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Champagne & Sparkling Wine Flashcards

1
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How much of a stated vintage must vintage dated wines in Champagne contain?

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100%

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T de C: Clos Cazals

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Claude Cazals, RM. Monoparcel, 3.5 ha Mesnil-sur-Oger, GC, Cote des Blancs. 100% Chardonnay

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How does acid content differ in the vin de cuvee vs. the vin de taille?

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Acid content is lower in the vin de taille.

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Name two producers based in Cramant.

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Diebolt-Vallois, Bonnaire, Libert Fils, Suenen

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What grand cru vineyard is closest to Reims?

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Sillery

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What is extraction limited to in Champagne?

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102 L from 160 kg or 2550 L from 4000kg (the size of the tanks used for pressing)

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Name three things that the CIVC regulates?

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  • size of harvest
  • press yield
  • blocage & deblocage
  • protected designations of Champagne
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T. de C.: Charles de Gaulle

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Drappier, NM
80% PN/20% Chard
Urville

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T. de C.: Dom Ruinart

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Ruinart, NM, Reims

Blanc des Blancs and Rosé (85% Chard/15% PN)

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What is retrousse in terms of Champagne?

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Retrousse is scooping the edges of the press cake back to the middle after each pressing with a traditional basket press.

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How long must Vintage Champagne spend in the cellar from tirage to release?

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36 months.

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12
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Define the following in Champagne::
CM
RC
SR
ND
MA
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CM – Cooperative Manipulant
RC – Recoltant Cooperateur (a grower whose grapes are vinified at a cooperative)
SR – Societe de Recoltants (a firm set up by a union, of related growers who share resources and collectively market several brands)
ND – Negociant Distributeur (middleman, does not make wine)
MA – Marque d’Acheteur (a buyer’s own brand, often a supermarket chain)

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Name three producers based in Vertus.

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Pascal Doquet, Doyard, Larmandier-Bernier, Veuve-Forny, Duval-Leroy

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Where is A. Margaine based?

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Villers-Marmery, Montagne de Reims

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15
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What is transvasage and when is it allowed?

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“Transfer method” – allowed for bottle sizes larger than a Jeraboam and smaller than a half bottle. Remuage is unnecessary, the wine is disgorged into a pressurized tank & filtered.

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16
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Where would the terms “sur latte” and “sur pointe” be applied?

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The Methode Champenoise – during secondary fermentation bottles rest on their sides (sur latte), and when riddling is finished, they rest on their heads (sur pointe)

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17
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What major houses are known for blocking MLF in their Champagne?

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Lanson, Gosset, and Salon

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Name three initiatives the CIVC has taken to improve sustainability.

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  • reducing pesticide use by 50%
  • avoiding insecticides with sexual confusion
  • water recycling
  • crown cap & bidule recycling
  • lighter bottles to reduce carbon emissions
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19
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What is the maximum residual sugar for Champagne AOP base wine?

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10 g/L

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20
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Which two prominent Ay houses age their champagne under cork? What is the alternative? Why do so few big houses age their champagne under cork?

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Bollinger and Ayala; most houses, especially big houses, use crown caps. You risk cork taint by aging Champagne under cork, which has to be checked for upon disgorgement. But Bollinger feels it provides more complexity and actually LESS risk of unnatural oxidation.

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21
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What does the CIVC stand for?

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Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne

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22
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What is méthode rurale?

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Méthode Ancestrale

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23
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What departments does the Champagne AOP cover?

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Aube, Aisne, Marne, Haute-Marne, and Seine-et-Marne

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T. de C.: Noble Cuvee

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Lanson, NM, Reims

60-70% Chard/30-40% PN

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What is the term for the Roman chalk tunnels below the streets of Epernay and Reims?

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Crayers.

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26
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Name three Champagnes that are made with a solera system of perpetual aging?

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Selosse Substance, Bereche Reflet d’Antan, Lahertes Les 7, Pierre Peters Reserve Oubliee

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27
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Put the three major grape of Champagne in order from first to bud to last.

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Chardonnay is the first to bed, then Pinot Noir, then Pinot Meunier.

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28
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Name the Grand Crus of the Montagne de Reims, from north to south?

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Sillery, Puisieulx, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay

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29
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What phases is the extracted juice for Champagne production divided into?

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1) Vin de Cuvée (the first 2050 L)
2) Vin de Taille (the last 500 L) – richer in pigment and tannin. Usually sold off/used in minor part
3) Rebêche – third extraction is required by law, used to make distillate, not Champagne. Must comprise 1-10% of the total.

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30
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In what year was SPARKLING wine first made in Champagne?

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The first record of sparkling wine being made in Champagne is in 1718.

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31
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Is chaptalization allowed in Champagne?

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Yes, it is quite common.

