Champagne Flashcards

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Champagne: Top 5 BdN

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Bollinger Vielles Vignes Francais, Billecart Salmon Clos St Hilaire, Krug Clos de Ambonnay, Paul Bara Comtesse Marie de France, Laval “Les Hautes Chevres”

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Champagne: Village of Philipponnat

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Mareuil-sur-Ay

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Champagne: Village of Pommery

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Reims

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Champagne: Chigny-les-Roses

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PC of Montagne de Reims

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Champagne: Avize

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GC of Cote des Blancs

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Champagne: Initial

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wine of Jacques Selosse, entry level BdB

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Champagne: What is a marc

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max press. 1 marc -> 4000 kg -> 2550 liters

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Champagne: Oger

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GC of Cote des Blancs

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Champagne: Les Crayeres

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wine of Egly-Ouriet

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Champagne: Rilly-la-Montagne

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PC of Montagne de Reims

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Champagne: Who started CIVC

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Robert-Jean de Vogue of Moet and Chandon

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Champagne: GCs/PCs of Valle de la Marne

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1 GC, 8 PC

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Champagne: Who identified the relationship between sugar and fermentation and date

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1801, Jean-Antoine Chaptal

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Champagne: Name producers of champagne that are “elegant”

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Perrier-Jouet, Taittinger (not sure why…according to Peter Liem)

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Champagne: When was Clos d’Ambonnay

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1995 (released 2007), Krug

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Champagne: Mailly-Champagne

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GC of Montagne de Reims

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Champagne: What is bouvreux

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second crop which rarely ripens

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Champagne: Village of Moet & Chandon

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Epernay

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Champagne: Village of Pierre Gimonnet

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Cuis

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Champagne: Clos des Bouveries

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wine of Duval Leroy

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Champagne: What are the PCs of Vallee de la Marne

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8; Dizy, Cumieres, Hautvillers, Champillon, Avenay-val-d’Or, Mutigny, Bisseuil, Mareuil-sur-Ay

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Champagne: When was Clos du Mesnil

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1979 (released 1986), Krug

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Champagne: Les Alliees

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wine of Chartogne-Taillet (PM)

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Champagne: Cuvee des Enchanteleurs

