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Sparkling Flashcards

1
Q

Term for caves in champagne where bottles are aged?

A

Crayeres

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2
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Pierre peters single vineyard le mesnil bottling?
It’s previous name?
When did it change?

A

Les chetillons
Cuvée speciale
2000 was 1st chetillons vintage
First vintage overall was 1971 (as special club)

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3
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First vintage of salon

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1921

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4
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First vintage of Dom perignon/ rose

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1921

1959

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5
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First vintage of Dom Ruinart/ rose

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1959

1966

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6
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Most recent grand cru promotions villages (1986)

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Verzy 
Chouilly 
Oiry 
Oger 
Le mesnil sur oger
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7
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99% premiere crus

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Mareuil sur ay

Tauxieres

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8
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Cremant de Bourgogne aging levels

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Normal- 9 months on Lee’s, 3 months Post
Eminent- 2 Years lees aging
Grand eminent- 3 Years lees aging

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9
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Max % permitted for release as vintage champagne

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80%

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10
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Grapes permitted in Cremant de Alsace Blanc

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Riesling, PB, PG, PN, Auxerrois, Chard

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11
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Grapes permitted in Cremant de Bourgogne

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Chard, PN, PB, PG, Gamay, Melon, Sacy, Aligote (Max 20% Gamay)

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12
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Aging for Eminent, Grand Eminent

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Eminent- 24 months on lees

Grand Eminent- 36 months on lees

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13
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Grand Eminent requirements

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36 months on lees
Chard, PN, Gamay only
Min 10% alcohol
max 15 g/L RS

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14
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Grapes permitted for Cremant de Jura Blanc/ Rose

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Blanc: Chard, PN, Trousseau
Rose: PN, PG, Trousseau, Poulsard

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15
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Cremant di Limoux

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Grapes: Chard (Min 50%), Chenin (10-40%), Mauzac and PN (20% max combined)
Alc: Min 9.5%
9 months + 3 months
100L/ 150Kg

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16
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Grapes permitted for Cremant de Loire

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Chenin, Chard, Orbois, CF, CS, Grolleau, Grolleau Gris, PN, Pineau d’Aunis
(Max 30% CS and Pineau)

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17
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Vouvray Petillant/Mousseaux

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max 5% orbois
9.5% min all
12 months post-tirage
65 hl/ha (compared to 78 for most Cremant regions)

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18
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Sparkling wine appellations in Loire

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Cremant de Loire, Vouvray (white only), Touraine, Montlouis-Sur-Loire (White only), Anjou

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19
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Claitette de Die

A

100% Clairette
traditional method
Max 15 g/L RS
9 months + 3 months

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20
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Clairette de Die Method Ancestrale

A 
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains (min 75%) + Clairette
one fermentation, no dosage, no tirage
min 9% alc
Min 35 g/L RS
min 3 atm
4 months lees aging
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21
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Cremant de Die

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Clairette (55%)
Aligote (min 10%)
MBaPG (5-10%)
9% alc.
Max 15 g/L RS
9 months + 3 months
3.5 atm
100L/ 150Kg
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22
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Gaillac Mousseux grapes

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Len d’El, Mauzac, Mauzac Rose, Muscadelle (Min 50% combined)
Ondenc, SB
Rose: Mauzac and Mauzac Rose only

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23
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Limoux Method Ancestrale

A 
100% Mauzac
min. 10% alc
2 months on lees
3 atm
manual harvest req'd
tirage and dosage prohibited
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24
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Blanquette de Limoux

A

Mauzac (90% min.) plus Chard, Chenin
9.5% alc
Traditional method- 9 months + 3 months
3.5 atm

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25
Q

Aging req’s for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico

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NV- 15 months on lees

Millesimato- 24 months on lees

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26
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Assemblage for Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico