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T de C: Les Echansons

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Mailly Grand Cru, CM. Mailly-Champagne, GC, Montagne de Reims. Brut, 75% PN/25% Chard.

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33
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T. de C.: La Grand Année

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Bollinger, NM

Aÿ, Grand Cru, Vallée de la Marne

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34
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Name two producers based in Oger.

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Jose Dhondt, Jean Milan

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35
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What is Veuve Clicquot’s “Comet Vintage”?

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1811

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36
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What is the only AOP that does not need to put “Appellation Controlee (Protegee)” on the bottle?

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Champagne

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37
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Which are the better premier crus of the Montagne de Reims, and where do they lie? Name a producer based in each.

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Ludes, Chigny-les-Roses, and Rilly-la-Montagne are considered three of the better 1er crus of Montagne de Reims – they are basically a western extension of the grand cru slope that includes Mailly, Verzy, and Verzenay. Bereche and Ployez-Jacquemart are based in Ludes; Cattier and J. Lassalle are based in Chigny-les-Roses; and Vilmart & Cie is based in Rilly-la-Montagne.

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38
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T de C: Clos du Moulin

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Cattier, NM. Monoparcel, 2.2 ha, Ludes, 1er cru (94%), Montagne de Reims. 50% PN/50% Chard.

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39
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What is another term for the wire cage on a bottle of Champagne?

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Muselet

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40
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What is autopressurage in Champagne?

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The first 100 liters or so of juice that comes off a press. Normally discarded.

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41
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What is Winzersekt?

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In Germany, a sparkling wine usually made by a grower, from one of the 13 anbaugebiete, above 3.5 of pressure

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42
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What are the 5 most recent vintages of Salon?

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2006, 2004, 2002, 1999, 1997

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43
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Where is the highest point in the Montagne de Reims located?

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900ft above sea level between Verzenay & Verzy, it is a national park.

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44
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The Butte de Saran marks the border between which two Grand Cru sites?

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Chouilly and Cramant

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What two regions in Champagne do not have any Grand Crus?

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Cote de Sezanne and Cotes des Bars (the Aube)

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What are three requirements for Special Club wine?

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  • must be a RM producer
  • vinification and bottling must occur on the estate
  • special club must be top cuvee
  • tasting panel must approve base wines and finished wine
  • identical label and bottle shape
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47
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Who makes La Folies de la Marquetterie? Where is it from?

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Taittinger; single vineyard in Pierry (1er cru on the border of Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne)

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Where do the “Rive Droite” and the “Rive Gauche” fall in respect to the Marne river? What aspects do each have? Name one wine made from each.

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Rive Droite — right bank — north bank of river, with vineyards facing south. Moussé Fils Special Club & Special Club Rosé.
Rive Gauche — left bank — south bank of the river, with vineyards facing north. Bérêche Rive Gauche.

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T. de C.: Dom Perignon/Dom Perignon Oenotheque

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Moet & Chandon, NM, Epernay
Brut & Brut Rosé
Chard & PN

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T. de C.: Comtes de Champagne

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Tattinger, NM
Reims
Blanc des Blancs & Rosé (70% PN/30% Chard)

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Name five wines made entirely from Avize fruit.

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  • Agrapart L’Avizoise
  • Agrapart Venus
  • Selosse vintage
  • Selosse Substance
  • Selosse Chantereines lieu-dit
  • Larmandier-Bernier Chemins d’Avize
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52
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T. de C.: Cuvee des Enchanteleurs

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Henriot, NM, Reims

Chard & PN

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53
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Name the 5 districts of Champagne and what grapes each is particularly known for.

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Cote des Blancs -- Chardonnay
Montagne de Reims -- Pinot Noir
Vallée de la Marne -- Pinot Meunier
Cote de Sézanne -- Chardonnay
Cote des Bars (The Aube) -- Pinot Noir
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54
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Give three commonalities in AOP requirements between the Cremant appellations of France?

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  • 9 months of lees prior to disgorgement and 12 months total elevage
  • Manual harvesting in mandatory
  • Traditional method secondary fermentation
  • Min. 3.5-4 atmospheres (varies depends on AOP)
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55
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T. de C.: Belle Époque/Fleur de Champagne

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Perrier-Jouët, NM, Epernay

Brut (50% Chard/45% PN/5% PM), Brut Rosé, Blanc des Blancs

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56
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What is liqueur de tirage?

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The mixture of still wine, yeast, sugar, and fining agents added to a Champagne base wine to ignite secondary fermentation

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57
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When was Champagne first demarcated? What region was famously left out and when was this adjusted?

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1911; The Aube; 1924

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58
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When was the gyropalette invented?

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1968

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What is the southernmost village in Champagne?

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Les Riceys, Côte des Bar

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Name three Champagne houses founded in the 18th century.

