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France - Champagne Flashcards

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SR (Société de Récoltants)

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A firm, not a co-operative, set up by a union of often related growers, who share resources to make their wines and collectively market several brands.

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Permitted methods of dégorgement in Champagne.

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Dégorgement à la glace - the sur pointe bottle neck is placed in a shallow freezing solution. The sediment plug is semi-frozen to the point that the bottle may be inverted before the plug is expelled. The pressure from the CO2 in the wine propels the sediment plug out of the bottle, but the freezing temperature of the plug subdues the internal pressure enough that there is little loss of the wine.

Dégorgement à la volée - the bottle, in the upside down vertical (sur pointe) position with sediment in the neck, was manually uncapped and quickly inverted to allow the sediment plug to be expelled, trying to minimize the loss of wine.

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Vin de Taille

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The 500L extracted following the Vin de Cuvee. Richer in pigment and tannin, frequently sold off. Sometimes a small portion is used to add structure.

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Perrier-Jouët tête de cuvée

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Belle Époque

Fleur de Champagne for the US market

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Vin de Cuvee

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The first 2050L extracted from 4000 Kg of grapes

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ND (Négociant Distributeur)

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A middleman company that distributes Champagne it did not make.

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Tête de Cuvée

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The finest and most expensive bottling that a Champagne house offers, the prestige cuvée is typically (but not always) vintage-dated and aged for a number of years prior to release.

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Pol Roger tête de cuvée

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Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill

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Laurent-Perrier tête de cuvée

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Grande Siècle

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NM (Négociant Manipulant)

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A house that purchases grapes and or base wines from growers and other smaller houses.

Some NM houses own a significant portion of their own vineyards; others own none at all.

Large Champagne houses with the most international presence are invariably in this category. Quality varies widely, although prices are uniformly high.

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Maximum percentage of a current harvest that may be sold as vintage Champagne.

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80%

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Côte des Blancs primary varietal

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Chardonnay

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Champagne districts (5)

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Montagne de Reims

Vallée de la Marne

Côte des Blancs

Côte de Sézanne

Côte des Bars (the Aube)

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CM (Coopérative Manipulant)

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A growers’ co-operative that produces the wine under a single brand

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Rebêche

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The remaining juice extracted after the 2550 liters (2050 L Vin de Cuvee; 500 L Vin de Taille).

Rebeche must be either distilled by Dec 15th following the harvest and is often used to make ratafia. It can also be used in vinegar production.

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RC (Récoltant Coopérateur)

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A grower whose grapes are vinified at a co-operative, but sells the wine under his own label

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Moët et Chandon tête de cuvée

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Dom Pérignon

18
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Minimum percentage of grapes from stated vintage in a vintage Champagne

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100%

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Élevage in Champagne

  • Non-vintage
  • Vintage
  • Prestige Cuvee
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NV: 15 months minimum, starting at the date of triage

V: 36 months minimum, starting at the date of triage

PC: no requirement, most houses usually age 4-10 years.

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Champagne Grapes

  • Non-vintage
  • Vintage
  • Prestige Cuvee
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NV: Pinot Meunier is almost always included in the blend with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

V: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with Pinot Meunier sometimes used in the blend.

PC: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with Pinot Meunieur rarely included in the blend.

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Assemblage - Champagne

  • Non-vintage
  • Vintage
  • Prestige Cuvee
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NV: Dozens, sometimes hundreds of still wines used.

V: Dozens of still wines used from a single growth year.

PC: A blend of only the best wines from the best vineyards.

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What two regions are home to all 17 Grand Cru villages in Champagne?

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Montagne de Reim

Cotes des Blancs

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A single-vineyard Champagne first produced in 1935

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Philipponnat’s Clos de Goisses, also their tête de cuvée

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Montagne de Reims primary varietal

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Pinot Noir

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Vallée de la Marne primary varietal

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Meunier

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RM (Récoltant Manipulant)

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A grower-producer who makes Champagne from estate-grown fruit. 95% of the grapes must originate in the producer’s own vineyards.

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Louis Roederer tête de cuvée

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Cristal

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Côte des Bars (the Aube) primary varietal

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Pinot Noir

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Rosé de Riceys is what, and produced in what region?

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A still rose from Pinot Noir produced in Côte des Bars (the Aube)

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Ruinart tête de cuvée

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Dom Ruinart

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Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin tête de cuvée

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La Grande Dame

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Côte de Sézanne primary varietal

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Chardonnay

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MA (Marque d’Acheteur)

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A buyer’s own brand, often a large supermarket chain or restaurant, that purchases Champagne and sells it under its own label.

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Taittinger tête de cuvée

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Comtes de Champagne

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How many Grand Cru villages in Montagne de Reims? Name the top villages.

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Nine villages

Verzenay, Verzy, Ambonnay, Bouzy

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Number of Vallée de la Marne Grand Cru Villages.

Name the largest.

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Two.

Ay is the largest.

37
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How many Grand Cru villages in Côte des Blancs? Name the largest villages.

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Six

Chouilly, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

38
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What is Grower Champagne?

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Récoltant Manipulant

A sparkling wine crafted by grape growers and their families that reflect their distinct vineyards and style. It embodies hands-on production and agricultural accountability.

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Les Grandes Marques - What is it and when was it founded?

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A term used to denote the elite amont Champagne producers. The term comes from the Union des Maisons de Champagne (originally the Syndicat du Commerce des Vins de Champagne) founded in 1882. The Union folded near the end of the 20th Century, however the term is still used by 24 prominent houses.

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Name four Champagne houses with German roots.

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Roederer

Taittinger — originally Forest-Fourneaux and renamed Taittinger in the 1930s.

Krug

Deutz

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