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Champagne & Sparkling Wine Flashcards

1
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What is the CVIC?

A

The regulatory body responsible for mediating relations between growers and producers; oversees the production methods and promotion of champagne.

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What is the methode champenoise?

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Harvest, Pressing, Primary Fermentation, Blending, Adding Liquer De Tirage, Bottling, Secondary Fermentation, Riddling, Degorgement, Dosage

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What are the varietals used in champagne?

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Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

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4
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What is the soil type mostly found in the Champagne region?

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Chalk

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5
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What is the climate in the Champagne region?

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Continental

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Where is the Champagne region located?

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In and around Reims, France

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7
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Name seven champagne producers.

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Chandon Dom Perignon, Veuve Clicquot, Charles Heidsick, Marc Hebrart, Louis Roederer, Laurent Perrier, Taittinger

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What is “encepagement”?

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The blending of different varietals, vintages, and villages.

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What is “assemblage”?

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The “act” of blending…creating the house flavor style.

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What are the appellations of Champagne?

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Montagne de Reims, Vallee de Marnes, Cotes de Blanc, Cotes de Sezanne, Cotes de Bars

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11
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What is the main varietal of Montage de Reims?

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Pinot Noir

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What is the main varietal of Vallee de Marnes?

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Pinot Meunier

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13
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What is the main varietal of Cotes de Blanc?

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Chardonnay

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14
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What is the main varietal of Cotes de Sezanne?

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Chardonnay

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15
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What is the main varietal of Cotes de Bars?

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Pinot Noir

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16
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What is the cru status awarded to?

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The village

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17
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What is “saignee”?

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Allowing the grape juice to be in contact with the skins.

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18
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What is a “coquard”?

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The basket pressed used for champagne production.

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19
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What is “latte”?

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The name given to the second fermenting wine before the liqueur de tirage is added.

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20
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What is the grand cru of Moet Chandon?

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Dom Perignon

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21
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What is the grand cru of Veuve Clicquot?

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La Grande Dame

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22
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What is the grand cru of Perriere Joyette?

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Bella Epoque

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23
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What is the grand cru of Roederer?

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Crystal

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24
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What is the grand cru of Ruinart?

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Dom Ruinart

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25
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What is the grand cru of Charles Heidsick?

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Blanc de Milleniers

26
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What is the grand cru of Taittinger?

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Comtes de Champagne

27
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What is the grand cru of Krug?

A

Grand Cuvee

28
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What is the grand cru of Nicolas Feuillatte?

A

Palmes d’Or

29
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What is the grand cru of Paul Roget?

A

Cuvee “Sir Winston Churchill”

30
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What is the grand cru of Henriot?

A

Cuvee Des En Chantelleurs

31
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What is the grand cru of Salon?

A

Le Mesnil

32
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List the styles of champagne from dry to sweet.

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Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-Sec, Doux

33
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How many grand crus in Champagne?

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17

34
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How many premier crus in Champagne?

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44

35
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What is the liqueur de tirage?

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A mixture of sugar and yeast added to champagne after the first fermentation to begin the second fermentation.

36
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What is “autolysis”?

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The breakdown of dead yeast cells.

37
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What is the minimum amount of time a non-vintage style of champagne must remain in the cellar?

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15 Months

38
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What is the minimum amount of time a vintage style of champagne must remain in the cellar?

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36 Months

39
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What is a tete de cuvee?

A

A prestige bottling of champagne

40
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What does “sur latte” refer to?

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A bottle being stored horizontally

41
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What does the word “mousseux” imply?

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Effervescence

42
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What is the oldest Champagne house still in operation today?

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Gosset, established in 1584

43
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What is the mean annual temperature in Champagne?

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50 Degrees

44
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What are the four pruning methods used in Champagne?

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Cordon de Royat, Chablis, Vallee de la Marne, and Guyot (double and simple)

45
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What is “blocage” and “deblocage”?

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The reserve and release of wine stocks for use in future vintages.

46
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What is a “Negociant Manipulant”?

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A Champagne house that purchases grapes and/or base wines from growers and other smaller houses.

47
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What is a “Recoltant Manipulant”?

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A grower-producer who makes Champagne from estate-grown fruit. (95% must come from the producer’s own vineyards) Think: Marc Hebrart

48
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What is a “Cooperative Manipulant”?

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A growers co-operative that produces wine under a single brand.

49
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What is a “Recoltant Cooperateur”?

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A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but sells the wine under his own label.

50
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What is a “Societe de Recoltants”?

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A firm, not a co-operative, set up by a union of often related growers, who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.

51
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What is a :Negociant Distributeur”?

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A middlman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.

52
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What is a “Marque d’Archeteur”?

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A “buyers own brand”, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.

53
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What is a “pupitre”?

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Two large wooden planks fastened together in an “A” shape, with 60 holes cut into each plank of wood. Used for riddling.

54
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What is a “remuer”?

A

The person or machine that oversees and executes the riddling process in developing Champagne.

55
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What is a “gyropalette”?

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An automated riddling device that holds 504 Champagne bottles.

56
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What is “riddling”?

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Turning and tilting a bottle of Champagne by fractional increments until the bottles are inverted with the neck pointing downward, collecting the yeast sediment at the neck of the bottle.

57
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List the Champagne bottle sizes larger than a 750ml bottle.

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Magnum, Jeroboam, Rehoboam, Methuselah, Salmanazar, Balthazar, Nebuchadnezzar, Solomon

58
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What are the still wines of Champagne?

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Coteaux Champenois and Rose de Riceys

59
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What is the Methode Ancestrale?

A

The oldest method of creating sparkling wine. It only has a primary fermentation and is then bottled w/out liqueur de tirage. After fermentation is complete in the bottle, the wine is disgorged, filtered and rebottled w/out dosage.

60
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What is the Charmat Process or Tank Method?

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Creating sparkling wine by adding liquer de tirage to the wine in a pressurized, enamel lined tank, or autoclave. Once the appropriate pressure is reached, the wine is chilled (halting fermentation) and then filtered and bottles.

Court of Master Sommelier Level 2 (30 decks)

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