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wine of Henriot

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Champagne: Village of Deutz
Ay
26
Champagne: Dom Ruinart
wine of Ruinart
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Champagne: Vaudemange
PC of Montagne de Reims
28
Champagne: Is blending allowed in Champagne
yes
29
Champagne: Clos Faubourge Notre Dame
wine of Veuve Fourny, SV
30
Champagne: Coeur de Cuvee
wine of Vilmart & Cie
31
Champagne: Champ Cain
wine of Jacquesson (Dizy) from Avize that is BdB
32
Champagne: Village of Loriot-Pagel
Festigny
33
Champagne: What is the grape makeup of Les Chenes
Chardonnay
34
Champagne: What grape is most common in Sillery
Chardonnay; GC of Montagne de Reims
35
Champagne: Wine of Lanson
Noble Cuvee
36
Champagne: Comte de Champagne
Taittinger
37
Champagne: Wine of Pol Roger
Sir Winston Churchill
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Champagne: Village of Krug
Reims
39
Champagne: Montbre
PC of Montagne de Reims
40
Champagne: Wines of Tarlant
La Vigne d’Or (PM), La Vigne d’Antan (CH, ungrafted, no phylloxera), La Vigne Royale (PN), Cuvee Louis (blend 50/50, NV, SV, chalk, oak, SUPER IMPORTANT. Oeuilly
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Champagne: Vielle Vigne du Levant
Larmandier-Bernier, SV
42
Champagne: Village of Fresnet-Juillet
Verzy
43
Champagne: Tauxieres-Mutry
PC of Montagne de Reims
44
Champagne: What is Disgorgement a La glacé
disgorgement by machine
45
Champagne: What is Pet Nat/Method Ancestral
bottled during primary fermentation. Liqueur d’tirage is not necessary. Dosage is also not allowed.
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Champagne: When was the first tete de cuvee of Dom
1936
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Champagne: AKA of Cote de Bar
Aube
48
Champagne: How many Grand Crus in Montagne de Reims
10
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Champagne: Village of Salon
Le Mesnil sur Oger
50
Champagne: Where was Dom Perignon based and date
Cellar master at Abbey of Hautvillers (1668-1715)
51
Champagne: How many Grand Crus in Cote des Blancs
6
52
Champagne: What is Sur pointe
in the vertical position. Note: Bollinger’s RD is keep sur pointe for many years until ordered.
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Champagne: Clos Saint-Hilaire
wine of Billecart-Salmon
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Champagne: Village of Forget-Chemin
Ludes
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Champagne: La Vigne d’Or
wine of Tarlant (PM)
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Champagne: Wine of Salon
Cuvee S (BdB). 1905 for private consumption, 1921 first vintage, 38 vintages only, super exclusive, was initially made for private consumption only by Salon himself (founder).
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Champagne: Vrigny
PC of Montagne de Reims
58
Champagne: Clos du Moulin
wine of Cattier (SV)
59
Champagne: Chamery
PC of Montagne de Reims
60
Champagne: Village of De Venoge
Epernay
61
Champagne: Where is Larmandier Père et Fils
Special club; Cuis; might not be part of Special Club now??
62
Champagne: What did Robert-Jean de Vogue do
started CIVC
63
Champagne: Wine of Vilmart & Cie
Coeur de Cuvee
64
Champagne: Village of Larmandier-Bernier
Vertus
65
Champagne: AOPs of Champagne
Champagne AOP, Rose des Riceys AOP, Coteaux Champenois AOP
66
Champagne: Les Mesneux
PC of Montagne de Reims
67
Champagne: Cristal
wine of Louis Roederer
68
Champagne: What is Prise de mousse
second fermentation.
69
Champagne: Grapes of Champagne
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Arbane, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Petit Meslier
70
Champagne: Village of Canard-Duchene
Ludes (Charles VII)
71
Champagne: Village of Vazart-Coqart
Le Mesnil sur Oger
72
Champagne: What is Ratafia
