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France - Champagne Flashcards

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1
Q

Can you call sparkling wine ‘Champagne’ if it is made outside of Champagne, France?

A

No

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2
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Yeast goes dormant at what temp?

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50 degrees F

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What method is used in making Champagne?

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Methode Champenoise

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What are the two separate fermentations that are involved in the Method Chamenoise

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  1. Creating still wine (Vin Clair)

2. In a bottle, trapping carbonation

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5
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Soil type of Champagne

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Chalk

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6
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Where is Champange located in France?

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Northeast France

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What is assemblage?

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Process of blending a cuvee in order to make a house blend

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8
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What are the two main rivers of Champagne?

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Velse River - Montage de Reims

Marne River - Valle de la Marne

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9
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What type of weather is in Champagne France?

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Cold, wet, damp

Oceanic, continental

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10
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Two main cities in Champagne?

A

Reims

Epernay

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What region is closest to the city of Reims?

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Montage de Reims

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What region is closest to the city of Epernay?

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Valle de la Marne

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13
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If a champagne is 100% chardonnay it was most likely produced in ____

A

Cote de Blancs

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14
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If a champagne is 100% pinot noir it was most likely produced in ___

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Montage de Reims

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15
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What are two forms of pressing champagne grapes?

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Cuvee - First Press

Taille - second press, add to cuvee to make vintage or NV champagne

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16
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How much of a years harvest must be set aside for NV Champagne?

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15%

17
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N to S

Five regions of champagne

A
  1. Montage de Reims
  2. Valle de la Marne
  3. Cote de Blancs
  4. Cote de Sezanne
  5. The Aube
18
Q

How many grand cru villages are in Champagne?

A

17

19
Q

How many premier cru villages in Champagne?

A

43

20
Q

Grand Cru villages of Montage de Reims

A 
Sillery
Puiseulx
Mailly-Champange
Verzenay
Beaumont-Sur-Velse
Verzy 
Louvois 
Bouzy 
Ambonney
21
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Grand Cru villages of Valle de la Marne

A

Ay - Champagne

Tours -sur - Marne

22
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Grand Crus Villages of Cote de Blanc

A 
Chouilly 
Airy
Cramant
Avise
Oger
Le Mensil sur Oger
23
Q

What Grand Cru villages were added in 1985?

A 
Verzy
Chouilly
Oiry
Oger
Le Mensil sur Oger
24
Q

What is remuage

A

Also known as riddling

Process of lightly shaking bottle at an angle to gather spent less at the neck before disgorgment

25
Q

When no sugar is aded to the wine and it is bone dry it is

A

Brut nature

26
Q

When very little sugar is added and it is dry the wine is called

A

Brut

27
Q

What style of sweetness is the most popular in Champagne

A

Brut

28
Q

Some sugar is aded and the wine is off dry

A

Extra sec

29
Q

Heavy sugar content and the wine is very sweet

A

Doux

30
Q

What are champagne vineyards called

A

Houses

31
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What do the three grapes of Champagne add to the wines?

A

Chard-Finesse, body, acid
Meunier - Fruit, brightness
Noir - Weight,structure, elegance, complexity

32
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What are the primary grapes in Montage de Reims?

A

Pinot Noir

Pinot Meunier

33
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what are the primary grapes of Valle de la Marne?

A

Pinot Meunier

34
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What are the primary grapes used to make in the Cote de Blancs?

A

Chardonnay

35
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What are the primary grapes used 9n Cote de Sezanne?

A

Chardonnay

36
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What are the primary grapes used in the Aube?

A

Pinot Noir

37
Q

What is Tete de Cuvee

A

Top of the range for a champagne house

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