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Moet, Veuve Clicquot, Taittinger, Delamotte, Heidsieck, Bollinger, Jacquesson, Ruinart

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What are the best vintage of the 1980’s in Champagne?

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1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989

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Name three wines entirely made from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger fruit?

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Pierre Peters Les Chetillons, Salon, Selosse “Les Carelles”

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63
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What are the two spur-pruned methods of vine training allowed in Champagne? Which is most commonly used for Pinot Noir and which for Chardonnay?

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Chablis & Cordon de Royat; Chablis is used for most Chardonnay vines and Cordon de Royat for Pinot Noir.

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64
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What is “boues de ville”?

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The practice of fertilising Champagne vineyards with trash from Paris. The practice declined by the mid-80s and was abolished in 1999.

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T. de C.: Elisabeth Salmon Rosé

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Billecart-Salmon, NM

Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne

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What is MCR?

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MCR stands for moût concentré rectifié, or concentrated and rectified grape must. The majority of MCR comes from the Languedoc. It is used in Champagne as alternative to liqueur d’expedition.
Arguments FOR: Neutrality, less oxidation
Arguments AGAINST: Terroir, Syrupy

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67
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What is another term for dosage?

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Liqueur d’Expedition

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68
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Why is there a majority Pinot Meunier planted in the Vallee de la Marne?

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Pinot Meunier is more frost resistant – it buds late and ripens early – and the Vallee de la Marne – especially as one moves west – is much more prone to frost. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay also have a hard time ripening in clay, which is why the Pinot Noir that is grown in the Vallee de la Marne is mostly in the limestone rich soils east of Epernay.

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Name three 1er crus of the Cote de Blancs.

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There are nine total: Bergeres-les-Vertus, Cuis, Etrechy, Grauves, Pierry (often considered part of the Vallee de la Marne), Val de Marais (Coligny), Vertus, Villeneuve, Voipreux

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What is the maximum percentage of a year’s harvest that may be sold as vintage Champagne?

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80%

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What is the most planted grape in Champagne? Second? Third?

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Pinot Noir (39%), Pinot Meunier (32%), Chardonnay (29%)

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72
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What was the first tete de cuvee? In what year?

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1921; Moet et Chadon’s Dom Perignon

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73
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Name three biodynamic producers in Champagne.

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Larmandier Bernier, David Leclepart, Vouette and Sorbee, Roederer (the largest bio-d landowner in Champagne).

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Name two producers based in Verzenay.

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Michel Arnould, Godme Pere et Fils, Jean Lallement, Pehu Simmonet

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75
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How many liters/bottles are in a Solomon?

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18L/24 bottles

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T de C: L’Intemporelle

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Mailly Grand Cru, CM. Mailly Champagne, GC, Montagne de Reims. Brut (60% PN/40% Chard) & Brut rose.

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77
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Where is Chartogne-Taillet based?

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Merfy, Massif du Saint-Thierry, Montagne de Reims

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T de C: Grand Sendree

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Drappier, NM. Urville, the Aube, Monoparcel. 55% PN/45% Chard.

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T. de C.: Brut de Nominée

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Jacquart, NM, Reims
NV (vintages declared from 85-90)
Chard & PN

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T de C: Clos d’Ambonnay

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Krug, NM. Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Reims. Monoparcel. 100% Pinot Noir, FV: 1995

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What is remuage?

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Riddling.

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T. de C.: “La Grande Dame”

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Veuve Clicquot, NM
Reims
Brut: 60-65% PN/30-35% Chard
Brut Rose

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83
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Where is Kimmeridgean Marl found in the Champagne region? What is another name of Kimmeridgean Marl?

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This is found in Cote des Bar (The Aube). AKA Virgulien Marl.

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Name the grand crus of the Cote des Blancs, from north to south?

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Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger.

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85
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Give for these producers their location and the main grape they grow
Egly-Ouriet 
Pierre Moncuit 
Drappier 
 Jerome Prevost
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Egly-Ouriet - Ambonnay, Pinot Noir
Pierre Moncuit - Le Mesnil, Chardonnay
Drappier - Urville, Aube, Pinot Noir
Jerome Prevost - Gueux, Montagne de Reims, Pinot Meunier

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86
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What changed in sweetness levels for Champagne pre-2010 and post-2010?

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Brut went from 0-15 g/L to 0-12 g/L. Extra dry went from 12-20 g/L to 12-17 g/L. Sec went from 17-35 g/L to 17-32 g/L. Demi-sec went from 33-50 g/L to 32-5o g/L. Extra brut and doux stayed the same.

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87
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Where is Cristal Rosé sourced from?