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70% PN + Chard, PG, PB

Any varietally labelled bottling (PN, PN Rose) are 85% PN + others

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27
Q

Franciacorta styles and aging

A 
Franciacorta- 18 months + 7 months
Saten- 24 months + 7 months
Rose- 24 months + 7 months
Millesimato- 30 months + 7 months
Reserva- 60 months + 7 months
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28
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Grapes permitted for Trento DOC spumante

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Chard, PB, PN, Meunier

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29
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Styles of Trento DOC Spumante

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Bianco
Rosato
Riserva (Bianco only)

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30
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Aging for Trento DOC Spumante

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NV- 15 months (must state disgorgement date)
Vintage- 24 months
Riserva- 36 months (white wines only)

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31
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Grapes permitted for Prosecco

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Glera (85% min)
Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga (max 15% combined)
PN, PB, PG, Chard (max 15% combined, spumante only)

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32
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Styles permitted for Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG

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Prosecco (Tranquile)
Frizzante (13.5 tons/ha)
Spumante Superiore (13 tons/ha, 11% abv)
Spumante Superiore with Rive designation
Superiore di Cartizze (12 tons/ ha, 11.5% abv)
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33
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Vernaccia di Serrapetrona

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DOCG of Marche
Can be sparkling or still
85% min Vernaccia (40% of which must be dried to 13% potential abv)
remainder may be non-aromatic reds (sangio, montepulciano, ciliegiolo)
11.5% min abv
can be released starting June 30 year after

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34
Q

Autonomias for Cava

A 
Aragon
Basque Country
Catalonia
Extremadura
Navarra
Rioja
Valencia
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35
Q

Grapes for Cava

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Whites: Xarel-lo, Paralleda, Macabeo, Chard, Subirat Parent (Malvasia)
Reds: Pinot Noir, Monastrell, Garnacha Tinta, Trepat (rose only(

36
Q

Alcohol Ranges for Cava

A

base wines: 9.5-11.5

Finished wines: 10.8-12.8

37
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Cava Aging

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Cava: 9 months
Reserva: 15 months
Grand Reserva: 30 months
Paraje: 36 months

38
Q

Training styles for Cava

A

vara y pulgar
cordon
espaldera
en vaso

39
Q

Cava de Paraje req’s

A 
single estate
hand harvested
vines older than 10 years
36 months on lees
must be vintage dated
Brut, Extra Brut, Brut Nature only
40
Q

Producer of Cava in Extremadura

A

Bodegas Inviosa

Tierra de Barros subzone of Ribera del Guadiana

41
Q

Austrian Sekt Levels

A

Klassik
Reserve
Grosse (Grand) Reserve

42
Q

Aging for Austrian Sekt

A

Sekt- 9 months
Reserve- 18 months
Grand Reserve- 30 months

43
Q

Termeloi

A

traditional method sparkling wine in Hungary

aged 12 months on lees

44
Q

Gyonoyozobor

A

frizzante wines in Hungary (lower pressure, less time on lees, possible charmat method)

45
Q

Regions in Hungary with Sparkling wine production

A 
Duna:
Hajos-Baja
Kunsay
Dunantal:
Balaton
Balaton-Felvidek
Balaton Boglar
Etyek-Buda
Nagy-Somlo
Neszmely
Sopron
Zula
46
Q

Minosegi Pezsgo

A

Quality Sparkling Wine - Hungary

47
Q

Illatus Minosegi Pezsgo

A

Aromatic Quality Sparkling Wine (from Aromatic Grapes)- Hungary

48
Q

Pezsgo

A

Sparkling Wine

49
Q

Sparkling Wine Term: Hungary

50
Q

Vino Espumosa Calidad

A 
15 months on the lees
Same Assemblage as white/ rosado wines
Manual Harvest
Traditional method only
All production (from primary ferment to labeling) must be done at same place
No additions, coloring, filtration
Brut, Extra Brut, Non Dosage only
51
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Vino Espumosa Calidad aging req’s

A

Vino Espumosa Calidad: 15 months on lees
Reserva: 24 months on lees
Grand Reserva: 36 months on lees

