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When did pruning become regulated in Champagne?

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1938

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How many vine training methods are allowed in Champagne?

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Four

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What vine training methods are permitted in 1er Cru and Grand Cru villages?

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cordon de Royat and Chablis

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What vine training method is seen here?

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Cordon de Royat

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What vine training method is seen here?

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Chablis

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What are the four vine training methods permitted in Champagne?

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Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Guyot
Valée de la Marne

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What vine training method is used primarily for Pinot Noir?

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Cordon de Royat - limits vigor

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What vine training method is used primarily for Chardonnay?

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Chablis

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What vine training method is only allowed for Meunier?

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Valée de la Marne

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What two vine training methods are found mostly in frost prone areas? Why?

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Guyot and valee de la Marne.
Less permanent wood to be damaged by frost over the winter

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What grapes are permitted in Champagne production?

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Pinot Noir
Meunier
Chardonnay
Petit Meslier
Arbanne
Pinot Blanc
Fromenteau (Pinot Gris)

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What are the 6 main and 10 total regions of Champagne?

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Cote des Blancs
Montagne de Reims
Grand Vallee
Vallee de la Marne
Coteaux sud d’Epernay
Cote des Bar
Coteaux du Morin, Cote de Sezanne, Vitryat, Montgeux

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How many villages are located within the Cote des Blancs?
*Source is Peter Liem

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11

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What town lies north of the Cote des Blancs? What river?

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Epernay
Marne River

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What Soils are found in the Cote des Blancs

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Chalk

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What aspect is generally found in the Cote des Blancs?

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Eastern

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What grape is mostly planted in the Cote des Blancs?

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Chardonnay (Small % of Pinot planted as well)

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What are the 1er Cru Villages in the Cote des Blancs?
* Source Peter Liem

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Cuis
Vertus
Bergères-lès-Vertus
Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny
Voipreux

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Name the Grand Cru Villages of the Cote des Blancs.
*Source is Peter Liem

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Avize
Cramant
Oger
Le Mesnil sur Oger
Oiry
Chouilly

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What aspect do vineyards in Oger have? Are the wines richer or more lean?

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Fully eastern
Very rich

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What villages of the Cote de Blanc were elevated to grand cru in 1985?

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Le Mesnil Sur Oger
Chouilly
Oger
Oiry

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Who is the most important producer in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger?

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Salon

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When was the first vintage of Salon?

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1905
Commercial vintage 1921

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Name two wines that come from Avize.

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Jacques Selosse Substance
Agrapart Venus

