Champagne

Question 1

What is disgorgement?

Answer 1

Removal of yeast after 2nd fermentation

Question 2

What is disgorgement a la volee?

Answer 2

Disgorgement by hand

Question 3

What is a mosser?

Answer 3

a whisk used to release trapped gas from wine

Question 4

What is the climate of the Champagne region?

Answer 4

Continental with maritime influences

Question 5

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

Answer 5

1728

Question 6

What is the most popular style of Champagne?

Answer 6

Brut non-vintage/multi-vintage

Question 7

Which city was historically the capital of the Champagne region?

Answer 7

Troyes

Question 8

What is Chalk?

Answer 8

a porous limestone - a sedimentary rock composed of calcium carbonate

Question 9

What was the first champagne house?

Answer 9

Ruinart - founded in 1729

Question 10

In Champagne, the vineyards are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru. True or False?

Answer 10

False. The villages are ranked NOT THE individual VINEYARDS

Question 11

In Champagne, which is the higher ranking, Grand Cru or Premier Cru?

Answer 11

Grand Cru

Question 12

What are the two types of chalk found in Champagne?

Answer 12

Belemnite and Micraster

Question 13

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

Answer 13

Pinot Noir

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Meunier

Question 15

What is Kimmeridgean Marl?

Answer 15

a limestone-rich clay - dominant fossil is Exogyra virgula - a small comma-shaped oyster

Question 16

What is the dominant fossil found in Belemnite chalk?

Answer 16

Ancient dart-like relatives of the modern-day squid

Question 17

What is mono-parcelle?

Answer 17

single vineyard

Question 18

What is mono-cru?

Answer 18

single village or cru

Question 19

What is a gyropalette?

Answer 19

a mechanised riddling machine

Question 20

What is a blanc des blancs?

Answer 20

a sparkling wine made by white grapes

Question 21

What is the dominant variety of the Cote des Blancs?

Answer 21

Chardonnay

Question 22

List the seven dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

Answer 22

Brut nature, extra-brut, Brut, extra sec, sec, demi-sec, doux

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Chardonnay

Question 24

What is a blanc des noirs?

Answer 24

white sparkling wine made by black grapes

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Recoltant-Manipulant - a producer who vinifies only their own estate-grown grapes

Question 26

What are the 3 principal grape varieties of Champagne?

Answer 26

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier

Question 27

What are the four authorised (but ancillary) grape varieties of Champagne?

Answer 27

Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Arbanne and Pinot Meslier

Question 28

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

Answer 28

The development of the riddling process

Question 29

A champagne labelled Grand Cru comes from a single vineyard. True or false?

Answer 29

False. The grapes of Grand Cru champagne are sourced from 1 or more of the 17 Grand Cru villages

Question 30

What is Perpetual Reserve?

Answer 30

a vat of reserve wine in which multiple vintages of wine are aged together in the same vessel - similar to solera

Question 31

What is a tete de cuvee?

Answer 31

Prestige cuvee

Question 32

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

Answer 32

Fromenteau and Gouais Blanc

Question 33

What are the crayeres?

Answer 33

Chalk quarries dug by the Roman and now used as cellars for ageing Champagne

Question 34

Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

Answer 34

pinot Noir

Question 35

There is a set blending formula for the Champagne AOC. True or False?

Answer 35

False

Question 36

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

Answer 36

AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still and AOC Champagne are sparkling

Question 37

What is remuage?

Answer 37

riddling - turning and tilting of champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect lees in the neck

Question 38

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

Answer 38

Negociant-Manipulant - a champagne producer that includes purchased grapes from other growers in their wines

Question 39

What is another term for liqueur d'expedition?

Answer 39

dosage

Question 40

What is the dominant grape variety of Cote des Bar?

Answer 40

Pinot Noir

Question 41

What is the liqueur d'expedition?

Answer 41

Mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to champagne after degorgement and before the cork is insert

Question 42

What is prise de mousse?

Answer 42

seizing of the foam - in champagne production this is the second alcoholic fermentation which creates the bubbles

Question 43

What is transversage?

Answer 43

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

Question 44

What is the primary grape variety of Rose des Riceys?

Answer 44

Pinot Noir

Question 45

What are the 3 AOCs in the Champagne region?

Answer 45

Rose des Riceys AOC, Coteaux Champenois AOC. Champagne AOC

Question 46

Which city in Champagne hosted the coronations of 27 French kings? a. Troyes b. Epernay c. Sézanne d. Reims

Answer 46

d. Reims

Question 47

. In which century did the first Champagne houses appear? a. 15th b. 16th c. 18th d. 19th

Answer 47

c. 18th

Question 48

The highest quality bottling of a Champagne House is referred to as its… a. Prestige cuvée b. Single-cru c. Mono-parcelle d. Perpetual reserve

Answer 48

a. Prestige cuvée

Question 49

The climate of Champagne is… a. Continental with maritime influences b. Maritime with continental influences c. Continental d. Maritime

Answer 49

a. Continental with maritime influences

Question 50

Which of the following pairings is incorrect? a. Côte des Bar: Pinot Noir b. Côte des Blancs: Meunier c. Vallée de la Marne: Meunier d. Côte de Sézanne: Chardonnay

Answer 50

b. Côte des Blancs: Meunier

Question 51

What Champagne sub-region boasts Kimmeridgean marls? a. Montagne de Reims b. Vallée de la Marne c. Côte des Bar d. Côte des Blancs

Answer 51

c. Côte des Bar

Question 52

. According to the Echelle de Crus, Premier Cru villages are rated at… a. 100% b. 90-99% c. 80-89% d. 70-79%

Answer 52

b. 90-99%

Question 53

Which of the following statements is incorrect? a. Non-vintage champagne must age for at least 12 months on its lees b. Vintage champagne must spend three years in the cellar from tirage to release. c. The méthode champenoise differs from the rural method of sparkling wine production because of two steps: prise de mousse and dégorgement d. Blanc de Blancs champagne is a white wine made from black grapes

Answer 53

d. Blanc de Blancs champagne is a white wine made from black grapes

Question 54

Which of the following champagnes contain the least amount of sugar? a. Demi-Sec b. Sec c. Extra Dry d. Extra Brut

Answer 54

d. Extra Brut

Question 55

Which Champagne terroir does not possess chalk soil? a. Côte de Sézanne b. Massif de Saint-Thierry c. Vitryat d. Montgueux

Answer 55

b. Massif de Saint-Thierry

Question 56

Which of the following pairings is incorrect? a. Prise de Mousse: Seizing of the Foam b. Tirage: Bottling c. Crayère: Chalk cellar d. Lattes: Crown cap

Answer 56

d. Lattes: Crown cap

Question 57

. Which style of champagne has spent many years on its lees before disgorgement and tastes quite youthful? a. Prestige Cuvée b. Late-Disgorged c. Single-Cru d. Perpetual Reserve

Answer 57

b. Late-Disgorged

Question 58

. Which of the following Champagne sub-regions does not focus on Chardonnay? a. Val de Reims b. Monts de Berru c. Montgueux d. Sézannais

Answer 58

a. Val de Reims

Question 59

Which grape cannot be used in Champagne? a. Pinot Blanc b. Arbane c. Petit Corbu d. Petit Meslier

Answer 59

c. Petit Corbu

Question 60

Which is not an effect of climate change in Champagne? a. Both flowering and harvest have shifted forward 10 to 14 days. b. Average dosage levels have increased. c. Pinot Noir and Meunier are ripening more completely. d. Chaptalization is less comprehensive and routine.

Answer 60

b. Average dosage levels have increased.