VDL (vin de licor); fortified grape must from the 3rd pressing. The grape must is the rebeche and the local grape spirit is made from wine, similar to brandy, and then aged in oak. aka fortified wine juice (VDL) or mistelle
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Champagne: Cumieres
PC of Vallee de la Marne
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Champagne: Wine of Henriot
Cuvee Hemera (aka Cuvee des Enchanteleurs)
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Champagne: Which Special Club producer makes a PM BdN
Salmon (Chaumuzy Joseph Loriot-Pagel (Festigny)
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Champagne: Wine of Alfred Gratien
Cuvee Paradis
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Champagne: Village of Lanson
Reims
78
Champagne: Number of Champagne villages that can grow grapes
357
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Champagne: Charles de Gaulle
wine of Drappier
80
Champagne: What are the types of chalk found
belemnite (cuttlefish relative), micraster (sea urchins, flatter plains)
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Champagne: What is Lees
leftover yeast particles from autolysis.
82
Champagne: Soil of Cote des Bar
Kimmeridgian
83
Champagne: Which Special Club producers makes a Pinot Meunier BdN
Salmon (Chaumuzy) Loriot-Pagel (Festigny)
84
Champagne: Subdistricts of Valle de la Marne
Grande Vallee, Region d’Epernay, Terroir de Conde, Western Marne Valley, Right Bank/Rive Droite, Left Bank/Rive Gauche
85
Champagne: How many Premier Crus
42
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Champagne: Wine of Diebolt-Valois
Fleur de Passion
87
Champagne: Village of Eric Rodez
Ambonnay
88
Champagne: Corne Bautray
wine of Jacquesson (CH, SV, V, Dizy)
89
Champagne: Les Echansons
wine of Mailly-Champagne Co-op
90
Champagne: Clos de Goisses
wine of Philipponnat
91
Champagne: For vintage, how much of vintage year can be used
100%
92
Champagne: Wine of Moet & Chandon
Dom Perignon
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Champagne: How many villages in Champagne
357 (I think…go verify…might be 635)
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Champagne: Ay
GC of Valle de la Marne
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Champagne: Bisseuil
PC of Vallee de la Marne
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Champagne: Where is Sanchez-Le Guédard
Special club; Cumières
97
Champagne: What does Chardonnay contribute, when does it bud
finesse, buds early
98
Champagne: Les Ursules
Wine of Cedric Bouchard, SV
99
Champagne: What are bourbes
solids in the wine that come out after debourbage (settling of grape must)
100
Champagne: Champagne climate concerns
frost, rain, fungal diseases, hail
101
Champagne: Wine of Larmandier-Bernier
Vielle Vigne du Levant (from Cramant), Terre de Vertus, Latitude
102
Champagne: Village of Gaston Chiquet
Dizy
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Champagne: Wine of Hubert Dauvergne
Fine Fleur de Bouzy (BdN)
104
Champagne: Village of De Venogue
Epernay
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Champagne: Hautvillers
PC of Vallee de la Marne
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Champagne: Sir Winston Churchill
Pol Roger
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Champagne: Wine of Taittinger
Comte de Champagne, Les Folies de la Marquetterie
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Champagne: Wine of De Venoge
Louis XV
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Champagne: Village of Benoit Lahaye
Bouzy
110
Champagne: When was Clos de Goisses
1935
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Champagne: Wine of Perrier Jouet
Belle Epoche
112
Champagne: Village of AR Lenoble
Chouilly
113
Champagne: Wines of Mailly-Champagne Co-op
L’Intemporelle (every vintage), Les Echansons (only best vintages)
114
Champagne: Les Crayeres
wine of Egly-Ouriet, SV
115
Champagne: Name producers who make a richer style of champagne