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What is the size of the Clos de Mesnil? CLos de Ambonnay?
1.84 hectares .68 hectares
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How many rivers flow through the Montagne de Reims? Name them.
3 Ardre River Vesle River Marne (very small portion runs through Tours-sur-Marne)
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Where is the Grande Montagne located within the Montagne de Reims?
Southern and Eastern portion
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How many Grand Cru Villages are in the Montagne de Reims?
9
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Name the Grand Crus of the Montagne de Reims. (North to South)
Puisieulx Sillery Beaumont-Sur-Vesle Verzenay Mailly-Champagne Louvois Ambonnay Bouzy
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What aspect does Bouzy have?
Southern
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Why is Bouzy such a warm village?
Removed from the river South facing Elevated from cool air pooling near river
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What soils are found in Bouzy?
Chalk bedrock with a portion of deep sedimentary soils
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What grape dominates production in Bouzy?
Pinot Noir
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What aspect does Ambonnay have?
Southeastern
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Is the slope homogenous in Ambonnay?
No - a few rolling hills
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What soils are found in Ambonnay?
Chalk bedrock Topsoil of Clay and Limestone depending on site
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When was the Echelle de Crus abolished officially?
2010
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What is the aspect of Verzenay?
Northern
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What grape dominates Verzenay production?
Pinot Noir
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What village was made a Grand Cru in 1985 in the Montagne de Reims?
Verzy
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Who is the only RM in the village of Sillery?
Francois Seconde
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What is the most important producer in Mailly-Champagne?
Mailly Grand Cru ( Cooperative )
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What aspect is Mailly Champagne?
Northern
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Where is Meunier found within Champagne?
Vallée de La Marne and Petite Montage
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The Petit Montage is located in the East or West of the Montagne de Reims?
Western
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Who is the most prominent grower of Meunier in the Petit Montagne? What is the top bottling?
Jérôme Prévost Fac-Simile - a rose of Meunier
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What village is Pierre Paillard located in? Are they RM or NM?
Bouzy NM
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When was the first vintage of Krug Clos d'Ambonnay?
1995
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When was the first Vintage of Krug Clos du Mesnil?
1979
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In the Grande Valée, what grape is dominant?
Pinot Noir
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How many villages are within the Grande Valée?
9 Bisseuil Mareuil-sur-Ay Avenay-Val-d'Or Mutigny Ay Dizy Champillon Hautvillers Cumieres
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Name two single vineyard bottlings in Mareuil-sur-Ay.
Clos de Goisses - Philliponnat Le Clos Sainte Hilaire - Billecart-Salmon
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What is the westernmost village in the Grande vallee?
Cumieres
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How many Grand Cru are in the Grande vallee?
One Ay
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Mareuil sur Ay has what soil type?
Two actually, Chalk in east and a clay rich west
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What grapes are planted in Clos de Goisses?
Pinot Noir
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Is clos de Goisses a rose or a blanc de Noir?
Both - two bottlings
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What grapes are planted in Clos Saint Hilaire?
Pinot Noir
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What grape dominates plantings in Ay?
Pinot Noir
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Where is Bollinger Based?
Ay
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What is the aspect of Ay?
Fully south
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What aspect is there in Dizy?
Beginning to turn west - still partial southern
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What soils are found in Dizy?
Marl and clay in addition to chalk
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Where is Georges Laval based?
Cumieres
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What some some viticultural hazards in the Vallee de la Marne?
Frost - very cool area Botrytis
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What other river is prominant in the Vallee de La marne
Flagot runs south from the Marne first through Mareuil-le-Port
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How is the Vallee de la Marne divided?
Left Bank (south of the Marne) Right Bank (north of the Marne)
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What are the aspects of the Left Bank vs. the right bank of the Vallee de La Marne?
Left Bank northern exposure Right Bank Southern exposure
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Mont Aime is located where?
Between two villages (Vertus and Le Mesnil)
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What are two eastern facing villages in the Montagne de Reims?
Trepail Villers Marmery
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When was the first bottling of Jacques Selosse Substance? What village?
1986 and in Avize - two single vineyard plots
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Henriot Tete de Cuvee.
Hemera 50 50 blend Chard and PN
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What are the 3 pressings called and the volume of each?
Vin de Cuvee - first 2050 Litres Taille de Cuvee - next 500 litres Rebeche - 1-10% of total must be discarded or used for distillation
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What is the Prestige Cuvee of Drapier?
Charles de Gaule (80 Pinot 20 Chard) first vintage 1990 Grande Sendree (55% Pinot 45 Chard) First vintage 1975 with rose coming in 1990
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Clos Fauborg Notre Dame is a parcel within what village?
Vertus - 100% Chardonnay
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What is the French term for 2nd Fermentation
Prisse de Mousse
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Rose de Ricys is located within what region of Champagne?
Cote de Bar
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What is the Bidulle?
A plastic piece placed under a crown cap to collect sediment during remuage
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What is MCR and what is it made from?
Sweetener made from grape must (controversial due to most coming from Languedoc)
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Where is Cedric Bouchard located
Cellos sur Ources
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What is the Bouvreux?
Second round of grapes coming in unsuitable for harvest but indicating a healthy vine
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What is the oldest house in Champagne
Gosset in 1584 Ruinart in 1729
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What is pointage?
The process of mixing in the liqueur de tirage
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Departements of Champagne
Marne Aube Aisne Haut-Marne Seine-et-Marne
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Difference between zone de l'elaboration, zone de production, zone parcellaire de production de raisins
1. Marks the total limits in which it is legal to vinify or transport Champagne before it is commercialized - 637 communes 2. Consists of entire villages in which vines can be cultivated (roughly 300,000 hectares) - 319 communes 3. Consists of delimited parcels of land that are planted or may be planted to vines (max 35,208 hectares) - 319 communes
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Major soil of the Aube
Clay
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Latitude of Champagne
Between 48 & 49th Parallels
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What is the most planted grape in Champagne
Pinot Noir (13,163 hectares or 38.3%)
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How many clones of Chardonnay are permitted in Champagne?
31
90
How many clones of Chardonnay are permitted in Champagne?
43
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How did Meunier get its name?
Underside of leaves look white as if they had been dusted with flour and Meunier is French for miller (flour miller)
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What is a hardier grape, Pinot noir or Meunier?
Meunier
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How many clones of Meunier are permitted in Champagne?
14
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Name a producer of 100% Arbanne champagne.
Olivier Horiot (Arbane Pure) Moutard (Cepage Arbane)
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Name a producer of 100% Fromenteau in Champagne
Derot-Delugny (Cuvee des Fondateurs) Drappier (Trop M'en Faut)
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Where is Petit Meslier found in Champagne?
The Aube
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What is the parentage of Petit Meslier
Gouais Blanc x Savagin Blanc
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Who makes pure Petit Meslier in Champagne?
Duval-Leroy (Petit Meslier - formerly called Authentis) Laherte Freres (Petit Meslier)
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Who makes a pure Pinot Blanc cuvee in Champagne
Piollot (Colas Robin) Philippe Fontaine (Cuvee des Lys) - had at Apero Emmanuel Tassin (Cuvee Heritage) Charles Dufor (Le Champ du Clos) Pierre Gerbais (L'loriginale) Chassenay d'Arce (Pinot Blanc Extra Brut Cedric Bouchard (Roses de Jeanne - La Boloree)

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