Champagne

Question 1

Champagne producers codes

Answer 1

NM
RM
CM
MA
ND
RC
SR

Question 2

NM meaning

Answer 2

Negociant Manipulant – Champagne winemaker who buys grapes or base wine

Question 3

RM meaning

Answer 3

Recoltant Manipulant – Grower–producer

Question 4

CM meaning

Answer 4

Cooperative–Manipulant –Co–op of growers that produce one brand

Question 5

MA meaning

Answer 5

Marque d’Acheter – Buyers house brand

Question 6

ND meaning

Answer 6

Negociant Distrubiter – a middle man, sells champagne but don’‘t make it

Question 7

RC meaning

Answer 7

Recoltant Cooperative – grower who makes his own brand from grapes of co–op

Question 8

SR meaning

Answer 8

Societe de Recoltant – Firm of growers that united to share resources and making several brands

Question 9

Which and where 1er cru got 99% at ‘Crus des Echelles’?

Answer 9

Tauxieres–Mutry
Mareuil–Sur–Ay

Question 10

What is the french term for base wine?

Answer 10

Vin Clairs

Question 11

How big is a bottle of Solomon?

Answer 11

18 liters, 24 bottles

Question 12

How big is Salmanazar

Answer 12

9 liters, 12 bottles

Question 13

How big is Metuselah

Answer 13

6 liters, 8 bottles

Question 14

How big is Rehoboam

Answer 14

4.5 liters, 6 bottles
Stoped in 89’

Question 15

How big is Jeroboam

Answer 15

3 liters, 4 bottles

Question 16

How big is Nebuchadnezar

Answer 16

15 liters, 20 bottles

Question 17

Champagne bottles sizes acronym

Answer 17

Mary–Jane Makes Some Boys Nervous
M – Magnum
J – Jerobaom
M – Metushelah
S – Salmanazar
B – Balthazar
N – Nebuchadnezar

Question 18

How big is Balthazar?

Answer 18

12 liters, 16 bottles

Question 19

Explain Champagne climate

Answer 19

Cool continental
High rain
Frost
Fungal diseases

Question 20

Aging requirements for Champagne

Answer 20

NV – minimum 12 months on the lees, total 15 months
Vintage – minimum 12 months on the lees, total 36 months

Question 21

Champagne production regions

Answer 21

Montagne de Reims
Vallee de la Marne
Cote de Blancs
Cote de Sezanne
Cote de Bar (Aube)

Question 22

Extraction amount for Champagne

Answer 22

2,550 liters from 4,000 KG or 102 liters from 160 KG

The first 2050/82 liters are ‘Vin de Cuvee’, the remain 500/20 are ‘Vin de Taille’

Question 23

Champagne vintages between 2001–2010

Answer 23

02 – Exceptional
04
06
08

Question 24

Champagne vintagess between 1990–2000

Answer 24

1990 – Exceptional
1995
1996 – Exceptional
1998
2000

Question 25

The 2 favorable soils for Champagne

Answer 25

Micraster – Sea Urchins fossils Belemnite – Squid fossils

Question 26

Champagne sweetness level

Answer 26

Brut Nature – 0–3 gr/l Extra Brut – 0–6 gr/l Brut – 0–12 gr/l Extra Dry – 12–17 gr/l Sec – 17–32 gr/l Demi–Sec 32–50 gr/l Doux – 50+ gr/l

Question 27

Still wine AOP in Champagne

Answer 27

Coteaux Champenois Rose des Riceys

Question 28

2 major cru (vineyards) in Mareuil–sur–Aÿ

Answer 28

Clos de Gossies Clos St–Hilaire

Question 29

What is unique about Clos de Gossies

Answer 29

It was the first single–vineyard champagne by Phlipponat available to the public

Question 30

Grand cru of Vallee de la Marne

Answer 30

Ay Tours–sur–Marne

Question 31

Grand cru of Cote de Blanc

Answer 31

Oger Les Mensil Sur Oger Avize Cramant Oiry Chouilly

Question 32

Grand Cru of Montagne de Reims

Answer 32

Sillery Bouzy Ambonnay Verzenay Verzy Puisieulx Beaumont–Sur–Vesle Mailly–Champagne Louvois

Question 33

Who makes wine from Clos–St–Hilaire? What is the assemblage?

Answer 33

Billecart Salmon Pinot Noir

Question 34

Who founded the Champagne Specail Club?

Answer 34

Pual Bara Pierre Gimonnet Gaston Chiquet

Question 35

What is the contribution of each variety to the blend?

Answer 35

Pinot Noir – Structure and complexity Chardonnay– Elegance and finesse Meunier – Fruitiness and vividness

Question 36

Which pruning methods are allowed in Champagne?

Answer 36

Guyot (Single & Double) Chablis Valle de Marne (in Valle de Marne only!) Cordon de Royat

Question 37

What pruning methods are allowed in Champagne Grands and Premiers Cru?

Answer 37

Chablis Cordon de Royat

Question 38

What is Rebeche?

Answer 38

The portion from the extraction that goes into distilling

Question 39

What is pupitre?

Answer 39

The 'A' like shape wooden rack used for riddling the bottles

Question 40

How many bottles does Gyropalette hold?

Answer 40

504

Question 41

What is liqueur de tirage?

Answer 41

A mixture of yeast, sugar, and wine to ignite 2nd fermentation

Question 42

What is liqueur d'expedition?

Answer 42

Mixture of wine and sugar added to the champagne after disgorgement

Question 43

What is the Champagne special club?

Answer 43

Union of Grower–Producers only who committed more firm regulations on their champagne to ensure high quality

Question 44

Rose AOP in Champagne

Answer 44

Rose de Riceys

Question 45

Still wine AOP of Champagne Color of production

Answer 45

Coteaux Champenois All 3

Question 46

What are the CIVC initial means, what is their job

Answer 46

Comité Interprofessionnel du vin de Champagne. Regulation body of Champagne include trade, commerce, vinification and etc

Question 47

Synonym for Pinot Gris in Champagne

Answer 47

Fromenteau

Question 48

Why does Meunier thrives in Valee de Marne?

Answer 48

Valee de Marne is a cooler area and richer in clay. Meunier grows well in clay soils, has late budding that helps avoid frost and in general, is a more cold–resistant variety

Question 49

Who were the first bio–dynamic producers in Champagne?

Answer 49

Fleury

Question 50

Name 5 major bio–dynamic producers in Champagne

Answer 50

*Larmandeir Bernier *David Laclapart *Leclerc–Briant *Voutte & Sorbere *Fluery

Question 51

At which age the chalk of Champagne was formed?

Answer 51

Cretaceous

Question 52

What soil type can you find in the Aube?

Answer 52

Kimmerdigean

Question 53

What is unusual in David Leclapart's wines?

Answer 53

Produce 100% Chardonnay champagne from Trepail 1er which is located in Pinot Noir dominated area – Montagne de Reims, and are always vintage champagne

Question 54

Where is 'Les Béguines'? Who produced wine from there? What is the grape variety

Answer 54

The vineyard is located in Gueux, a village located in the north west part of 'le petit Montagne'. Jerome Prevost makes 100% Meunier Champagne