  3. Remuage
  4. Degorgement
  5. Dosage
  6. Tirage
71
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How many Grand Cru Villages are there in Champagne?

72
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote des Bar?

A

Pinot Noir

73
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Montgueux?

A

Chardonnay

74
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Vitryat?

A

Chardonnay

75
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Vallee de la Marne?

76
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote de Sezanne?

A

Chardonnay

77
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Grande Montagne de Reims?

A

Pinot Noir

78
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Grande Vallee de la Marne?

A

Pinot Noir

79
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What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote des Blancs?

A

Chardonnay

80
Q

In what type of vessel is most champagne fermented?

A

Stainless steel tanks

81
Q

The Champagne region is relatively small because the vineyards are planted on chalky slopes, rather than the arable flatland which covers most of the region.

True or False?

82
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What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Chardonnay

A

High alcohol and acidity

83
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What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Pinot Noir

A

Moderate alcohol and lowest amount of acidity

84
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What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Meunier

A

Least amount of alcohol and moderate acidity

85
Q

What was the name for Pinot Gris in Champagne from the 9th to the 16th centuries?

A

Fromenteau

86
Q

Most rosé champagne is made by bleeding off some of the juice from fermenting red grapes – a saignée.

True or False?

87
Q

What does “Prise de Mousse” refer to?

A

The second fermentation

88
Q

If a champagne producer only vinifies grapes from their own vineyards, which producer code should they show on their label ?

A

RM: Récoltant-Manipulant

89
Q

What traumatic, historic event reduced the size of the Champagne region to a fifth of its previous size?

A

Phylloxera

90
Q

Before the Champagne Method was perfected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the wines of Champagne were produced using a less sophisticated process. This is still used in other regions – what is it called?

A

Ancestral Method

91
Q

List champagne champagne sweetness levels in order from driest at the top to sweetest at the bottom: 1-7

A

Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Sec / Extra Dry
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

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