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Aÿ

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Single Cru: Chemin des Châlons

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Jacques Selosse, Cramant, NV, Blanc des Blancs

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T. de C.: Cuvee Prestige

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Bonnaire, RM
Cramant, GC, Cote des Blancs
100% Chardonnay

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90
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What region is defined by the Ardre and the Vesle rivers?

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Montagne de Reims

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What two years have seen an October (late) harvest in Champagne since 1988?

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1991 and 2013

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92
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T. de C.: Cuvee William Deutz

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Deutz, NM
Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne
Blanc/Rosé: PN/Chard/PM

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93
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What styles of wine are made in Coteaux Champenois?

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Dry red, white, and rose

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Q

Define Méthode Ancestrale

A

Defined by a single fermentation – starts in tank, and then is transferred to bottle mid fermentation. No liqueur de tirage. Dosage is not allowed.

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95
Q

T. de C.: Grand Siècle

A

Laurent Perrier, NM
Typically NV
Tours-sur-Marne (GC for red grapes), Vallée de la Marne
Approx. 50% Chard/50% PN

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96
Q

How many liters/bottles are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

A

15L/20 bottles

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97
Q

What side of the slopes are the better vineyards planted btwn Mailly and Villers-Allerand? ​ ​​​Btwn Verzenay and Verzy?

A

Northern slopes and north-eastern slopes respectively

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98
Q

What is the min. potential alcohol for Rose de Riceys and Coteaux Champenois?

A

10%/9%

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99
Q

T. de C.: Blanc des Millénaires

A

Charles Heidsieck, NM, Reims

100% Chardonnay

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100
Q

Where is Jerome Prevost based?

A

Gueux, Petit Montagne, Montagne de Reims

101
Q

What is the difference between Agrapart’s L’Avizoise and Venus?

A

Both are blanc des blancs from Avize; L’Avizoise is on clay soils, Venus is on chalk

102
Q

What is the name for the base wine in Champagne?

103
Q

What does Bollinger’s “RD” stand for?

A

Recently Disgorged (Récemment Dégorgé). RD is kept in an upside down, vertical position (sur point) for several years, and is disgorged upon being ordered.

104
Q

In what decade was sugar first added to control the amount of carbonation in Champagne?

105
Q

Name two producers based in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger:

A

Guy Charlemagne, Delamotte, Salon, Launois, Pierre Moncuit, Pierre Peters

106
Q

What were the standard presses in Champagne until the 1980s and what is more dominant now?

A

Manual, vertical presses were standard until the 1980s when mechanized, horizantal presses became more popular. Manual, vertical presses now only account for about 28%.

107
Q

T de C: Les Crayeres

A

Egly-Ouriet, RM. Monoparcel, Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Remis. 100% PN.

108
Q

Name three influences that Dom Perignon had on Champagne.

A
  • quality of grapes in the vineyard
  • sturdier glass
  • cork enclosures
  • blending across Champagne for uniform quality
  • white wine being made from red grapes
109
Q

T. de C.: Grand Vin Signature

A

Jacquesson, NM
Dizy, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne
Discontinued after the 2002 vintage

110
Q

What vintages has Clos du Ambonnay been made in?

A

1995, 1996, 1998, 2000

111
Q

What is the blend for these cuvees and their first vintage
Clos des Goisses
Winston Churchill
Clos St Hilaire

A

Clos des Goisses - 65% PN 35% C - 1935
Winston Churchill - PN > C - 1984
Clos St Hilaire - PN - 1995

112
Q

T. de C.: Sir Winston Churchill

A

Pol Roger, NM, Epernay

PN & Chard

113
Q

T de C: Clos de Bouveries

A

Duval-Leroy, NM. Vertus, Cote des Blancs, 1er Cru (95%), Monoparcel. 100% Chardonnay.

114
Q

How many liters/bottles are in a Balthazar?

A

12L/16 bottles

115
Q

What is another term for dosage? What is it?

A

Liqueur d’expedition; a liquid mixture of sugar syrup & wine that defines the sweetness/dryness level of the final product

116
Q

What are the bottle aging requirements for vintage and NV Champagne?

A

NV – 15 months (including 12 months on lees) from date of tirage
Vintage – 36 months (12 months lees) from date of tirage

117
Q

How many liters/bottles are in a Methuselah?

A

6L/8 bottles

118
Q

Single cru: Sous Le Mont

A

Jacques Selosse, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

119
Q

What two villages in Montagne de Reims are known for Chardonnay?

A

Villers-Marmery and Trépail

120
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Fiarce

A

Chartogne-Taillet, RM
Merfy
60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir

121
Q

What is the minimum potential alcohol for Champagne AOP base wine?

122
Q

What is remuage?

123
Q

When was Mytik Diam introduced in Champagne?

124
Q

T. de C.: “RD”

A

Bollinger, NM

Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne

125
Q

Name three producers of Rose de Riceys?

