Champagne & Others 19/09/2020 Flashcards
Which is considered the first blanc de blanc champagne made?
Salon, first made in 1905, first commercial release in 1921
Which is the 100% Meunier cuvee from Egly Ouriet
Les Vignes de Vrigny Brut 1er Cru
Which producer makes champagne called Substance? What is special about it?
Jacques Salosse
It is a Solera style champagne bottled at average 12 years age.
Which champagne producer’s own key Chardonnay vineyards are in Reims, instead of Cotes de Blancs
Ruinart
Who makes Champagne Clos St. Hillaire
Billecart Salmon from their single vineyard in Mereuil sur Ay
Corne Bautray, Champs Caiin and Vauzelle Terme are top cuvees of which famous champagne house?
Jacquesson
Who were the first récoltant manipulants in Champagne
Gaston Chiquet family
Who is the current winemaker of Dom Perignon
Vincent Chaperon
Famed Vineyard of Hautvillers is in which sub region of champagne
Vallee de la Marne
Which estate’s prestige cuvee is called Charles de Gaulle
Drappier
Which is the largest Grand Cru village in champagne, by plantings
Chouilly
What is the minimum potential alcohol allowed for base wine of champagne
9%
What max % of a year’s harvest can be sold as vintage champagne
80%
How much sugar is allowed in Sec champagne
17 -32 g/l
What is a bidule
a plastic capsule that will serve to capture the sediment during remuage
What is dégorgement à la volée
A jerk and clean motion of degorgement without freezing the sediments in the bottle