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Champagne Flashcards

1
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What is disgorgement?

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The removal of yeast after the second fermentation, in sparkling wine production

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What is disgorgement a la volee?

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Disgorgement by hand, as opposed to by machine

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3
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What is a mosser?

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A whisk used to release trapped gas from wine

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4
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What is the climate of the Champagne region?

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Continental with maritime influences

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5
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In what year did the King of France allow wine to be sold and transported in bottle?

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1728

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6
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What is the most popular style of Champagne?

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Brut non-vintage

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Which was the first Champagne house?

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Ruinart

Founded in 1729

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8
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In Champagne, are the vineyards or the villages ranked Premier/Grand Cru?

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The villages

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What is the dominant grape variety grown in Grande Montage de Reims?

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Pinot Noir

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What is the dominant grape variety grown in the Vallee de la Marne?

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Meunier

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What is a mono-parcelle Champagne?

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A Champagne made from a single vineyard

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What is a mono-cru Champagne?

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A Champagne made from a single village

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13
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What is a gyropalette?

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A mechanized riddling machine

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14
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay

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15
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List the 7 dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

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Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Sec (or Extra Dry)
Sec (Dry)
Demi-Sec
Doux

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16
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote de Sezanne?

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Chardonnay

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17
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What does the abbreviation “RM” refer to on a Champagne label?

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Recoltant-Manipulant

This is a producer who vinifies only their own estate-grown grapes

18
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What are the 4 authorized (but ancillary) grape varieties of Champagne?

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Pinot Gris
Pinot Blanc
Arbane
Petit Meslier

19
Q

What was the contribution of Veuve Cliquot (Ponsardin) to the champagne method?

A

The development of the riddling process

20
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Can Grand Cru Champagne wines come from multiple vineyards?

A

Yes

The grapes for Grand Cru Champagne wines are sourced from 1 or more of the 17 Grand Cru villages

21
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What is a perpetual reserve Champagne?

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Also known as “Solera”

This is the reserve wine from each year used to make NV Champagne.
Occasionally this is bottled as its own wine

22
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What is a tete de cuvee?

A

A Champagne house’s prestige cuvee

A prestige cuvee is a house’s highest-quality bottling
Most are vintage but some NV exist too

23
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What were the 2 principal grapes of Champagne between the 9th and 16th centuries?

A

Gouais
Fromenteau (Pinot Gris)

24
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What are the crayeres?

A

Chalk quarries dug by the Romans
These are now used as cellars for aging Champagne

25
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Which grape variety is the most widely planed in Champagne?

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Pinot Noir

26
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What is the difference between AOC Coteaux Champenois and AOC Champagne?

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AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still
AOC Champange wines are sparkling

27
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What is remuage?

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Riddling

This is the process of turning and tilting Champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect the lees in the neck

28
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What does the abbreviation “NM” refer to on a Champagne label?

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Negociant-Manipulant

This is a Champagne producer that includes grapes purchased from other growers in their wines
Most big houses are NMs

29
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What is another term for liqueur d’expedition?

A

Dosage

30
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What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Bar?

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Pinot Noir

31
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What is the liqueur d’expedition?

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The mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to Champagne after degorgement and before the cork is inserted

32
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What is the prise de mousse?

A

Seizing of the foam

In Champagne production, this is the second alcoholic fermentation, which creates the bubbles

33
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What is transversage?

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The process of using 750ml bottles to fill larger or smaller bottles

34
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What are the 3 AOCs in the Champagne region?

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Rose des Riceys AOC
Coteaux Champenois AOC
Champagne AOC

35
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What are the ageing requirements for vintage Champagne?

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Minimum 36 months
- Including 12 months on lees

Common for most to spend 3+ years on lees

36
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What are the ageing requirements for non-vintage Champagne?

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Minimum 15 months
- Including 12 months on lees
- Including 3 months bottle ageing

37
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How many Premier Cru villages are there in Champagne?

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42

Premier Cru champagne can also be made with fruit from the 17 Grand Cru villages

38
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What is a late-disgorged Champagne?

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A Champagne that has spent longer on the lees than the producer’s normal cuvees
They are disgorged later than usual

These taste like older Champagne, but are less oxidative and retain their full sparkle

39
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What is a special club Champagne?

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A prestige cuvee made from members of the Club Tresors de Champagne (a group of artisan wine makers)

These Champagnes must be made entirely on a member’s own premises, with their own grapes, and only in outstanding vintages.
They also must undergo blind tasting to earn the right to be labeled “Special Club”

40
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Describe the Rose des Riceys AOC.

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Rose wine only

Red grapes: Pinot Noir

100% Pinot Noir
Only produced in the three villages of Les Riceys in the Aube

41
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Describe the Coteaux Champenois AOC.

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Dry white, rose, and red wine

White grapes: Chardonnay
Red grapes: Pinot Noir, Meunier

Lies within the production zone of Champagne AOC
Still wines only
Most production is non-vintage and white

42
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Describe the Champagne AOC.

A

Sparkling white, sparkling rose wine

White grapes: Chardonnay
Red grapes: Pinot Noir, Meunier

No set blending rules
Rose can be made by mixing red and white wine

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