Sparkling Wines Flashcards
Champagne regions
Montagne de Reims ( chalk)
Valle de la Marne (marl/limestone)
Cote des Blancs (chalk)
Cote de Sezanne (marl/limestone)
Cote des Bars (kimmeridgian clay)
Predominant soils of Champagne
Belemnite
Micraster chalk
Limestone
Marl
Other name for Cote des bars
Aube
What is the most important region of champagne
Montagne de Reims
How Many grand cru do have montagne de reims
9
Grapes of Montagne de reims
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Chardonnay
How many gg does have valle de la marne
1
Ay-Champagne
Main grapes of valle de la marne
Pinot meunier
Pinot noir
Chardonnay
Coted de blancs main grape
Chardonnay
How many gg do have Cote de blancs
6
Chouilly
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le-Mensil-sur-Oger
Cote De Sezanne grapes
Chardonnay
Pinot Meunier
Warmest region of Champagne
Cote de bars
State the appellation for table wine in Cote de bars
Rose de Riceys
100% pinot noir
CIVC
Coming Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne
When did CIVC was established
1941
Other lesser significance grapes of champagne
Arbane
Petit Meslier
Pinot blanc
Pinot gris
Voltis
Pruning methods of Champagne
Refer the l’echelle system
100: GG
90-99: Premier cru
80-89: Cru Classe
Number of l’echelle crus
What is the max quantity of must which have to be extracted from the grapes in Champagne
2550lt from 4000kg grapes or
100lt from 157kg grapes
How is called the first press
Vin de cuvee
Who does use oak barrel for the first fermentation in champagne
Krug
Bollinger
Alfred Gratien
Vilmart
NoN vintage year range
40-50 wines as many as ten different years
It is permitted a small quantity of wine from other years in vintage champagne
True
For balancing of the wine
What is autolysis
Gradual breakdown of the yeasts
Minimum ageing sur latte for non vintage and vintage champagne wines
15m NV
3y Vintage
Ageing of Krug Grand cuvee
6y
How is called the plastic cup under the crown top of a Champagne
Bidule
Traditional tool for remuage
Pupitres
Modern tool for remuage
Gyropallete, girosol
What is Bollinger RD
Recement Degorge
10y age before degorgement