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France- Champagne Flashcards

1
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Philliponat’s single vineyard

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Clos de Goisses

Clos de Goisses Juste Rose

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What is Selosse tete de Cuvee

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Substance-
Solera started in 1986, blend of 20 vintages with fruit from Avize.
6 years on the lees

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What is Taittinger’s prestige cuvee

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Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs
10 years on the lees.
5% new oak
Fruit from Avize, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, Mesnil-sur-Oger

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4
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How is the maximum amount of must you get from 4000kg of grapes

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2550 litres

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5
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How are pressings split in Champagne

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  • Vin de Cuvee- first 2050 litters
  • Vin de Taille- rest 500 litters
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6
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What are the soils of Champagne

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Belemnite Chalk- derived from extinct fossilized cephalopods- high limestone content- found in the slopes

Micraster Chalk- named after extinct sea urchins. Mainly found on flatter areas and valleys.

Clay in southern part of Champagne

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7
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Grand Cru Villages of the Cotes de Blancs

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  • Chouilly
  • Oiry
  • Cramant
  • Avize
  • Oger
  • Masnil-sur-Oger
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8
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Districts of Champagne

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  • Montagne de Reims
  • Valle de la Marne
  • Cote de Sezanne
  • Cote de Blancs
  • Cote de Bars/ Aube
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9
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What is Rebeche

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3rd component of pressing. 1-10% must go for distillation

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10
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How is the base wine called in Champagne

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Vins Clairs

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11
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What is Liquer de Tirage

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Mixture of still wine, fining agents, yeast and sugar inducing secondary fermentation

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12
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What is second fermentation called in Champagne

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Prise de Mousse- Foam creation

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13
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How many bottles does a Gyropalette hold

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504

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14
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What is Dosage and what is the synonym

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Liquer de Expedition- Mixture of wine and sugar

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15
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What are the sweetness designations in Champagne

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Brut Nature/ Non Dose up to 3g rs
Extra Brut up to 6g rs
Brut up to 12g rs
Extra dry 12 to 17g rs
Sec 17 to 32g rs
Demi Sec 32 to 50g rs
Doux 50+ g rs
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16
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What are the bottle sizes in Champagne

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Piccolo 187ml
Half bottle 375ml
Bottle 750ml
Magnum 1.5l
Jeroboam 3l
Rehoboam 4.5l 
Methuselah 6l
Salmanazar 9l
Balthazar 12l
Nebuchadnezar 15l
Solomon 18l
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17
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What is the AOP for still Champagne

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Coteaux Champenois- White, Rose, Red

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18
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What is the AOP for still rose in Champagne?

Grapes?

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Rose de Riceys- Pinot Noir

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19
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What is the method for pressurized transfer called in Champagne

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Transvasage- allowed for formats smaller than half bottles and larger than jero

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20
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First vintage of Salon

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1905

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21
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What GCs in Montagne de Reims are heavily planted with chard

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Sillery 57%, Puisieulx 32%

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22
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First sparkling Champagne house still in operation

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Ruinart est. 1729

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23
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Who was the “Weinfuhrer”

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Otto Klaebisch

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24
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Maximum yields in French

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Rendement de base

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25
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Grand Crus of Montagne de Reims

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Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont-sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Verzy
Mailly
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay
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26
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Pruning methods allowed in Champagne

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Chablis
Vallee de la Marne
Cordon de Royat
Guyot- double or single

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27
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Who released brut Champagne first, when

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Ruinart “Nature” in 1874

28
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What is Taittinger’s single vineyard

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Folies de la Marquetterie

29
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Name 5 members of the “Special club”

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Marc Hebrart
Pierre Gimmonet
Paul Bara
Mousse Fils
Juillet Lallement
Lassalle
Salmon
Gaston Chiquet
30
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What 1er Cru villages have the highest score in Champagne

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Mareuil-sur-Ay 99%

Tauxieres- Moutry 99%

31
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Grand Crus of Valle de la Marne

A

Ay

Tours-sur-Marne (GC for reds only)

32
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What are the traditional presses in Champagne called

33
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Vine distribution in Champagne in terms of varieties

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Pinot Noir 38%
Pinot Meunier 32%
Chardonnay 30%

Rest, less than .3% combined
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Pinot d' Arbane
Petit Meslier
34
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Grape varieties of Champagne

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Chardonnay
Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Pinot d' Arbane
Petit Meslier
35
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Who released a “Prestige Cuvee” in Champagne first, when

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Moet with Dom Perignon in 1922

36
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Oldest Champagne house to be in operation still

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Gosset 1584

37
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Who is credited for measuring the exact amount of sugar to induce secondary fermentation without breaking the bottle

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Pharmacist Andre Francois

38
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Who pioneered Remuage in Champagne

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Madame Barb-Nicole Ponsardin- Cliquot

39
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Who discovered chaptalization, when

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Jean- Antoine Chaptal 1801

40
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When was Champagne delimited first

41
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What is “Controle des Structures” in Champagne

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A law forbidding owning or farming more than 15 ha

42
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How many growers are in Champagne, rough production

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20.000- produce less than 25% of production

43
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How many Premier Crus are in Champagne

44
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What is debourbage

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Settling of the wine after pressing (8-15 hours)

45
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What is Sur Latte

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Horizontal position of the bottle during secondary fermentation

46
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What is the wooden base holding Champagne during remerge called

47
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Name some “grower” producers in Champagne

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Diebolt Vallois
Pierre Peters
Pierre Gimonnet et Fils
Jean Lallement et Fils

48
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In what villages Selosse owns vines at

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Oger
Cramant
Avize

49
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What are the solids removed during racking called in Champagne

50
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What is CIVC

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Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne

51
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Name 2 coops from Champagne

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  • Union Champagne
  • De Saint-Gall
52
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What is De Saint- Gall’s prestige cuvee

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Orpale- vintage dated 100% Chard

53
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Reductive style producers in Champagne

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  • Ruinart
  • Taittinger
  • Laurent Perrier
54
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In what latitude is Champagne located in

55
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What are the caves called in Champagne

56
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Where’s Philipponnat located

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Mareuil-sur-Ay

57
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Minimum aging for non-vintage Champagne

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15 months after tirage

58
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Minimum aging for vintage Champagne

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36 moths after tirage

59
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What are Krug’s single vineyards

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  • Clos du Mesnil

- Clos d’ Ambonnay

60
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What are Jacquesson’s single vineyards

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  • Cornes Bautray from Dizy
  • Terres Rouges Saignée Rosé from Dizy
  • Champ Cain from Avize
  • Vauzelles Termes from Aŷ
61
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What are Billecart- Salmon’s single vineyards

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Clos St-Hilaire

62
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Where does Besserat de Bellefon own vineyards

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They do not, only purchase grapes

63
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What is Besserat de Bellefon’s prestige cuvee

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Cuvee des Moines

64
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What town is Besserat de Bellefon based

65
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What are Bollinger’s prestige cuveés

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  • Vieilles Vignes Francaises; Blanc de Noirs
  • La Grande Anne; Blanc de Noirs
66
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What is Egly-Ouriet’s Prestige Cuveé

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Les Crayerres; Blanc de Noirs

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