A

Name three producers of Rose de Riceys? Guy de Forez, Morel Pere et Fils, Jacques Defrance, Horiot

126
Q

What is the CIVC and when was it founded?

A

Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne – organized by Count Robert-Jean de Vogue of Moet et Chandon in 1941 to organize Champagne producers against the Nazis

127
Q

Name the Grand Crus of the Côte de Blancs from north to south.

A 
Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
128
Q

What three harvests have seen August picking (early) in the 2000s in Champagne?

A

2003, 2007, and 2011

129
Q

What common geological feature do the best grand cru sites of Montagne de Reims have in common?

A

They are on east/southeast facing cliffs of belemnite chalk (lesser sites in the north face north/northeast)

130
Q

At what latitude does Champagne lie?

A

48th parallel

131
Q

Name the Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims.

A

Sillery, Puisieulx, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay

132
Q

T. de C.: Substance

A

Jacques Selosse, RM
Avize, GC, Cote des Blancs
NV, 100% Chardonnay

133
Q

Name three producers of Coteaux Champenois rouge?

A

Bollinger, Egly-Ouriet, Georges Vesselle, Benoit Lahaye, Paul Bara

134
Q

When did Special Club originate? How many current members are there? Name 5.

A

1971; 27; Paul Bara (Bouzy), Gaston Chiquet (Dizy), Pierre Gimmonet (Cuis), Marc Hébrart (Mareuil-sur-Aÿ), Larmandier (Cramant), J. Lassalle (Chigny-les-Roses), Launois (Mesnil-sur-Oger)

135
Q

T. de C.: Celebris

A

Gosset, NM
Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne
Brut Rosé (vintage), Brut (vintage, 66% Chard/34% PN), NV Blanc des Blancs

136
Q

Where is Egly-Ouriet’s plot of old vine Meunier located?

137
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee R. Lalou

A

GH Mumm, NM, Reims

Chard & PN

138
Q

Where is Pierre Gimmonet based?

A

Cuis, northern Côte des Blancs, 1er Cru

139
Q

What is the current release of Clos du Mesnil? Clos du Ambonnay?

A

Mesnil — 2003

Ambonnay — 2000

140
Q

What is Ampeleos?

A

A grower organisation in Champagne that promotes sustainable viticulture.

141
Q

How much of a producer’s harvest may be released as vintage wine in Champagne?

142
Q

What is a “carnet de pressoir”?

A

Pressing logbook; used at the pressing centers to number and record every marc as well as the potential ABV of the grapes.

143
Q

What are the “methode ancestrale” AOP in France? what are their grapes? their pressure? their aging time? their RS?

A

Bugey Cerdon - Gamay and Poulsard (the last one not 100%) - 3 atm - 2 months - min 40 g
Blanquette de Limoux Methode Ancestrale - 100% Mauzac - 3 atm - 2 months - no min RS (but 10% acquired min)
Gaillac Methode Ancestrale - Mauzac and Mauzac Rose - 3 atm - 2 months - no min RS (but 8% acquired min)
Montlouis-sur-Loire Petillant Originel - 100% Chenin - 3 atm - no other requirement
Clairette de Die Methode Ancestrale - min. 75% Muscat à Petits Grains plus Clairette - 3 atm - 4 month - 35 g

144
Q

What methods are permitted to make rose Champagne?

A

Saignee and Blending (blending must occur prior to tirage)

145
Q

What three grand crus of the Montagne de Reims and less esteemed than the others and why?

A

Sillery, Puisieulx, and Beaumont-sur-Vesle lie in alluvial flatlands to the north of the “montagne” and thus have very little in the way of elevation and aspect, as well as richer soils.

146
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Perle d’Ayala

A

Ayala, NM
Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne
80% Chard/20% Pinot Noir

147
Q

What is blocage and deblocage in reference to Champagne?

A

Blocage is the reserve of wine stocks and deblocage is the release of wine stocks for use in future vintage; regulated by the CIVC

148
Q

T. de C.: Nec-Plus-Ultra

A

Bruno Paillard, NM, Reims

Chard & PN

149
Q

When is the soonest that tirage can occur following harvest?

A

January 1st, the year after harvest

150
Q

What are two methods of disgorgement?

A

a la volée (traditional) and a la glace(modern)

151
Q

Where is George Laval based?

A

Cumières, 1er cru, Vallée de la Marne

152
Q

What is the largest grand cru of the Montagne de Reims?

A

Verzenay at 400+ ha.

153
Q

T. de C.: Nicolas Louis Delamotte

A

Delamotte, NM

Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, GC, Cote des Blancs

154
Q

What are the additional 4 Champagne grapes besides the big 3?

