Champane General Flashcards
Name the grand cru of the Côtes des Blancs
Avize, Oger, Mesnil sur Oger, Chouilly, Cramant, Oiry
Which of the following is not a premier cru village: Vertus, Cuis, Urville, Hautvillers
Urville (home of Drappier in the Aube)
Which of the following is not an NM: Pommery, Taittinger, Pierre Peters, Veuve Clicquot
Pierre Peters
Why is Pinot Meunier considered the preferential grape to plant in the Vallée de la Marne
The Vallee has a compressed growing season with a shorter summer. Pinot Meunier buds later
making it less susceptible to frost, and ripens better on the clay dominant soils.
Name three requirements to produce a champagne under the Club Tresors label
The producer must be an RM
• The producer must perform all steps of the production process on his or her domaine
• The wines are subject to a tasting both as vin clair and after 3 years in the bottle
• The wine is a single vintage wine, only to be made in outstanding years
• The wines must be bottled in the approved special club bottle emblazoned with the special
club logo
• It must be the producer’s tete de cuvee
Name 3 special club Producers
1 Champagne PAUL BARA 2 Champagne ROLAND CHAMPION 3 Champagne CHARLIER ET FILS 4 Champagne GASTON CHIQUET 5 Champagne DUMÉNIL 6 Champagne FORGET-CHEMIN 7 Champagne FRESNET-JUILLET 8 Champagne PIERRE GIMONNET ET FILS 9 Champagne J.M. GOULARD 10 Champagne HENRI GOUTORBE 11 Champagne GRONGNET 12 Champagne MARC HÉBRART 13 Champagne HERVIEUX DUMEZ 14 Champagne VINCENT JOUDART 15 Champagne JUILLET-LALLEMENT 16 Champagne LARMANDIER PÈRE ET FILS 17 Champagne J. LASSALLE 19 Champagne JOSEPH LORIOT-PAGEL 20 Champagne A. MARGAINE 21 Champagne RÉMY MASSIN ET FILS 22 Champagne JOSÉ MICHEL ET FILS 23 Champagne MOUSSÉ FILS 24 Champagne MOUZON-LEROUX ET FILS 25 Champagne NOMINÉ-RENARD 26 Champagne SALMON 27 Champagne SANCHEZ-LE GUÉDARD 28 Champagne VAZART-COQUART ET FILS 29 Champagne PERTOIS MORISET
What is a bidule
A plastic insert within the crown cap used to catch yeast as the wines are riddled while under
tirage
How long must vintage champagne spend en tirage on its lees
12 months, the same as non-vintage champagne
True or False: Rose de Riceys may be produced from a blend of red and white grapes
False, it is made from exclusively pinot noir
Which grapes may be used for the production of Champagne AOP
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Blanc (vrai), Pinot Gris (aka Fromonteau), Arbane,
Petit Meslier
What is the difference between a wine labelled “Extra Brut” and a wine labelled “Brut Nature”
Extra Brut may receive dosage and produce finished wines with a maximum 6 g/l of residual
sugar, while a Brut Nature may not receive dosage and must produce finished wines with a
maximum of 3 g/l of residual sugar.
What is the allowed residual sugar content for Demi Sec champagne
32-50 grams/l
What is NM?
Négociant Manipulant: A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses. Some NM houses own a significant portion of their own vineyards; others own none at all. Large Champagne houses with the most international presence are invariably in this category: Moët et Chandon, Louis Roederer, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Billecart-Salmon, Lanson, Taittinger, Pol Roger, Perrier-Jouët, Mumm, and Laurent-Perrier. Quality varies widely, although prices are uniformly high. Many houses often fall under the same corporate parentage; for example, Moët et Chandon, Krug, Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, and Mercier fall under the umbrella of the luxury conglomerate LVMH.
What is RM?
(Récoltant Manipulant): A grower-producer who makes Champagne from estate-grown fruit. 95% of the grapes must originate in the producer’s own vineyards.
What is CM?
(Coopérative Manipulant): A growers’ co-operative that produces the wine under a single brand.
What is RC?
(Récoltant Coopérateur): A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but sells the wine under his own label.
What is SR?
(Société de Récoltants): 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
What is ND?
(Négociant Distributeur): A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.
What is MA?
(Marque d’Acheteur):A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.
What is the sweetness level of Brut Nature?
0-3 grams per liter, no added dosage
What is the sweetness level of Extra Brut?
0-6 grams per liter
What is the sweetness level of Brut?
0-12 grams per liter
What is the sweetness level of Extra Dry?
12-17 grams per liter
What is the sweetness level of Sec?
17-32 grams per liter