52
Q

Taittinger single vineyard bottling

A

Le Folie de la Marqueterie

1st vintage 2006

53
Q

Alc and RS requirements for Champagne base wine

A

Min 9% potential alc, max 10 g/L RS

54
Q

1st Champagne house to release Brut Vintage

A

Pommery, in 1874

55
Q

Clos de Goisses 1st vintage

A

1935

Rose- 1999

56
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1st vintage of Sir Winston Churchill

57
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1st vintage of Taittinger Comtes de Champagne

58
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Producer of Charles VII

A

Canard-Duchene (NV)

59
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NV Tete du Cuvees

A 
Charles VII (Canard-Duchene)
Grand Siecle (Laurent-Perrier)
Cuvee Les Aventures (Lenoble)
Cuvee Laetitia (Henri Billiot)
Cuvee Julia (Henri Billiot)
Brut Prestige (Paul Dethune)
Substance (Selosse)
Cuvee Alpha (Jacquart)
60
Q

Selosse Single Vineyard Wines

A 
Les Carelles (Chardonnay, Mesnil sur Oger)
La Cote Faron (Pinot Noir, Ay)
Sous le Mont (Pinot Noir, Mareuil)
Le Bout du Clos (Pinot Noir, Ambonnay)
Les Chantereines (Chard, Avize)
Chemin de Chalons (Chard, Cramant)
61
Q

Chartogne-Taillet single vineyard Wines

A 
Les Barres (Merfy, ungrafted meunier)
Les Orizeaux (Merfy, PN)
Les Alliees (Merfy, PN)
62
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Tarlant Single Vineyard Wines

A

La Vigne d’Or (Meunier)
La Vigne d’Antan (Chardonnay, ungrafted)
La Vigne Royale (PN)
Cuvee Louis (50/50 Chard/PN)

63
Q

1st Vintage of Les Crayeres

A

1989
Egly-Ouriet
Pinot Noir

64
Q

Boizel tete de cuvee

A

Joyau de France (1961)

65
Q

Canard Duchene tete de cuvee

A

Charles VII (NV)

66
Q

Comtes Audoin de Dampier tete de cuvee

A

Prestige (100% Chard)

67
Q

De Castellane tete de cuvee

A

Cuvee Commodore (1961, discontinued)

68
Q

De Meric tete de cuvee

A

Catherine de Medicis

69
Q

De Venoge tete de cuvee

A 
Grand Vin des Princes (100% chard, discontinued in 1994)
Louis XV (50/50 chard/ PN, created in 1994)
70
Q

1st vintage of Deutz tete de cube

A

William Deutz- 1959

Amour de Deutz- 1993

71
Q

Diebolt-Vallois

A

Fleur de Passion (100% chard, 1995)

72
Q

Subzones of Asti

A

Canelli, Strevi, Santo Vittoria d’Alba

73
Q

Min. Brachetto % in Brachetto d’Acqui

74
Q

Coteaux du Morin

A

unofficial sub-region east of Cote Sezanne, home to Ulysses Colin (Congee)

75
Q

Perle wein

A

fully sparkling wine in Austria (3+ atm)

76
Q

Shaumwein

A

semi-sparkling wine in Austria (1-2.5 atm)

77
Q

Drappier Prestige Cuvee

A

Charles de Gaulle (1990)

78
Q

Duval-Leroy prestige cuvee

A

Femme de Champagne (1990)

79
Q

Gosset prestige cuvee

A

Celebris (1988)

80
Q

Alfred Gratien prestige cuvee

A

Cuvee Paradis (1985)

81
Q

Jacquesson prestige cuvee

A

Grand Vin Signature (1981, ended after 2002)

82
Q

Lanson prestige cuvee

A

Noble Cuvee (1979)

83
Q

Piper Heidsieck prestige cuvee

A

Rare (1976)

84
Q

Ployez-Jacquemart prestige cuvee

A

Liesse d’Harbonville

85
Q

Veuve Clicquot prestige cuvee

A

La Grande Dame (1969, rose in 1988)

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