Mainly Champagne - MA Questions 26.09.20

Question 1

What is the yield limit per hectare set by CIVC for the 2020 harvest in Champagne?

Answer 1

8000kg of grapes per hectare which is equivalent to a production of 230 million bottles. 10300kg/hectare in 2019 and 10800kg/hectare in 2018.

Question 2

Which specialist committee is responsible for the economic performance of Champagne?

Answer 2

The “Amont” Committee.

Question 3

When was blocage introduced in Champagne? What is it?

Answer 3

1938. CIVC intervenes and a portion of the harvest is retained as juice, kept back in case of future deficient harvests.

Question 4

When did INAO decided to broaden the appellation area for Champagne?

Answer 4

In 2009, the number or villages increased from 319 to 357.

Question 5

How would you call 4000kg of grapes in Champagne?

Answer 5

A marc of grapes.

Question 6

What is the juice extraction limit set by CIVC in 1992?

Answer 6

102 liters of juice out of 160kg of grapes or 2550 liters out of 4000kg of grapes.

Question 7

Which four countries account for half of all Champagne exports?

Answer 7

UK, USA, Japan and Germany.

Question 8

Haw many growers and how many Champagne houses currently exist in Champagne?

Answer 8

16100 growers and 360 Champagne houses in 2019.

Question 9

What would SR indicate on a Champagne label? How about ND?

Answer 9

Société de Récoltants. A family firm of growers that makes and markets Champagne under its own label, using grapes sourced from family vineyards. Négociant distributeur. A distributor who buys in finished bottles of Champagne for labelling on their own premises.

Question 10

What is “Les Champagnes de Vignerons”?

Answer 10

The umbrella brand created for SGV (Syndicat Général des vignerons de la Champagne) introduced in 2001 to promote the image of Grower Champagnes.

Question 11

What was the first vintage of Salon?

Answer 11

1905 but it was only released commercially in 1921.

Question 12

What is the minimum potential alcohol and the maximum RS for the base wines?

Answer 12

9% and max 10 g/liter.

Question 13

What is the percentage of the stated vintage required for vintage-dated wines in Champagne?

Answer 13

100% except for wine and products contained in the liqueur de tirage and liqueur d’expedition.

Question 14

For which grape variety is the Vallée de la Marne pruning method allowed only?

Answer 14

Meunier.

Question 15

How much in % does the rebêche account for?

Answer 15

0 to 10% of the total.

Question 16

What is the RS in a Brut Sauvage Champagne?

Answer 16

0-3 g/liter. Same as Brut Nature.

Question 17

What are the Cuvee de Prestige for the below producers?

a) Drappier
b) Gosset
c) Lanson
d) Bruno Paillard
e) Jacques Selosse

Answer 17

a) Drappier – Charles de Gaulle
b) Gosset – Celebris
c) Lanson – Noble Cuvee
d) Bruno Paillard – Nec-Plus-Ultra
e) Jacques Selosse – Substance.

Question 18

Who produces “Vieille Vigne de Cramant” and “Terre de Vertus”? From which grape?

Answer 18

Larmandier-Bernier. Both from 100% Chardonnay.

Question 19

Which celebrity is behind the creation of Fleur de Miraval, a Rose only Champagne ready to be launched in October 2020?

Answer 19

Brad Pitt.

Question 20

How many liters in a Balthazar?

Answer 20

12 liters.

Question 21

Which Champagne house is associated with the Midas bottle size? How many liters does it contain?

Answer 21

Armand de Brignac, 30 liters.

Question 22

Name the Grand Cru villages of Cotes de Blancs.

Answer 22

Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.

Question 23

Which of the below villages is not a Grand Cru village in Montaigne de Reims?

a) Verzy
b) Louvois
c) Bouzy
d) Vrigny
e) Verzenay

Answer 23

d) Vrigny

Question 24

Dizy, Hautvillers and Mareuil-sur-Ay are premier Cru villages in which sub-region of Champagne?

Answer 24

Vallee de la Marne.

Question 25

What is “bouvreux”?

Answer 25

A second crop for which the flowering is interrupted by rain and is often left on the vine.

Question 26

What does “sur pointe” mean?

Answer 26

The storage of the champagne bottles upside-down in a vertical position before disgorgement.

Question 27

How many grams of sugar per liter would a SEC Champagne have?

Answer 27

17 -32 grams/liter.

Question 28

For which bottles sizes is the Transvasage method permitted?

Answer 28

For bottles larger than jeroboam and smaller than a half bottle.

Question 29

With which Champagne house is the designer Philippe Starck associated for realising a Brut Nature bottling?

Answer 29

Louis Roederer.

Question 30

Which sparkling wine producer giant was the first one to use Gyropalettes for his wines?

Answer 30

Codorniu in the 70s.

Question 31

What is Perdrix Blanche?

Answer 31

Still Blanc de Pinot Noir, specialty of Neuchatel.

Question 32

What is the minimum alcohol content for wines with Pradikat in Austria?

Answer 32

5%.

Question 33

In which region would you find the producer Terras Gauda?

Answer 33

Rias Baixas.

Question 34

What is the name of the mountain range in Tumbarumba GI?

Answer 34

Snowy Mountains.

Question 35

Where can you find Chateau Hornsby?

Answer 35

Northern Territory, Australia.

Question 36

What does the term Dűlő mean on a Hungarian wine label?

Answer 36

Single vineyard.

Question 37

In which country would you find the producer Chateau Mercian?

Answer 37

Japan, one of the largest producers.

Question 38

Give a synonym for Cabernet Gernischt.

Answer 38

Carmenere.

Question 39

Which AOPs in Cote de Beaune produce red wines only?

Answer 39

Cote de Beaune Villages, Pommard, Volnay and Blagny.

Question 40

Who owns Clos des Ducs 1er Cru in Volnay?

Answer 40

Marquis d’Angerville.