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1
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Prestige Cuvee of Laurent Perrier

A

Grand Siecle n24

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Prestige Cuvee of Roerder

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Cristal

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Prestige Cuvee of Krug

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Grande Cuvee

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4
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Prestige Cuvee of Pol Roger

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Sir Winston Churchill

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5
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Prestige Cuvee of Veuve Cliquot

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La Grande Dame

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Prestige Cuvee of Deutz

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Cuvee William

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Prestige Cuvee of Moet & Chandon

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Dom Perignon

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Prestige Cuvee of Piper-Heidsieck

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Rare

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9
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How long must Cava spend on its lees?

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9 months

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10
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How much does the second fermentation cause the alcohol level in a wine to increase?

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1.2-1.3% abv

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11
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Which grape accounts for the largest acreage in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

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12
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What is dosage?

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An addition of sugar and wine that determines the wine’s final sweetness.

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13
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What is degorgement?

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Expelling the sediment from the bottle after remuage.

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14
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In which region does the salon estate produce wine?

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Cotes de Blancs

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15
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During the second fermentation of sparkling wine, the bottles are usually stored horizontally in the _______________ position.

A

sur latte

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16
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Which region contains the village of Ay?

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Vallee de la Marne

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17
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Club Tresors

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All members must bottle their submitted wines in the same bottle shape.

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18
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A finished Champagne with a residual sugar of 20 g/L would be labeled with which designation?

A

sec

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19
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Which of the following grapes stylistically provides frute, body, and structure to Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

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20
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What country contains the Nyetimber and Ridgeview estates?

21
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How many five-ounce glasses of Champagne would a Jeroboam yield?

22
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In which country does the Jansz estate produce sparkling wine?

23
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Which of the following indicates a growers’ co-operative that produces the wine under a single brand?

A

Cooperative Manipulant

24
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How many bottles does a gyropalette hold?

25
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Rose de Riceys AOP wines are produced in which region?

A

Cotes des Bars

26
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A ____________ is a wire cage affixed to the cork with six half-twists

27
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The two permitted methods of degorgement for Champagne

A

degorgement a la glace
degorgement a la volee

28
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The second fermentation, of ___________________ is the heart of the methode Champenoise.

A

prise de mousse

29
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____________ is the French term for the release of older vintages of base wine for use in assemblage.

30
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A maximum _________________ percent of the year’s total harvest may be sold as vintage Champagne.

31
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How many villages in the Champagne AOP are designated as Grand Cru?

32
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What is the “vin de cuvee”

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The first 2,050 liters to be extracted from 4,000 kg of grapes.

33
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Which estate produces “Clos des Goisses”, why is it significant?

A

Philipponnat , mono-parcel since 1935

34
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Cremant wines must spend a minimum _______________ months on the lees prior to release.

35
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What is the professional organization that controls Champagne production?

A

Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne (CIVC)

36
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What parallel does Champagne lie on?

A

48 to 49.5

37
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A porous limestone soil composed of calcium carbonate.

38
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What is a crayere?

A

An ancient underground quarry now used for wine cellars in Champagne.

39
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Grapes grown on chalk in Champagne tend to have what characteristics?

A

High in acid, lean, reserved aromatics

40
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What is Belemnite chalk and where is it found?

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Fossilized remains of a dart like squid, ended up at the upper to mid slopes.

41
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What is Micraster chalk and where is it found?

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Composed of fossilized sea urchins, located where slopes begin to flatten.

42
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Where would you find Kimmeridgian Marl?

A

Cotes de Bar

43
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What do clay soils tend to do to wines from Champagne?

A

Tight and taut, might need some age to express aroma and flavor

44
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What do sandy soils do to wines from Champagne?

A

Strong fruit characteristics that are open and easy to drink.

45
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The Champagne growing region can be divided into four principal sub-regions.

A

The Montagne and Val de Reims
Vallee de La Marne
Cote does Blanca and Surroundings
Cote does Bar

46
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What system was created in Champagne to recognize different terroirs within the large Champagne AOC?

A

Echelle des Crus (Scale of Growths)

47
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What vine training methods are allowed in Champagne?

A

Chablis
Cordon
Guyot
Vallee de La Marne (Meunier)

48
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Aging requirements for vintage Champagne

A

12 months on lees
3 years in cellar from tirage {bottling} to release

49
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Aging requirements for nonvintage Champagne

A

12 months on lees
3 months between tirage and release

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