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Question 1

Champagne Location
3 Facts

Answer 1

• Between the 48th and 49th parallels
• 90 miles directly east of Paris
• 172 miles from the English Channel

Question 2

Champagne Geology
2 Facts

Answer 2

• A large outcropping (visible exposure of bedrock) of chalk dominates the area and continues under the English Channel into England (the white cliffs of Dover.)
• Montagne de Reims, an actual mountain, provides important microclimates.

Question 3

3 Champagne Landmarks
that influence climate

Answer 3

• Atlantic Ocean/English Channel
• Marne River
• The River Seine (sen)

Question 4

Champagne Climate
6 Facts

Answer 4

• Maritime with lots of continental influences (little annual temperature shifts)
• Wet and cold winters,
• cool summers
• Some of the lowest levels of annual sunshine in France.
• Rainfall is steady year-round.
• Frosts are an issue in Spring and Fall.

Question 5

Champagne Terroir
2 Facts

Answer 5

• Lots of hills
• The River Seine (sen)

Question 6

Champagne Soil
Younger Soil
Topsoil
Subsoil

Answer 6

• Belemnite (belem-nite) chalk = fossilized cephalopods (marine animals with tentacles)
• Micraster clay (fossilized sea urchin)
  characterizes the younger soils.
• Topsoil is sand and clay with more
  clay to the south. Clay is the
  preffered soil for Pinot Noir
• Subsoil: Limestone (chalk)

Question 7

Assemblage
* Define
* Creatore
* What else did he “discover”

Answer 7

• A method of combining different grape
  varieties to create a harmonious wine
• Dom Perignon (a benedictine monk)
• The Champenoise method (by accident)

Question 8

Champagne’s First Sparkling Wine House
When
Where

Answer 8

1729: Ruinart (roo-uh-naart) was founded in the city of Reims (romz)

Question 9

Champagne
* First Press
* Second Press
* Last Press

Answer 9

• Vin de Cuvée is usually clear and used for champagne
• Vin de Taille is more tannic
• Rebéche (ruh-besh) is the must which may not be used for Champagne, only for distillation

Question 10

Échelle des crus
Translate
Year created
3 Facts

Answer 10

• “ladder of the growth:”
• Created in 1911 to regulate grape prices between farmers and buyers.
• Vineyards rated on a village-to-village basis using a percentile system: Grand Cru villages must have a 100% rating. Premier Cru villages 90-99%. Village 80-89%
• Each harvest a price is set

Question 11

What does MA stand for in Champagne
What does it mean

Answer 11

• MA: Marque d’Acheteur (mark dash-tour): A buyer’s own brand, often a large
  supermarket, chain or Restaurant that buys Champagne and sells it under their own label.
• Translation: buyer’s mark

Question 12

5 Districts of Champagne
Dominant varieties of each

Answer 12

• Montagne de Reims (romz): Pinto Noir
• Côte des Blanc: Chardonnay
• Vallée de la Marne: Pinot Meunier
• Côte de Sézanne (say-zan): Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
• Côte des Bar, located in the County of Aube (oh buh): Pinot Noir

Question 13

Landmarks/Bodies of water that influence Champagne

Answer 13

• Atlantic Ocean/English Channel
• Marne River
• The River Seine (sen)