Krug, Bollinger, Egly-Ouriet
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Champagne: Celebris
Gosset
117
Champagne: Wine of Piper Heidsieck
Rare
118
Champagne: How long is P1 aged for
7-9 years
119
Champagne: Fleur de Passion
Diebolt-Valois
120
Champagne: Wine of AR Lenoble
Les Aventures (SV, BdB), Les Gentilhomme (V, BdB)
121
Champagne: When was the first release of Louis Roeder “Cristal” and when was it first made
first made in 1876, released to the public 1945
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Champagne: Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige
wine of Guy Larmandier
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Champagne: Wine of Egly-Ouriet
Les Crayeres, SV
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Champagne: What is Liqueur d’expedition
aka dosage, mix of sugar and wine.
125
Champagne: PCs of Montagne de Reims
25; Bezannes, Les Mesneux, Villers-aux-Noeuds, Cormontreuil, Trois-Puits, Taissy, Montbre, Vrigny, Coulommes-la-Montagne, Pragny-les-Reims, Jouy-les-Reims, Villedommange, Sacy, Ecueil, Chamery, Sermiers, Villers-Allerand, Rilly-la-Montagne, Chigny-les-Roses, Ludes, Tauxieres-Mutry, Villers-Marmery, Trepail, Billy-la-Grand, Vaudemange
126
Champagne: Cuvee Louise
wine of Pommery
127
Champagne: What kind of soil is made out of sea urchins
micraster
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Champagne: Clos Cazals
wine of Claude Cazals
129
Champagne: Val de Marais
PC of Cote des Blancs Aka Coligny
130
Champagne: Ambonnay
GC of Montagne de Reims
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Champagne: Wine of Guy Larmandier
Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige (from Cramant)
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Champagne: Ardre Valley
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
133
Champagne: Village of Bonnaire
Cramant
134
Champagne: Wine of De Castellane
Cuvee Commodore
135
Champagne: When was the gyropalette invented
1968
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Champagne: Village of Diebolt-Valois
Cramant
137
Champagne: Top 5 BdB
Taittinger Comte de Champagne, Pierre Peters Les Chetillons, Krug Clos des Mesnil, Salon Cuvee S, Laval “Chenes”
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Champagne: Chouilly
GC of Cote des Blancs
139
Champagne: La Vigne d’Antan
wine of Tarlant (CH, ungrafted, no phylloxera)
140
Champagne: Belle Epoch
Perrier Jouet
141
Champagne: Wine of Larmandier-Bernier that’s in Cramant
Vielle Vigne du Levant, SV
142
Champagne: What is the grape makeup of Les Hautes Chevres
Pinot Meunier (as of 2012)
143
Champagne: Mareuil-sur-Ay
PC of Vallee de la Marne
144
Champagne: Village of Veuve Fourny
Vertus
145
Champagne: How is the marc broken up
2050L cuvee (rich in sugar, high in acid, pure), 500L taille, Rebeche final pressing
146
Champagne: Number of Grand Crus
17
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Champagne: Village of Vilmart & Cie
Rilly-la-Montagne
148
Champagne: La Grandee Annee
wine of Bollinger
149
Champagne: What is Marc de Jura
pomace spirit
150
Champagne: Village of Cedric Bouchard
Bar-sur-Seine
151
Champagne: Where is Henri Goutorbe
Special club; Aÿ
152
Champagne: When was Grand Sendree
1975, Drappier, single vineyard
153
Champagne: What are the GCs of Cote des Blancs
6; Chouilly, Oiry, Cramant, Avize, Oger, Les-Mesnil-sur-Oger
154
Champagne: When was the first vintage of Dom
1921 (started) 1936 (first commercial release)
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Champagne: Where is Charlier et Fils
Special club; Montigny-sous-Châtillon
156
Champagne: Wine of G.H. Mumm
Cuvee R Lalou
157
Champagne: Catherine de Medici
wine of De Meric (Ay)
158
Champagne: Terre de Vertus
wine of Larmandier-Bernie
159
Champagne: Bergeres-les-Vertus
PC of Cote des Blancs
160
Champagne: Village of Laurent Perrier
Tours-sur-Marne
161
Champagne: Montgueux
