Champagne & Sparkling Flashcards

1
Q

Prestige Cuvee of Laurent Perrier

A

Grand Siecle n24

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2
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Prestige Cuvee of Roerder

A

Cristal

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3
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Prestige Cuvee of Krug

A

Grande Cuvee

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4
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Prestige Cuvee of Pol Roger

A

Sir Winston Churchill

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5
Q

Prestige Cuvee of Veuve Cliquot

A

La Grande Dame

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6
Q

Prestige Cuvee of Deutz

A

Cuvee William

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7
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Prestige Cuvee of Moet & Chandon

A

Dom Perignon

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8
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Prestige Cuvee of Piper-Heidsieck

A

Rare

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9
Q

How long must Cava spend on its lees?

A

9 months

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10
Q

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

A

1.2-1.3% abv

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11
Q

Which grape accounts for the largest acreage in Champagne?

A

Pinot Noir

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12
Q

What is dosage?

A

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

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13
Q

What is degorgement?

A

Expelling the sediment from the bottle after remuage.

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14
Q

In which region does the salon estate produce wine?

A

Cotes de Blancs

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15
Q

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

A

sur latte

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16
Q

Which region contains the village of Ay?

A

Vallee de la Marne

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17
Q

Club Tresors

A

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

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18
Q

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

A

sec

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19
Q

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

A

Pinot Noir

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20
Q

What country contains the Nyetimber and Ridgeview estates?

A

the UK

21
Q

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

A

20

22
Q

In which country does the Jansz estate produce sparkling wine?

A

Australia

23
Q

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

A

Cooperative Manipulant

24
Q

How many bottles does a gyropalette hold?

A

504

25
Q

Rose de Riceys AOP wines are produced in which region?

A

Cotes des Bars

26
Q

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

A

Muselet

27
Q

The two permitted methods of degorgement for Champagne

A

degorgement a la glace
degorgement a la volee

28
Q

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

A

prise de mousse

29
Q

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

A

Deblocage

30
Q

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

A

80%

31
Q

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

A

17

32
Q

What is the “vin de cuvee”

A

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

33
Q

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

A

Philipponnat , mono-parcel since 1935

34
Q

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

A

9

35
Q

What is the professional organization that controls Champagne production?

A

Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne (CIVC)

36
Q

What parallel does Champagne lie on?

A

48 to 49.5

37
Q

A porous limestone soil composed of calcium carbonate.

A

Chalk

38
Q

What is a crayere?

A

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

39
Q

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

A

High in acid, lean, reserved aromatics

40
Q

What is Belemnite chalk and where is it found?

A

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

41
Q

What is Micraster chalk and where is it found?

A

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

42
Q

Where would you find Kimmeridgian Marl?

A

Cotes de Bar

43
Q

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
Q

What do sandy soils do to wines from Champagne?

A

Strong fruit characteristics that are open and easy to drink.

45
Q

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
Q

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

A

Echelle des Crus (Scale of Growths)

47
Q

What vine training methods are allowed in Champagne?

A

Chablis
Cordon
Guyot
Vallee de La Marne (Meunier)

48
Q

Aging requirements for vintage Champagne

A

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

49
Q

Aging requirements for nonvintage Champagne

A

12 months on lees
3 months between tirage and release