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FWS - Champagne Flashcards

1
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Non-vintage Champagne must spend a min. of ___ months in the cellar from 2nd fermentation to release.

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15

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2
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Vintage Champagne must spend a total of ___ years in the cellar.

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3

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3
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Mousseux sparkling wines contain a min. of ___ atmospheres of pressure.

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3

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4
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Who is credited with crafting the first French sparkling wine?

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The monks of Saint Hilaire in Limoux

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5
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As early as the 9th century, the wines of Champagne were known as ?

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Vins de la Montagne and Vins de la Riviere

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6
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Since the Medieval times, Reims was famous for what industry?

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Textiles

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7
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What is the oldest Champagne house established in 1729?

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Ruinart

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8
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The region of Aube is south of which city, which was once the capital of the Champagne region?

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Troyes

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9
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What is the most northerly of all French wine regions?

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Champagne

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10
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What are the traditional grapevines of Champagne?

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Gouais and Fromenteau

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11
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Petit Meslier is a a cross of which grapes?

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Gouais Blanc x Savagnin

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12
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What are the modern grapevines of Champagne?

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Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay

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13
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The Cote des Bar is planted mostly with which grape?

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Pinot Noir

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14
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Montagne de Reims is planted mostly with which grape?

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Pinot Noir (with some Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay)

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15
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Vallee de la Marne is planted mostly with which grape?

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Pinot Meunier

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16
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Cote des Blancs is mostly planted with which grape?

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Chardonnay

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17
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Cote des Blanc is situated in which direction from Epernay?

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South

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18
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Vallee de la Marne is situated in which direction from Epernay?

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West

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19
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Cote de Sezanne is mostly planted with which grape?

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Chardonnay

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20
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Vitry-le-Francois is mostly planted with which grape?

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Chardonnay

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21
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What is the calcium-rich sedimentary soil with a preponderance of the ancient arrow or dart-like relative of today’s squid?

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Belemnite chalk

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22
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What is the calcium-rich sedimentary soil composed of fossilized sea urchins?

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Micraster chalk

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23
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The Cote des Bar is part of which ring?

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The Kimmeridgean Ring

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24
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Kimmeridegean marl is also known as?

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Virgulien marl

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25
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What are underground quarries dug out by the Romans called?

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crayers

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26
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How many AOC’s are in Champagne?

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3

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27
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Which AOC produces a rose wine from Pinot Noir in the Aube?

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AOC Rose des Riceys

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28
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Which AOC covers the exact same zone of production as AOC Champagne and utilizes the same grapes, but produces still wine only?

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AOC Coteaux Champenois

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29
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What is sparkling wine produced with one alcoholic fermentation that underwent a winter pause called?

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Rural method or Ancestral method

30
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Who is credited with creating the cuvee of Champagne grapes?

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Dom Perignon

31
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What is the French term to describe the second alcoholic fermentation?

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Prise de Mousse

32
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What is the French term for storing Champagne bottles on its side?

A

Sur lattes

33
Q

Champagne must spend a min. of ____ months on its lees.

A

12 months

34
Q

Who is credited with using cork to seal the glass bottles in the Champagne process?

A

Dom Perignon

35
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Who is credited with using strong English glass in the Champagne process?

A

Dom Perignon

36
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Who is credited with the process of remuage?

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Nicole Barbe Ponsardin (Veuve Cliquot)

37
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What is a mushroom-shaped cork called in French?

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Jupone

38
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What is a peg-shaped cork called in French?

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Cheville

39
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Who is credited with initiating the trend of producing less sweet sparkling wines?

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Madame Pommery

40
Q

Who is credited with adding the “liqueur de tirage”?

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Brother Jean Oudart (of the Abbey of St. Pierre aux Monts)

41
Q

What step in the Champagne method guarantees a sparkling product?

A

Liqueur de tirage

42
Q

All Champagne contains approx. ___ atmospheres of pressure.

A

6

43
Q

What Champagne region is included in the Kimmeridgian Ring?

A

Côtes des Bar

44
Q

What is a chaufrette?

A

A smudge-pot or oil burning device used to prevent grape vines from freezing during cold snaps

45
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What are the four principal sub-regions of Champagne?

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Montaigne de Reims & Val de Reims
Vallée de la Marne
Côtes des Blancs
Côtes des Bar

46
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What is “transversage”?

A

The process of using 750 ml bottles to fill larger format bottles after disgorgement

47
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What is disgorgement “à la volée”?

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Traditional disgorgment by hand

48
Q

What does the abbreviation NM refer to?

A

Négociant-Manipulant - a producer of Champagne who buys grapes from others

49
Q

How many standard bottles of wine are contained in a Jéroboam?

A

4

50
Q

What does the term tirage mean?

A

Bottling

51
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What is remuage?

A

Riddling or turning the champagne bottles to collect the lees in the neck

52
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What are the seven levels of sweetness of Champagne from driest to sweetest?

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra-Sec
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

53
Q

What are the aging requirements for vintage Champagne?

A

12 months on lees
24 months in cellar
Total of 36

54
Q

What are the aging requirements for non vintage champagne?

A

12 months on lees
3 months in cellar
15 months total

55
Q

What does the abbreviation RM refer to?

A

Récoltant-Manipulant - a producer who grows their own grapes and makes their own Champagne

56
Q

What are the 3 AOCs in Champagne?

A

Rosé des Riceys
Coteaux Champenois
Champagne

57
Q

What are the 3 levels of the Echelle des Crus?

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Grand Cru: 100% (17 Villages)
Premier Cru: 90-99% (42 Villages)
Cru: 80-89% (255 Villages)

58
Q

What is a pupitre?

A

An A-frame rack used for riddling Champagne bottles

59
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What is a Tête de Cuvée?

A

A Champagne House’s prestige bottling

60
Q

How many standard bottles are in a Réhoboam?

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6

61
Q

How many standard bottles are in a Balthazar?

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16

62
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How many standard bottles are in a Salmanazar?

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12

63
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What does the abbreviation CM refer to?

A

Cooperative de Manipulation - a cooperative that makes Champagne using the grapes of its members

64
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What were the principal grapes of Champagne in the 9th to 16th centuries?

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Gouais and Fromenteau

65
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What does the abbreviation RC refer to?

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Récoltant-Coopérateur - a grower who sends their grapes to a co-op to be made into Champagne, then sells the wine under a private label.

66
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What is the most widely planted grape in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir (38%)

67
Q

How many standard bottles are in a Nebuchadnezzar?

A

20

68
Q

How many standard bottles are in a Methuselah?

A

8

69
Q

Why is Belamite chalk preferred over Micraster chalk?

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Belamite is found in the upper to mid slope, where there is more sun and better water retention

70
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