Sparkling Quiz

Question 1

Name one sub region of Champagne?

Answer 1

The heart of Champagne country has long centered around and between the two major cities of Reims and Epernay, in the sub-regions of Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne.
Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The towns of Reims and Épernay

Question 2

Name 2 sub regions of champagne?

Answer 2

Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The towns of Reims and Épernay

Question 3

Name 4 sub regions of Chamoagne?

Answer 3

Aube, Côte des Blancs, Côte de Sézanne, Montagne de Reims, and Vallée de la Marne. The towns of Reims and Épernay

Question 4

Where is Pol Roger made?

Answer 4

Épernay
Pol Roger is a producer of champagne. The brand is still owned and run by the descendants of Pol Roger. Located in the town of Épernay in the Champagne region, the house annually produces around 110,000 cases of Champagne..

Question 5

Where is Dom Perpignom made?

Answer 5

Dom pérignon is not a champagne house. Dom Pérignon is a prestige cuvée, or tête de cuvée, which is the top Champagne that a producer will make.
DOM PÉRIGNON IS MADE BY MOËT & CHANDON.
The venerable Champagne house created Dom Pérignon in the 1920s as its top cuvée.
THE WINE IS NAMED AFTER A BENEDICTINE MONK WHO LIVED IN CHAMPAGNE.
It’s made with only grand cru grapes from many sites but always includes grapes from the original plot in the abbey of hautvillers

Question 6

What champagne dies Jay Z own?

Answer 6

Champagne Armand de Brignac
Ace of Spades
Back in 2014, Jay-Z officially became the owner of Champagne Armand de Brignac—a Champagne brand run by the Cattier family, who’s been growing Champagne grapes since 1763

Question 7

What is the name of the female champagne wine maker that passed away?

Answer 7

Marie Noelle Ledru
Grand Cru
Brut
From Ambonnay 
The Grand Cru village of Ambonnay is now regarded as the king of Pinot Noir villages. The power of red fruits is always in counter point with lovely acidity and minerality. Only Ambonnay delivers on all these aspects of what makes a fine Champagne. Ambonnay is home to the ‘greats’ of Champagne. Egly-Ouriet, Eric Rodez, Benoit Marguet, and Dethune. Of course Krug have their outrageous Clos d’Ambonnay to set the bar extremely high.

Question 8

What was the name of the guy that moved to the USA and became famous for his champagne only to lose his fortune and have to move back to France?

Answer 8

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Question 9

What does Didier Chopin taste like?

Answer 9

Chopin is a true ‘grower’ Champagne. Made from 60% Pinot Meunier & 40% Pinot Noir; this Champagne is very aromatic on the nose, with citrus characters on the palate, whilst still maintaining toasty/yeast flavours as well.

Question 10

What does Stefano Lubiana sparkling taste like?

Answer 10

A 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown on a mix of grey gravelly loams over clay & red loam over gravel. Vinified in a blend of small oak, large oak & stainless steel & given full malo with a minimum of two years on lees & one year on cork pre-release. Fruit-pure & intense. Rich & complex.
Organic / Blanc de blanc

Question 11

Names three Tasmanian sparkling wines?

Answer 11

1- Stefano Lubiana- Derwent
2- Kreglinger
3-Joseph Chromy
4-Arras

Question 12

Where is pol roger from?

Answer 12

Épernay

Question 13

What does Pol Roger taste like?

Answer 13

Pol Roger Brut Réserve diplays a beautiful golden straw coloured hue, as well as abundant and fine bubbles. With a powerful and attractive nose, it first delivers aromas of fruit (pear, mango …) and then releases light flavours of honeysuckle and white jasmine, lingering on vanilla and brioche notes.

Question 14

Where is chopin didier from?

Answer 14

Didier Chopin is a relatively new ‘independent’ grower/ producer/negotiant of Champagne. 25km Epernay & Reims. Their first wine was produced in 1989. Whereas most other producers NV cuvees have up-to 18months on lees, Didier’s cuvees have minimum 3-5 years creating wines which have much more complexity and structure compared to their rivals from the region, especially at this price point.The base wine (Brut) is made from 60% Pinot Meunier & 40% Pinot Noir. Its style is more aromatic on the nose and leaner citrus characters on the palate, whilst still maintaining toasty/yeast flavours as well, making it best served as an aperitif.

Question 15

Where is Mumm made?

Answer 15

northern France
G. H. Mumm & Cie, situated in Reims in northern France, is one of the largest Champagne producers and it is currently ranked 4th globally based on number of bottles sold in 2015.

Question 16

What does Mumm taste like?

Answer 16

Quality improvements at this house are really making their mark on this big-brand Brut, and Mumm has an appealing nose of yellow fruit, apple and a touch of honey and crusty bread.

Question 17

Where is Prosecco from and with what grape?

Answer 17

Glera grape. Veneto and Friuli-venezia Guilia.

Question 18

Where do the best Prosecco´s come from?