A

Fromenteau (aka Pinot Gris), Petite Meslier, Arbane, Pinot Blanc

155
Q

When was the Echelle des Crus established?

156
Q

For vintage Champagne, what percentage of grapes must come from the stated vintage?

157
Q

How many liters are in a Rehoboam? When was this size discontinued?

A

4.5 L, 1989

158
Q

T. de C.: Fleur de Passion

A

Diebolt-Valois, NM
Cramant, GC, Cote de Blancs
100% Chardonnay

159
Q

What was called “Club de Viticulteurs Champenois” until 1999?

A

Special Club

160
Q

What is the name for secondary fermentation in Champagne?

A

Prise de Mousse

161
Q

Name three reasons why the Cote de Blancs is more suited to Chardonnay than the Montagne de Reims.

A

More dramatic slopes are beneficial for Chardonnay; much thinner top-soils in the Cote de Blancs make the chalk more accessible; and the days tend to be a bit warmer.

162
Q

What are the two AOPs for still wine in Champagne?

A

Coteaux Champenois & Rosé de Riceys

163
Q

What vintages has Blanc de Millénaires been made in?

A

1983, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2004

164
Q

T. de C.: Liesse d’Harbonville

A

Ployez-Jacquemart, NM
Ludes, 1er Cru, Montagne de Reims
70% Chard/30% PN

165
Q

T. de C.: Femme de Champagne

A

Duval-Leroy, NM
Vertus, 1er Cru, Cote des Blancs
Chard & Pinot

166
Q

What three grand crus of the Montagne de Reims has south/southeast facing aspects?

A

Bouzy, Ambonnay, and Louvois like on the southern slopes of the Montagne de Reims and are oriented more southward. Louvois has a slightly more east facing aspect, and is thus not quite so well-regarded.

167
Q

What is débourbage?

A

After pressing for Champagne, this is the stage where the juice is allowed to settled at a cool temperature for 8-15 hours so that the remaining solids (bourbes) can settle and be removed by racking.

168
Q

Name two producers based in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.

A

Billecart, Marc Hebrart, Philipponnat, R. Pouillon

169
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Les Aventures

A

AR Lenoble, NM
Chouilly, GC, Cote des Blancs
100% Chard

170
Q

Name the Grand Crus of Vallée de la Marne.

A

Aÿ, Tours-sur-Marne

171
Q

What two grand crus are rated 100% for one grape only?

A

Chouilly, Cote de Blancs, for white wine only and Tours-sur-Marne, Mareuil-sur-Ay, red grapes only

172
Q

Name two producers based in Avize.

A

Agrapart, Claude Corbon, De Sousa, Jacques Selosse, Varnier-Farniere

173
Q

Describe the 2013 vintage in Champagne.

A

2013 pales in comparison to the stellar 2012, with a cool spring leading to uneven ripening and one of the latest harvests in 20 years. Summer hail caused widespread damage in the summer months but overall the champenois fared better than many of their compatriots. Likely a vintage year.

174
Q

What is a PAI press?

A

PAI press is made by Coquard and stands for “pressoir automatique à plateau incliné” — a horizantal press with a plate tilted at an angle. The grapes fall by gravity making retrousse unnecessary.

175
Q

How much does the alcohol of Champagne typically rise during secondary fermentation?

176
Q

What is the most planted grape in Aÿ?

A

Pinot Noir, about 80%

177
Q

Where is David Léclepart based?

A

Trépail, Montagne de Reims

178
Q

Where is Cote aux Enfants, who owns it, and what is it known for?

A

Cote aux Enfants is a lieu-dit in Aÿ owned by Bollinger. It is known for Pinot Noir, especially their Coteaux Champenois that shares the same name.

179
Q

What is secondary fermentation referred to as in Champagne?

A

Prise de Mousse

180
Q

What current grand crus were elevated in 1985?

A

Four in the Cote de Blancs: Chouilly, Oiry, Oger, and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; one in the Montagne de Reims: Verzy

181
Q

What Champagne house was known as Forest-Forneaux until 1931?

A

Taittinger

182
Q

What is another term for the wine cage on a Champagne bottle?

183
Q

What are the seven AOPs for crémant in France?

A

Crémant de Bordeaux, de Bourgogne, de Loire, de Limoux, de Die, du Jura, d’Alsace

184
Q

T de C: Palmes d’Or

A

Nicolas Feuillatte, CM. Chouilly, GC, Cote des Blancs. Brut & Brut rose: 50 Chard/50 PN.

185
Q

Name three producers based in Aÿ.

A

Ayala, Bollinger, Deutz, Rene Geoffroy, Henri Goutorbe

186
Q

What is Coquard known best for producing?

A

Basket press

187
Q

What is Rosé de Riceys?

A

An AOP in the Aube, Champagne for 100% Pinot Noir rosés produced in the village of Les Riceys.

