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What is “disgorgement”?

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The removal of yeast after the second fermentation, in sparkling wine production.

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What is “disgorgement à la volée”?

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Disgorgement by hand, as opposed to by machine

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3
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What is a “mosser”?

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A whisk used to release trapped gas from wine.

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4
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What is the climate of the Champagne region?

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Continental with maritime influences

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5
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In what year did the King of France allow wine to be sold and transported in bottle?

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1728

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6
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What is the most popular style of Champagne?

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brut non-vintage

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7
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Which city was historically the capital of the Champagne region?

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troyes

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8
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What is chalk?

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a porous limestone- a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate

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9
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Which was the first Champagne house?

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Ruiart 1729

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10
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In Champagne, the vineyards are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru.

True or False?

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False, Villages are ranked and the individual vinyards

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11
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In Champagne, which is the higher ranking, “Grand Cru” or “Premier Cru”?

A

grand cru

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12
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What are the two types of chalk found in Champagne?

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belemnite and micraster

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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Grande Montagne de Reims?

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pinot nior

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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Vallée de la Marne?

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meunier

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What is Kimmeridgean Marl?

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a limestone rich clay whose dominant fossil is EXogyra virgula a small comma shaped oyster

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What is the dominant fossil found in Belemnite chalk?

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Ancient dart-like relatives to the modern day squid

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17
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What is a “Mono-Parcelle”

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a single vineyard

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18
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What is a “Mono-Cru”

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a single village

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19
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What is a gyropalette?

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a mechanized riddling machine

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20
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What is a “Blanc de Blancs”?

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a white wine made from white grapes, mainly used for sparkling wines

21
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List the seven dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

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brut nature 0-3, extra brut 0-6, brut 0-12, extra sec 12-17, sec 17 - 32, demi-sec 32-50, doux 50+

22
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Côte des Blancs?

A

chardonnat

23
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Côte de Sézanne?

A

chardonnay

24
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What is a “Blanc de Noirs”?

A

a white wine made from black grapes

25
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What does the abbreviation “RM” refer to on a Champagne label?

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Recoltant-Manipulant, a producer who vinifies only their own estate-grown grapes

26
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What are the three principal grape varieties of Champagne?

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pinot nior, meuneir, chardonnay

27
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What are the four authorized (but ancillary) grape varieties of Champagne?

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pinot gris, pinot blanc, arbane, petite meslier

28
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What was the contribution of Veuve Cliquot (Ponsardin) to the champagne method?

A

development of the riddling process

29
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A champagne labeled “Grand Cru” comes from a single vineyard.

True or False?

A

False, it will be sourced from one of the 17 grand cru villages

30
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What is a “Perpetual Reserve”?

A

a vat of reserve wine in which multiple vintages of wine are aged together in the same vessel-similar to a solera

31
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What is a “Tête de Cuvée”?

A

a champagne houses prestige cuvee

32
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What were the two principal grapes of Champagne between the 9th to 16th centuries?

A

Gouais and Fromenteau

33
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What are the “crayères”?

A

chalk quarries dug by the romans and now used as cellars for aging champange

34
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Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

A

pinot nior

35
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There is a set blending formula for the Champagne AOC.

True or False?

A

False, every champange house has its own blend and house style

36
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What is the difference between AOC Coteaux Champenois and AOC Champagne?

A

Coteaux is still

37
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What is “remuage”?

A

riddling, turning the bottles at an angle to collect the lees to the neck of the bottle

38
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What does the abbreviation “NM” refer to on a Champagne label?

A

Negociant-Minipulant, a producer that includes grapes purchased from other growers in their wines

39
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What is another term for “liqueur d’expédition”?

A

dosage

40
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Côte des Bar?

A

Pinot Nior

41
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What is the “liqueur d’expédition”?

A

A Mix of sugar and reserve wine added to the chapange that is added to the champange after degorgement and before the cork is inserted

42
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What is the “prise de mousse”?

A

seizing of the foam, second fermentation that creates the bubbles

43
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What is “transversage”?

A

the process of using 750ml bottles to fill larger or smaller bottles

44
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What is the primary grape variety of Rosé des Riceys?

A

pinot nior

45
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What are the three AOCs in the Champagne region?

A

Rose des Riceys, Coteaux Champenois, Champange

46
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AOCs of Champagne

A

Rose des Riceys AOC
Coteaux Champenois AOC
Champange AOC

47
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Rose des Riceys AOC

A

1947
Rose
Pinot Noir

48
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Coteaux champenois AOC

A

1974
Dry white, Rose, Red
Whites: P:Chardonnay, S:Arbane, Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier
Rose:: Pinot Gris
Red: Pinot Noir, Meunier

49
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Champagne AOC

A

1936
Sparkling wine, sparkling Rose
Whites: P:Chardonnay, S:Arbane, Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier
Rose:: Pinot Gris
Red: Pinot Noir, Meunier

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