Best pairing for Prosecco?

Answer 18

Valdobiaaddene

Antipasto, cured meats and almonds. Great with spicy Asian food.
Green apple, honeydew, pear, lager, cream

Question 19

What does blanc de blanc mean?

Answer 19

Unlike most Champagnes, which are most often made from some blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, Blanc de Blancs is made entirely from white grapes. Elegant, lithe and sometimes even a bit austere, this special and subtle wine is particularly well suited to pairing with food.

Question 20

What does NV mean in Champagne?

Answer 20

Non-Vintage

NV — Non-Vintage. Meaning the bottle of sparkling wine is a blend of juice from more than one vintage (year)

Question 21

French term for white from black?

Answer 21

Blanc de Noir — French for white from black. Made from Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or a blend of the two

Question 22

What does oxidative mean?

Answer 22

Oxidative wines are wines that have been deliberately exposed to oxygen during the winemaking process. Oxygen has a big impact on wine as it ages—too much during the winemaking process, or after bottling, and the wine canbecome oxidized—a major flaw

Question 23

What does col fondo mean?

Answer 23

Like the better-known Prosecco, Col Fondo is an Italian sparkler that must be made with a minimum 85% of native grape Glera. Rather than create bubbles in steel tanks, however, these more traditional versions undergo second fermentation in the bottle. They aren’t disgorged, either—these wines are bottled on their lees.

Question 24

What clay us found in Champagne?

Answer 24

Limestone rock

Type - Chalk

Question 25

How do they tackle the problem of frost when making champagne?

Answer 25

Four methods-
Vineyard design
Heaters
Wind Machines
Sprinklers

Question 26

Famous South Australian sparkling wine?

Answer 26

Jacob’s creek
Pinot Noir
Barossa

Question 27

Famous wines from Ambonnay?

Answer 27

Krug
Marie Noelle Ledru
Egly-Ouriet 
Eric Rodez 
Dethune 
Benoit Marguet

Question 28

What does Pol Roger taste like?

Answer 28

Pol Roger Brut Réserve diplays a beautiful golden straw coloured hue, as well as abundant and fine bubbles. With a powerful and attractive nose, it first delivers aromas of fruit (pear, mango …) and then releases light flavours of honeysuckle and white jasmine, lingering on vanilla and brioche notes

Question 29

What does 2017

JEAN FRANCOIS MERIEAU SPARKLING taste like?

Answer 29

Brilliant méthode traditionelle sparkling made from equal parts Chenin Blanc & Chardonnay. There’s aromatic lemon rind, crunchy stone fruits, chalky minerality & doughy biscuit in an altogether poised offering. Classy.

Question 30

What does dosage mean?

Answer 30

Dosage is a stage in sparkling wine production that takes place between disgorging and final corking. It involves topping off the wine with a mixture of the base wine, sugar, 0.02 to 0.03 grams of sulfur dioxide (as a preservative) and sometimes alcohol. The mixture is called a liqueur d’expédition.

Question 31

What is racking?

Answer 31

In this stage, the bottles are placed on special racks called pupitres that hold them at a 35° angle, with the crown cap pointed down. … In 10 to 14 days (8 to 10 weeks for Champagne), the position of the bottle is straight down, with the lees settled in the neck.

Question 32

What is riddling?

Answer 32

Riddling involves the gradual tilting of the bottle neck-down (‘ sur pointe’), meanwhile rotating it by small increments, clockwise and anti-clockwise. As the angle of tilt increases, the forces of gravity draw the sediment into the neck.

Question 33

What is charmet?

Answer 33

Charmat: A less expensive, mass-production method for producing bulk quantities of sparkling wine. The second fermentation takes place in a pressurized tank, rather than in a bottle, decreasing lees contact and producing larger, coarser bubbles. The wine is filtered under pressure and bottled.

Question 34

What is sur lie aging?

Answer 34

Sur Lie: Wines aged sur lie (French for “on the lees”) are kept in contact with the dead yeast cells and are not racked or otherwise filtered. This is mainly done for whites, to enrich them. … Sur lie aging can be overdone, leading to an off-putting leesy flavor.

Notice the thin layer of fine lees on the bottom of the barrel. Sur lie aging is the process of allowing a finished wine to continue to sit on the lees in order to extract flavors. As the yeast decomposes it can impart nut, bread, and yeast flavors to a wine

Question 35

Why do they turn the bottles for champagne bottles?

Answer 35

The Champagne bottle is placed upside down in a holder at a 75 degree angle. Each day the riddler comes through the cellar and turns the bottle 1/8th of a turn while keeping it upside down. This procedure forces the dead yeast cells into the neck of the bottle where they are subsequently removed

Question 36

What is the oldest champagne house?

Answer 36

Champagne house of Gosset
The Champagne house of Gosset was founded as a still wine producer in 1584 and is the oldest Champagne house still in operation today. Ruinart was founded in 1729 and was soon followed by Chanoine Frères (1730), Taittinger (1734), Moët et Chandon (1743) and Veuve Clicquot (1772).

