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2020 CSW > France - Champagne > Flashcards

France - Champagne Flashcards

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Champagne - How many cases of Champagne are produced annually?

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32 million

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Champagne - Champagne makes up _____% of the world’s production of sparkling wine.

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18%

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Champagne - How many acres of vineyards are in Champagne?

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84,500 acres

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Champagne - What are the 5 main zones of Champagne?

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Vallee de la Marne, Montagne de Reims, Cote des Blancs, Cote de Sezanne and Cote des Bar

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What is the main river in Champagne?Champagne -

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Marne

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Champagne - What is the region in Champagne that is located 60 miles southeast of Eperney? known for what grape?

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Cote des Bar

Pinot Noir

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Champagne - What is the region in Champagne situated southeast of the Cote des Blanc? Known for what grape?

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Cote de Sezanne

chardonnay dominates

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Champagne - What is the region in Champagne on the plateau between the Marne and Reims? Known for what grape?

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Montagne de Reims
Pinot Noir
but supports Chard and Meunier too

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What is the region in Champagne west of Eperney and stretching 40 miles along the Marne? Know for what grape?Champagne -

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Vallee de la Marne
Pinot Meunier - late budding, early ripening
frost prone region

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Champagne - The soil in Champagne is based on

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limestone rich marl

chalk

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Champagne - Most of the Grand Cru villages in Champagne have what kind of soil?

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chalk

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Champagne - The Cotes des Bar soil is called

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Kimmeridgian clay

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Champagne - Kimmeridgian clay is also found in what other regions besides Champagne?

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Burgundy
Loire Valley
England’s White Cliffs of Dover and Salisbury Plain

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Champagne - The three main permitted grape varieties in Champagne are

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Chardonnay, Pinor Noir and Pinot Meunier

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Champagne - The traditional measurement for the quantity of grapes allowed in the press is known as a

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marc

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Champagne - A marc is equivalent to approximately ______ pounds.

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8800

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Champagne - How many gallons of extracted juice is permitted per marc?

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675 gallons

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Champagne - In Champagne the free run and first light pressings is called

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the cuvee

rich in pulp acid used for premium

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Champagne - Juice from later pressings in Champagne is called

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the taille
lower in acid and sugar
used for demi-sec or extra dry
-extra sweetness masks coarser nature

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Champagne - The permitted volume of cuvee juice in Champagne is

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20.5 hectoliters

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Champagne - The remaining residue after the cuvee and taille pressings is called the ___ and is used to make?

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rebeche
used to produce still wine
Ratafia de Champagne PGI is a still wine here
also made spirits or vinegar

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Champagne - On what date can Champagne be bottled for it’s secondary fermentation according to Champagne’s laws?

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January 1, following the harvest.

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Champagne - Champagne must spend ____ months maturing in the bottle.

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Champagne - How many months does Champagne age on it’s lees?

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Champagne - How long must Vintage Champagne be aged?
minimum of 3 years
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Champagne - Another term for "vintage" in Champagne is
millesime
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Champagne - Liqueur d'expedition is
sweetening dosage
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Champagne - The levels of sweetness in Champagne are
Brut Nature (sans dosage), Extra Brut, Brut, Extra Dry, sec, demi-sec and doux
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Champagne - Non vintage Champagne accounts for how much of Champagne production?
3/4ths
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Champagne - The system used which rates Champagne's villages for the quality of it's grapes is called
echelle des crus
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Champagne - How many villages are currently grand cru's in Champagne?
17
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Champagne - Champagne grand crus must have what rating echelle des cru?
100%
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Champagne Premier cru villages must have what echelle des cru rating?
90 - 99%
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Champagne - How many premier cru villages are there in Champagne?
44
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Champagne - Traditional winemaking properties in Champagne are known as
houses
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Champagne - There are roughly how many "houses" in Champagne?
300
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Champagne - The only sparkling wine appellation for Champagne is
Champagne AOC
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Champagne- What was produced in the region and who was the customer?
Early production - light white and Pinot Noir still wine proximity to Paris drove demand - suspended fermentation and cold climate causes few bubbles
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Champagne- What was the English contribution to Champagne?
Champagne Merchant's practice of adding sugar to balance acidity -inadvertently caused 2nd fermentation English developed the bottle technology that could withstand the pressure
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Champagne- notable people that made improvements to production
Dom Perignon and contemporaries Veuve Clicquot Louis Reoderer
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Champagne- describe geography and climate of the region?
- one of the coldest, most northerly - fruit barely ripens by most standards- picked at high levels of acidity - summers are cool, winters can be cold and snowy with out protection from storm out of the north
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Champagne- significant characteristic of the chalk and limestone rich marl soil?
Soil allows vines to dig freely and deeply retain moisture- excess drained away keep soil at somewhat constant temperature- also keeps cellars constant reflect heat and light to aid phenolic ripening
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Champagne- other grape varieties found here?
Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Meslier Arbane
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Champagne - What region in Champagne runs southwest of Epernay? known for what grape?
Cots des Blanc | Chardonnay dominates
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Champagne - define vins clairs?
Neutral tasting base wine - often several batches are produced - cellar master will use to assemble into a variety of cuvees
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Champagne - what is put into the bottle to start 2nd fermentation?
Liqueur de triage
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Champagne - terms for riddling?
French - hand riddling - Remuage | Mechanical - gyropalettes
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Champagne - name the basic styles of champagne
Nonvintage- house style, bulk of wine production Vintage- produced only in best years Blanc de Blanc- primarily chardonnay Blanc de noir- primarily PN & P Meunier Rose- either base wine macerated with skins or by blending up to 20% red wine into cuvee
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Champagne - Maximum price of grapes for the grand cru was set by?
CIVC Le Comite Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne | -abolished in 2000 but grand cru and premier cru villages retain titles
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Champagne - name the AOC in Champagne for non sparking?
Rose des Riceys AOC - still rose wines from PN in the commune of Riceys (far south) Coteaux Champenois AOC - covers most of Champagne used for still wines (red, white, or rose)
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Champagne - The permitted volume of taille juice in Champagne is
5 hectoliters
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Champagne - RM on a Champagne label means what?
Recoltant-manipulant "grower Champagnes"

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