Champagne / Sparkling / Dessert Wines Flashcards
Asti DOCG is sparkling wine made from which method?
Charmat (Cuve Close, Tank)
Bugey Cerdon, Clairette de Die Methode Dioise Ancestrale, and Gaillac Mousseaux Methode Gaillocoise make sparkling wine from which style?
Methode Ancestrale (aka methode rurale)
Name two English sparkling wines using the traditional method?
Nyetimber
Ridgeview Estate
(both are located in Sussex)
Which two DOCG’s in Lombardy produce traditional method sparkling?
Franciacorta
Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
Sparkling wine is made in Blanquette de Limoux using the traditional method, with a 90% minimum blend of which three grapes?
Mauzac
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
What are the seven cremant AOPs produced by the traditional method
Cremant de Bordeaux Cremant de Bourgogne Cremant de Loire Cremant de Limoux Cremant de Die Cremant de Jura Cremant d'Alsace
What are other areas in France (aside from Champagne and the 7 cremant AOPs) that produce sparkling wine using the traditional method?
Vouvray Montlouis-sur-Loire Saumur Vin de Savoie Seyssel Blanquette de Limoux AOP
What are the AOP still wines of Champagne?
Coteaux Champenois - red / white / rosé
-made in the entire appellation
Rosé de Riceys - rosé
-made in the cru village of Les Riceys (in the Aube)
Champagne is the only AOP in France that allows a rosé to be produced by blending red and white wine.
True or False?
True
When did the Special Club (Club Tresors) Prestige Cuvee originate and what is it?
1971
The Special Club bottlings are estate-bottled, vintage-dated wines with identical packaging that represent the pinnacle of individual’s style and production.
The Special Club is a collection of grower-producers, and include producers such as Paul Bara, Marc Hébrart, Pierre Gimmonet, J. Lasalle and G. Chiquet
Clos de Goisses is a single-vineyard bottling from which Champagne house?
Philipponnat
For which champagne formats is Transvage (Transfer) method permitted?
It is permitted for bottles larger than a Jeroboam and smaller than a half-bottle.
What are the sweetness levels of Champagne?
Brut Nature / Non-Dosé 0-3 g/l
Extra Brut 0-6 g/l
Brut 0-12 g/l
Extra Dry 12 - 17 g/l
Sec 17 - 32 g/l
Demi Sec 32 - 50 g/l
Doux 50+ g/l
How many bottles does a pupitre hold?
120 (60 on each side)
How many bottles does a gyropalette hold?
504
Who was the Nazi-appointed agent during WWII that lived at the VCP estate and was known as the “Weinfuhrer”?
Otto Klaebisch
The CIVC was started by Count Robert-Jean de Vogue of Moët in 1941 - what does it stand for and what does it do?
Comité Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
An organization that works in the mediation between large Champagne houses and the growers from whom they source grapes.
What is the mean annual temperature of the Champagne region?
50 degrees F (10 Celsius)
What is the subsoil in Champagne?
Belemnite Chalk - a porous chalk derived from the fossilized remains of millions of extinct cephalopods, has a high limestone content which allow vine roots to dig deeply and is linked to acidity.
What are the other four varietals authorized for Champagne AOP production?
Arbane
Petit Meslier
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
What are the only four pruning methods permitted in the vineyards of Champagne?
Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Vallée de la Marne
Guyot (double and simple)
What are the names and sized of Champagne bottle formats?
Quarter Bottle (piccolo) - 187 mL
Half Bottle (demi) - 375 mL
Bottle - 750 mL
Magnum - 1.5 L
Jeroboam - 3 L (4 bottles)
Methusaleh - 6 L (8 bottles)
Salamanzar - 9 L (12 bottles)
Balthazar - 12 L (16 bottles)
Nebuchadnezzar - 15 L (20 bottles)
*Note: The Rehoboam contained 4.5 L and held 6 bottles, but was discontinued in 1989.
What are the five districts authorized to grow grapes for Champagne?
Montagne de Reims Vallée de la Marne Cote des Blancs Cote de Sezanne Cote des Bars (the Aube)
The CIVC authorizes blocage and deblocage. What do those terms mean?
Blocage and deblocage are the reserve and release, respectively, of winestocks for use in future vintages.
What are the two villages in Champagne that are premier curs with a 99% ranking through the Echelle de Crus?
Mareuil-sur-Ay (Vallée de la Marne)
Tauxieres (Montagne de Reims)
Every bottles of Champagne bears a series of digits - a code assigned to each producer by the CIVC. What is this called?
The Matriculation Number
What do the following initials stand for?
NM RM CM RC SR ND MA
NM - Negociant Manipulant CM - Cooperative Manipulant RM - Recoltant Manipulant RC - Recoltant Cooperateur SR - Societe de Recoltants ND - Negociant Distributeur MA - Marque d'Acheter