188
Q

What direction does the Clos des Goisses face? Where is it located?

A

South, the eastern end of Mareuil

189
Q

Name the 1er crus of the Vallee de la Marne? Which are based NE of Epernay, and which between Ay and Tours-sur-Marne?

A

There are 7 total: Bisseul, Champillon, Cumieres, Dizy, Hautvillers, Mareuil-sur-Ay, Mutigny. Champillon, Cumieres, Dizy, and Hautvillers are based just NE of Epernay, and to the east, Bisseul, Mutigny, and Mareuil-sur-Ay are located between Ay and Tours-sur-Marne.

190
Q

Where is Vilmart et Cie based?

A

Rilly-la-Montagne, Montagne de Reims

191
Q

What three grand crus of the Montagne de Reims have north/northeast facing aspects?

A

Mailly, Verzy, and Verzenay lie on the northern slopes of the forested plateau that is the Montagne de Reims and thus are oriented slightly more north. Verzy is slightly more east-facing, and thus not quite so well-regarded.

192
Q

Single cru: Le Bout du Clos

A

Jacques Selosse

193
Q

T. de C.: Vieilles Vignes Françaises

A

Bollinger, NM
Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne
100% Pinot Noir

194
Q

Though the Cote de Blancs is planted 96% to Chardonnay, where is a majority of the region’s Pinot Noir planted?

A

Vertus, a premier cru in the southern portion of the region

195
Q

T. de C.: “Cristal”

A

Louis Roederer, NM, Reims

Brut (approx. 55% PN/45% Chard) & Brut Rosé

196
Q

T de C: Clos du Mesnil

A

Krug, NM. Mesnil-sur-Oger, GC, Cote des Blancs, Monoparcel. 100% Chardonny, FV: 1979

197
Q

What department does Rose de Riceys AOP cover?

198
Q

T. de C.: Rare

A

Piper Heidsieck, NM, Reims

Chard & PN

199
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Gentilhomme

A

AR Lenoble, NM
Chouilly, GC, Cote de Blancs
100% Chard

200
Q

What is pointage?

A

Historically in Champagne productions, riddlers would briskly shake bottles to precent lees from sticking to sides of bottle, called pointage. New strains of yeast have made this unnecessary.

201
Q

Which strain of yeast is most often used for the 2nd fermentation in bottles?

A

Saccharomyces bayanus

202
Q 
What are the permissible residual sugar levels for the following Champagne designations:
Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Dry
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux
A 
Brut Nature: 0-3 g/L (no added dosage)
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
203
Q

Name the Grand Crus of Vallee de la Marne.

A

Ay, Tours-sur-Marne (red grapes only)

204
Q

What are the best vintages from the second decade of the 21st century in Champagne?

A

2013 and 2015; 2012 could be quite good as well. 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2016 were difficult.

205
Q

What are the required atmospheres of pressure and lees requirements for most methode ancenstrale AOPs of France?

A

3 atmospheres for all of them, most 2 months on lees (Clairette de Die is 4 months and Montlouis has no lees reqs)

206
Q

What is the min % for vin clair in Champagne?

207
Q

What are the only two 1er crus of Champagne that are classified at 99% on the Echelle de Crus?

A

Tauxieres (Montagne de Reims) and Mareuil-sur-Ay (Vallee de la Marne)

208
Q

T. de C.: Amour de Deutz

A

Deutz, NM
Aÿ, GC, Vallée de la Marne
100% Chardonnay

209
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Laetitia

A

Henri Billiot, RM

Ambonnay, GC, Montagne de Reims

210
Q

Name two producers based in Ambonnay.

A

H. Billiot, Paul Dethune, Egly-Ouriet, Marie-Noëlle Ledru, Marguet, Éric Rodez

211
Q

What is the western-most premier cru of the Vallee de la Marne?

212
Q

Where was the gyropallete invented and how many bottles does it hold?

A

Spain; 504

213
Q

What percentage of fruit must originate from a grower’s vineyard for their wine to be classified as RM?

214
Q

What is the general soil type of Champagne? What soil dominates in the Aube?

A

Pourous belemnite chalk – absorbs heat and provides drainage. High limestone content allows vines to dig deep and is linked to high acid; The Aube is dominated by Clay

215
Q

What grape was planted in significant quantities in the Aube before it was outlawed with the introduction of the AOC system?

216
Q

T. de C.: Grand Cuvee

A

Billecart-Salmon, NM
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, 1er Cru, Vallée de la Marne
60% Pinot Noir/40% Chardonnay

217
Q

What is a bidule?

A

When Champagne is equipped with a crown cap to undergo fermentation, it is affixed with a bidule, a plastic capsule that will capture sediment during remuage (riddling)

218
Q

What are the two cane-pruned methods of vine training allowed in Champagne?