subdistrict of Cote des Bar
162
Champagne: Grande Sendree
wine of Drappier
163
Champagne: Trepail
PC of Montagne de Reims
164
Champagne: Name some biodynamic producers
Laval, Roederer
165
Champagne: When was Grand Siecle
1959, NV, blend of 3 vintages, only 24 made in 60 years, Laurent Perrier
166
Champagne: Wine of Pommery
Cuvee Louise; Madame Pommery/widow owned/led
167
Champagne: Palmes d’Or
Nicolas Feuillatte
168
Champagne: Villers-aux-Noeuds
PC of Montagne de Reims
169
Champagne: Wine of Ployez-Jacquemart
Liesse d’Harbonville
170
Champagne: What does the CIVC do
handles mediation between large Champagne houses and growers for sourced grapes
171
Champagne: Where is Vazart-Coquart et Fils
Special club; Le Mesnil sur Oger
172
Champagne: What is MA
Marque d’Acheteur. A buyer’s brand that buys Champagne and sells it under their own label
173
Champagne: Village of Jacquesson
Dizy
174
Champagne: Village of Agrapart
Avize
175
Champagne: Voipreux
PC of Cote des Blancs
176
Champagne: When can Vintage champagne be sold
not until 36 months has passed form the date of tirage
177
Champagne: L’Intemporelle
wine of Mailly-Champagne Co-op
178
Champagne: When was Clos St-Hilaire
2003, Billecart-Salmon, BdN, SV in Mareuil-sur-Ay
179
Champagne: Liesse d’Harbonville
wine of Ployez-Jacquemart
180
Champagne: Where is Juillet-Lallement
Special club; Verzy
181
Champagne: Cuvee R Lalou
wine of G.H. Mumm
182
Champagne: Wine and village of Bonnaire
Cuvee Prestige BdB, Cramant
183
Champagne: Who is Andre Francois
determined the precise amount of sugar required without breaking the bottle
184
Champagne: Grand Cuvee
wine of Billecart-Salmon and Krug (Grande Cuvée)
185
Champagne: What is mistelle
fortified wine juice with age
186
Champagne: How many grams of sugar in 6 atm
24g
187
Champagne: Wine of Taittinger
Comtes de Champagne Les Folies de La Marquetterie
188
Champagne: Wine of Agrapart
Venus, Complantee
189
Champagne: Village of J. Lassalle
Chigny-les-Roses
190
Champagne: Wine of Charles Heidsieck
Champagne Charlie, Blanc des Millénaires (BdB)
191
Champagne: Rivers of Champagne
Marne, Vesle, Seine, Aube
192
Champagne: Clos d’Ambonnay
wine of Krug
193
Champagne: Village of Duval Leroy
Vertus Femme de Champagne (V, women of…), 90% Chardonnay Clos des Bouveries (SV, BdB)
194
Champagne: Oiry
GC of Cote des Blancs
195
Champagne: When was Pol Roger
1975, Sir Winston Churchill (Pol Roger is the producer)
196
Champagne: Les Barres
wine of Chartogne-Taillet white label=ungrafted PM black label = PN Merfy
197
Champagne: Village of Drappier
Bar-sur-Aube
198
Champagne: Wine of Cedric Bouchard
Les Ursules
199
Champagne: Wine of Jacquesson
Grand Vin Signature (discontinued), Corne Bautray (CH, SV, V), Vauzelle Terme (PN, SV, in Ay), Terres Rouges Rose (PN, SV, V), Champ Cain (CH, SV, in Avize)
200
Champagne: Louis XV
wine of De Venoge
201
Champagne: Village of Perrier Jouet
Epernay
202
Champagne: What is Dom Perignon known for, in terms of winemaking
advances in assemblage (blending) and viticulture. not the inventor of sparkling
203
Champagne: Nec Plus Ultra
wine of Bruno Paillard
204
Champagne: Noble Cuvee
wine of Lanson
205
Champagne: Where is Pierre Gimonnet et Fils
Special club; Cuis
206
Champagne: Dizy
PC of Vallee de la Marne
207
Champagne: Sillery
GC of Montagne de Reims
208
Champagne: Fiacre
Chartogne-Taillet (blend, discontinued)
209
Champagne: Where is Hervieux-Dumez
Special club; Sacy
210
Champagne: Wines of Philipponnat and year
Clos de Goisses (1935)
211
Champagne: Where is Rémy Massin et Fils
Special club; Ville-sur-Arce
212
Champagne: Village of Taittinger
Reims
213
Champagne: Where is José Michel et Fils
Moussy, which is next to Pierry
214
Champagne: Where is Grongnet
Special club; Etoges
215
Champagne: Cuvee Alpha
wine of Jacquart
216
Champagne: What are the GCs of Vallee de la Marne
Ay
217
Champagne: Champagne Charlie
wine of Charles Heidsieck
218
Champagne: Champillon
