Week 2a: Champagne

Question 1

Champagne in a nutshell:

Answer 1

Greatest, most controlled sparkling wine in the world

Question 2

Champagne climate:

Answer 2

Cool
Wet
Atlantic influenced

Question 3

Can grapes reach full ripeness in Champagne each year?

Answer 3

No. Very cool weather means great vintage variation.

Question 4

How many grape varieties in Champagne are permitted?

Answer 4

7

Question 5

How many varietals in Champagne are usually used?

Answer 5

3

Question 6

Three primary champagne varietals:

Answer 6

Pinot Meunier
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay

Question 7

Secondary grape varieties in Champagne:

Answer 7

1. Pinot Blanc

“Urban Messier bolts”

2. Arbane
3. Petit Meslier
4. Voltaris

Question 8

Three Champagne AOC’s:

Answer 8

Rosé de Riceys
Coteaux Champenois
Champagne

Question 9

Coteaux Champenois

Answer 9

Only covers still wines

Question 10

Describe Champagne (

Answer 10

1. Sparkling whites and rosés
2. Secondary fermentation happens in glass bottles
3. Finish bottles sold in same bottle in which tirage occurred
4. NV released 15 months after tirage
5. Vintage release 36 months

Question 11

What is Second Fermentation called in French?

Answer 11

Prise de mousse

Question 12

Montage de Reims varietal:

Answer 12

Pinot Noir

Question 13

How many Grand Cru villages in Montage de Reims?

Name 2.

Answer 13

9

“Boozy Amber”
Bouzy
Ambonnay

Question 14

Valley de la Marne varietal:

Answer 14

Pinot Meunier

Question 15

Côte de Blancs varietal:

Answer 15

Chardonnay

Question 16

Côte de Sézanne varietal:

Answer 16

Chardonnay

Question 17

Côte des Bars varietal:

Answer 17

Pinot Noir

Question 18

Where is the Aube region in Champagne?

Answer 18

Southwest.

Question 19

Check out the Champagne AOC boundaries:

Answer 19

Question 20

Champagne sweetness levels in g/l

Answer 20

Brut Nature / Zero Dosage: 0-3
Extra Brut: 0-6
Brut: 0-17
Extra Dry: 12-17
Sec: 17-32
Demi-sec: 32-50
Doux: 50+

Question 21

Define Blanc de Blancs

Answer 21

Champagne from only Chardonnay

Question 22

Define Blanc de Noirs

Answer 22

Champagne from only dark skinned grapes

Question 23

Define non-vintage (NV) Champagne

Answer 23

Champagne with wines from more than one year

Question 24

Define “Reserve” label on a bottle of Champagne.

Answer 24

Much used but meaningless

Question 25

Define Vintage Champagne.

Answer 25

Champagne with wines from a single year

Question 26

Define "Prestige Cuvée" with regards to Champagne.

Answer 26

Finest and most expensive bottling a house offers. Deemed Vintage. Aged for a number of years before release.

Question 27

Regarding Champagne: define "Special Club Prestige Cuvée"

Answer 27

Grower/producers banded together to promote their prestige cuvées through identical packaging.

Question 28

Define Négociant Manipulant.

Answer 28

Champagne maker who buys grapes.

Question 29

Define Récoltant Manipulant.

Answer 29

Grower who makes their own wine.

Question 30

Define Cooperative de Manipulant.

Answer 30

A coop

Question 31

Notable Champagne producers:

Answer 31

Krug Bollinger Dom Perignon Pol Roger Salon Perrier Jouet Jacques Selosse Gaston Chiquet Delamotte Louis Roederer

Question 32

Great Champagne vintages:

Answer 32

2002, 4, 6, 8 (Who do we appreciate?)

Question 33

Champagne egg pairing:

Answer 33

Devilled eggs with caviar

Question 34

Champagne potato pairing:

Answer 34

Parmesan and truffle frites

Question 35

Champagne seafood breakfast pairing:

Answer 35

Lobster omelette

Question 36

Champagne seafood appetizer

Answer 36

Crab cake with lump crab