champagne

Question 1

What is the current edition of Krug’s Grande Cuvee

Answer 1

169 (based around 2013, but 40% reserve wine, Pinot/Chard/Meunier)

Question 2

first vintages of Clos d’Ambonnay and Clos de Mesnil

Answer 2

1995, 1979

Question 3

what is the size of the barrel krug uses to ferment its base wine

Answer 3

205l

Question 4

first commercial vintage of Salon

Answer 4

1921

Question 5

how long will Salon age before release

Answer 5

10 years on lees

Question 6

What years since 1995 has Salon been made

Answer 6

1995
1996
1999
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2012

Question 7

who is Salon’s director

Answer 7

Didier Depond

Question 8

what is Egly Ouriet’s coteaux champenois

Answer 8

cuvee des grands cotes

Question 9

what is Egly Ouriet’s 100% Meunier bottling

Answer 9

Les Vignes de Vrigny (NV)

Question 10

what is Egly Ouriet’s Blanc de Noirs

Answer 10

Les Crayeres (Montagne de Reims, chalk soils, vines over 70 years old, NV)

Question 11

what is the name of Egly Ouriet’s late disgorged bottling

Answer 11

V.P. Extra Brut Grand Cru (7 years on lees, NV)

Question 12

Selosse’s Carelles is based out of what village

Answer 12

Le Mesnil sur Oger (solera started 2010)

Question 13

Selosse’s La Cote Faron used to be called what

Answer 13

Contraste (100% Pinot from Aÿ)

Question 14

what is Selosse’s demi sec bottling

Answer 14

Exquise (Bdb from Cramant/Avize, dosage 24 g, NV)

Question 15

what was the first vintage of Pierre Peters Les Chétilions

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

what is Peter’s rosé bottling

Answer 16

Rosé for Albane Brut NV (first vintage 2009)

Question 17

what is the cuvee made by Pierre Peter’s son

Answer 17

L’Étonnant Monsieur Victor (NV blend of Chetillon fruit and reserve wine from the perpeutal reserve)

Question 18

in what year did Ruinart start producing wine

Answer 18

1729

Question 19

Dme Ruinart sources fruit from what subzones

Answer 19

Montagne de Reims

Cotes de Blancs

Question 20

Vilmart is based out of what village

Answer 20

Rilly la Montagne

Question 21

what are Vilmart’s two NV bottlings

Answer 21

Grande Reserve
Grand Cellier

both are blends of 3 vintages, with Cellier being slightly older vintages

base wine ferment in oak for 10 months

Question 22

what are Vilmart’s vintage releases

Answer 22

Grand Cellier d’Or (42 months lees aging, base wine fermented in oak)

coeur de cuvee (free run juice, 62 months lees aging)

both 80 chard, 20 pinot

Question 23

what is Vilmart’s rosé called

Answer 23

Rubis (2019, with 18/17 blended in, 9g sugar, 90% pinot, 15% red wine blended)

Question 24

describe Gimmonet’s Gastronome

Answer 24

Bdb from cotes des blancs made in a softer way, less bubbles

Question 25

what sweetness level is Gimmonet's Oenophille

Answer 25

Brut Nature (bdb, 3/4 grand cru fruit)

Question 26

what is the name of Gimmonet's special club releases

Answer 26

Grand Terroirs de Chardonnay (blend of cramant and chouilly fruit) + special bottlings of Chouilly, Oger and Cramant mono cru vintage

Question 27

who is the chef de cave of Bollinger

Answer 27

Gilles Descotes

Question 28

what was the first release of Vieilles Vignes Francais

Answer 28

1974 (1969 vintage)

Question 29

what is the assemblage of Bollinger's Grand Annee

Answer 29

two third pinot 60 months on lees labelled as brut

Question 30

what sweetness level is R.D.

Answer 30

Extra Brut

Question 31

what year did bollinger celebrate the 50th anniversary of RD

Answer 31

2002 (mostly Pinot, ages for over 10 years on lees)

Question 32

what is the current release of RD and VV Francais

Answer 32

2007 | 2008

Question 33

what is the name of Bollinger's coteaux champenois

Answer 33

La Cote aux Enfants

Question 34

what was the first vintage of Cuvee Winston churchill

Answer 34

1975

Question 35

what were the first vintates of Nicolas Francois Billecart Salmon, Elizabeth Billecart Salmon and Clos St Hilaire

Answer 35

1955, 1988, 1995 all brut

Question 36

what are the three lieu dit bottlings of Jacquesson

Answer 36

``` Vauzelle Terme (Ay) Champs Cain (Avize) Corne Bautray (Dizy) ```

Question 37

what edition of Jacquesson's bin series are we on

Answer 37

737 (NV) (based on 2009 vintage) (oak fermentation) the first bin was 728

Question 38

what is Jacquesson's rose called

Answer 38

Terres Rouges (saignee,

Question 39

between what years did Charles Heidsieck produce Champagne Charlie

Answer 39

1979-1985

Question 40

blancs de millénaires is sourced from where

Answer 40

Cotes de Blancs

Question 41

what was the original name of Roederer

Answer 41

Dubois Pere et Fils (named Louis Roederer in 1833)

Question 42

what was the first vintage of Cristal

Answer 42

1867 (not commercial) 1945 (commercial) Cristal Rose 1974

Question 43

who is the chef de cave of Roederer

Answer 43

Jean Baptiste Lécaillon

Question 44

what was the first vintage of Comtes de Champagne

Answer 44

1952 (blanc de blancs from cote de blancs)

Question 45

is Folies de la Marquetterie vintage or non vintage

Answer 45

NV (chard, pinot even split, sourced from vineyards around the winery in Reims)

Question 46

who is the winemaker at Dom Perignon

Answer 46

Vincent Chaperon

Question 47

first vintage of Dom P

Answer 47

1921

Question 48

what are the aging times for Dom P1, P2 and P2

Answer 48

9 years 20 years 30-40 years

Question 49

what are the current releases of Dom Perignan P2 and P3

Answer 49

p2 is 1998 | p3 is 1971

Question 50

what is the tete de cuvees of Deutz

Answer 50

amour de deutz (blanc de blancs, first vintage 1993) | cuvee willian deutz (Pinot dominant, 1959 first vintage(