Question 37

Where is Moet and Chandon made?

Answer 37

Epernay
The wine cellars of Moët & Chandon are located under the Avenue de Champagne in Epernay. They are an exceptional part of the company’s heritage, and offer a unique chance to witness several centuries of champagne production.

Question 38

What does verve clicquot mean?

Answer 38

Widow maker

Question 39

Where is verve cliquot made?

Answer 39

Reims
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (French pronunciation: ​is a French Champagne house based in Reims, specializing in premium products. It was founded in 1772 by Philippe Clicquot and is one of the largest champagne houses in the world.
Madame Clicquot is credited with major breakthroughs, creating the first known vintage champagne in 1810, and inventing the riddling table process to clarify champagne in 1816.In 1818, she invented the first known blended rosé champagne[9] by blending still red and white champagne wines.This process is still used today by the majority of champagne producers.

Question 40

What is the transfer method?

Answer 40

Technique for making sparkling wine in which, after the second fermentation in the bottle and a short period of sur lie aging (but before riddling), the wine is transferred—with sediment—to a pressurized tank. The wine is then filtered under pressure and bottled

Question 41

What does method traditional mean?

Answer 41

Traditional Method means that the sparkling wine in question was bottle fermented. … i.e. the wine went through its second fermentation (to produce the bubbles) in the bottle in which it is sold. Champagne is the most famous wine to use the traditional method.

Question 42

What does disgorged mean?

Answer 42

Disgorgement: When making sparkling wine, this technique is used to remove frozen sediment remaining in the bottle after the second fermentation. Through the riddling process, the sediment settles in the bottle neck and the neck is then dipped into a brine solution and frozen.

Question 43

What does NV

JACQUES LASSAIGNE VIGNES DES MONTGUEUX taste like?

Answer 43

A beautiful Blanc de Blancs hand-harvested from nine different sites. A phenomenal expression of the Montgueux terroir, this has a deft acidity, beautiful minerality, and zesty citrus notes.
Vegan / Organic

Question 44

What does NV

DIEBOLT-VALLOIS BLANC DE BLANCS taste like?

Answer 44

An excellent Blanc de Blancs with fruit coming from Cramant, Chouilly, and Cuis. Long and elegant with white flowers, lemon zest, green apples, and a great mineral structure.
Organic

Question 45

What does NV

OLIVIER HORIOT LES RICEYS MÉTISSE NOIRS ET BLANC taste like?

Answer 45

Phenomenal! A blend of 80% Pinot Noir with the rest Pinot Blanc. Dense, powerful driving fruit & showing some oxidative notes. Balanced & powerful, this is highly impressive & recommended.
Vegan / Organic

Question 46

What does NV

CHARLES DUFOUR BULLES DE COMPTOIR #8 STILLLEBEN CHAMPAGNE taste like?

Answer 46

Excellent non-vintage Champagne from Dufour, made from an assemblage of Pinot Noir (55%), Chardonnay (35%), and Pinot Blanc (10%) [ predominantly from the 2017 vintage with 15% of reserve wine from 2010-2016]
Blend /no SO2/ organic / oxidative / vegan

Question 47

What does NV

BÉRÊCHE ET FILS BRUT RESERVE taste like?

Answer 47

Coming from Montagne de Reims, this excellent Champagne is made of roughly equal parts Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier (the holy trinity of the region!) It has a lovely creamy body, alongside stone fruits, citrus, green apple, and a stony minerality.
Organic

Question 48

What does NV

PIERRE GIMONNET CUIS 1ER BLANC DE BLANC MAGNUM taste like?

Answer 48

The perfect magnum for your next dinner party (or just next party, straight-up!). Bright and citrusy with a lovely minerality and a great intensity. Delicious.
Blanc de blanc

Question 49

What does arras taste like?

Answer 49

House of Arras sounds French and it would be easy to mistake this Brut Elite for a NV Champagne. Arras winemaker Ed Carr has spent the last 15 years on a quest to produce a world class sparkling. With this wine, we considered it – mission accomplished! 
Vanilla, nougat and exotic spices on the nose, followed by a palate bursting with lychee, truffle and cinnamon flavours, this is a complex, elegant wine. Australian sparkling has come a long way in the past decade, but this is a wine that really excites us.

Question 50

What does Meadow bank sparkling taste like?

Answer 50

What it is, is a spritzy, spritely pink coloured delight. Think fizzy watermelon juice and you’re heading in the right direction. Very little of this made it to the mainland.

This little number came into being through a ‘bleed-off’ of fermenting juice from the Meadowbank Pinot Noir and the next vintage of Meadowbank Blanc de Blancs Sparkling. It’s almost a Pet-Nat, but not quite.

Question 51

Head winemaker at Meadow bank?

Answer 51

Peter Dredge