A

Vallee de la Marne (used for Meunier mostly) and Guyot (single or double)

219
Q

Name two examples of wines made through the Charmat method?

A

Prosecco, Asti DOCG (NOT Moscato d’Asti, which undergoes a single fermentation in stainless steel tanks)

220
Q

Single cru: La Côte Faron (formerly called Contraste)

A

Jacques Selosse, Aÿ, 100% Pinot Noir

221
Q

Describe two methods of disgorgement.

A

À la glace – modern method where neck is frozen

À la volée – traditional, manual method

222
Q

Where is Frederic Savart based?

A

Écueil, Petit Montagne, Montagne de Reims

223
Q

Where is Vieilles Vignes Françaises sourced from?

224
Q

Name two cooperatives in Champagne.

A

Nicolas Feuillatte and Jacquart

225
Q

What two producers are famously based in Dizy?

A

Gaston Chicquet and Jacquesson

226
Q

What is bouvreux?

A

Second generation of grapes, usually left on the vines

227
Q

T de C: Vieille Vigne de Cramant

A

Larmandier-Bernier, RM. Cramant, grand cru, Cote des Blancs, monoparcel. 100% Chardonnay.

228
Q

Where is Ulysse Collin based?

A

Congy; Côte de Sézanne

229
Q

What is a “marc”?

A

Traditional measurement for a press-load of Champagne

230
Q

Prior to 1985, how many Grand Crus were there in the Cote de Blancs? What were they?

A

Cramant and Avize, the rest were elevated in 1985

231
Q

Who makes Gastronome and Fleuron?

A

Pierre Gimmonet

232
Q

What were the traditional grapes of the Champagne region, up until the 16th century?

A

Gouais, Fromenteau

233
Q

Where are the best soils of the Vallee de la Marne?

A

On the eastern edge. As you move further west, soils get heavier, with less limestone, and more clay, sand, and loess.

234
Q

How much of a grower’s own grapes must be contained in their Champagne to label it RM?

235
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Josephine

A

Joseph Perrier, NM
Chalons-sur-Marne
Mainly Chard

236
Q

How many liters/bottles are in a Salmanazar?

A

9L/12 bottles

237
Q

What are the two different types of Chalk in Champagne? What is the difference? Which is considered superior?

A

Micraster Chalk, Belemnite Chalk.
Micraster chalk is comprised of fossilized sea-urchins.
Belemnite is comprised of ancient dart-like relatives of the squid.
Belemnite is preferred because it is in the upper to midslope levels, where optimal exposure and water retention is found.

238
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Paradis

A

Alfred Gratien, NM, Epernay
NV Brut & Brut Rosé
Chard & PN

239
Q

Name two producers based in Bouzy.

A

Paul Bara, Paul Clouet, Benoit Lahaye, Camille Saves, Jean Vesselle, Pierre Paillard

240
Q

Name three appellations for sparkling wines made from méthode ancestrale.

A

Bugey Cerdon, Clairette de Die Méthode Dioise Ancestrale & Gaillac Mousseux Méthode Gaillaçoise, Montlouis-sur-Loire Petillant Originel

241
Q

How long must non-vintage or vintage champagne spend on its lees?

242
Q

What is “Club Trésors”

A

Special Club

243
Q

What is the Bordeaux name for a 18L bottle?

244
Q

What are most aspects in Aÿ?

A

South/southwest

245
Q

T. de C.: Cuvee Louise

A

Pommery, NM, Reims

Brut (60% Chard/40% PN) & Brut Rosé

246
Q

What was the first single village Champagne to be produced? Single vineyard?

A

Salon, 1905; first commercial release 1921

Clos des Goisses, 1935

247
Q

What is the difference between a Cooperative Manipulant and a Recoltant Cooperateur?

A

A RC is a grower whose grapes are vinified at a cooperative, then receives the Champagne to market under its own label. A CM is a cooperative that sells wine made from its members grapes.

248
Q

Based on the max. kg/ha yield and the max. press yields, what is the yields in hl/ha for Champagne?

A

10,400kg/ha is the max. kg yield and the max. press yield is 2550L/4000kg. This is equivalent to 6630L/ha or 66.3hl/ha. Pretty high yields!

249
Q

Describe the vintages of the second decade of the 21st century in Champagne.

A

2010 - dry, then torrential rains in August, then dry. Rot a big issue.
2011 - Very early harvest. Irradic weather.
2012 - Low yields, exceptional vintage
2013 - Summer hail and extremely late harvest. A bit uneven, but not bad.
2014 - Dry September saved cool, rainy August. Overall promising.
2015 - Excellent vintage, especially for Pinot Noir. Richer than 2012.
2016 - Frost and hail lowered yields, but quality is high.

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