PC of Vallee de la Marne
219
Champagne: Village of David Leclapart
Trepail
220
Champagne: Nicholas Louis Delamotte
wine of Delamotte
221
Champagne: Etrchy
PC of Cote des Blancs
222
Champagne: First producer in Champagne and date
Gosset, 1584
223
Champagne: Village of Louis Roederer
Reims
224
Champagne: Vauzelle Terme
wine of Jacquesson (PN, SV, in Ay)
225
Champagne: Joyau de France
wine of Boizel
226
Champagne: What is Autolysis
the breakdown of yeast cells, which forms sediment/lees.
227
Champagne: Vesle Valley
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
228
Champagne: What soil is in the Aube
clay and Kimmeridgian (limestone + clay + oyster shells)
229
Champagne: Village of Jacquesson
Dizy
230
Champagne: Villeneuve-Rennville-Chevigny
PC of Cote des Blancs
231
Champagne: Wines of Billecart-Salmon
Nicolas Francois Billecart, Grand Cuvee, Elizabeth Salmon Rose; Clos Saint-Hilaire (BdN)
232
Champagne: Region d’Epernay
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
233
Champagne: Wine of Louis Roederer
Cristal
234
Champagne: Village of Dumenil
Chigny-les-Roses
235
Champagne: Where is the village/source of the first ever single vineyard champagne and producer
Mareuil-sur-Ay Phillipponnat Clos de Goisses
236
Champagne: Village of Alfred Gratien
Epernay (Cuvée Paradis)
237
Champagne: Verzy
GC of Montagne de Reims
238
Champagne: Verzenay
GC of Montagne de Reims
239
Champagne: Village of De Castellane
Epernay
240
Champagne: When was Les Chetillons and village
1971, Pierre Peters, BdB, single vineyard, Les Mesnil-sur-Oger
241
Champagne: Montgueux
subdistrict of Cote des Blancs
242
Champagne: Coteaux du Morin
subdistrict of Cote des Blancs
243
Champagne: Wine of Laurent Perrier
Grand Siecle (Grand Siecle), Alexandra (V, Rose)
244
Champagne: Village of Taittinger
Pierry
245
Champagne: Where is Marc Hébrart
Special club; Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
246
Champagne: Terres Rouges Rose
wine of Jacquesson (PN, SV, V, Dizy)
247
Champagne: Grande Montagne
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
248
Champagne: Cuvee Paradis
Alfred Gratien
249
Champagne: Village of Marguet
Ambonnay
250
Champagne: Ludes
PC of Montagne de Reims
251
Champagne: Village of Gonet-Medeville
Ambonnay
252
Champagne: Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige
Guy Larmandier
253
Champagne: Wine of Paul Dethune
Brut Prestige (Ambonnay)
254
Champagne: Wine of Delamotte
Nicholas Louis Delamotte (no longer made); same winemaking team as Salon. Owned by Laurent Perrier.
255
Champagne: Which Special Club producer uses Pinot Blanc
Charlier et Fils (Montigny-sous-Chatillon) makes a blend of CH, PN, PB
256
Champagne: Femme de Champagne
wine of Duval Leroy
257
Champagne: How many Grand Crus in Vallee de la Marne
1
258
Champagne: What is the Echelle de Crus
until 1990, the prices were set through the Echelle de Crus. It started in 1911 and formally abolished in 2010. 90-99
259
Champagne: What is the Maillard reaction
during lees aging, the yeasts creates amino acids which react with sugars in the dosage, resulting in creamy biscuit notes.
260
Champagne: Cuis
PC of Cote des Blancs
261
Champagne: Village of Joseph Perrier
Chalons-en-Champagne (capital of Marne)
262
Champagne: Village of Paul Dethune
Ambonnay
263
Champagne: Where is Paul Bara
Special club; Bouzy
264
Champagne: How many Premier Crus in Cote des Blancs
9
265
Champagne: Les Aventures
AR Lenoble
266
Champagne: ABV of base wine
9%
267
Champagne: Rare
wine of Piper Heidsieck
268
Champagne: Where is Joseph Loriot-Pagel
Special club; Festigny
269
Champagne: Where is J. Lassalle
Special club; Chigny-les-Roses
270
Champagne: Village of Grongnet
Etoges
271
Champagne: What is RC
Recoltant Cooperateur. A grower who uses a co-op to vinify and labels under their own brand.
272
Champagne: Grande Cuvee
wine of Krug
273
Champagne: Where is Saint-Gemme and soil
Right Bank/Rive Droite, clay
274
Champagne: What is SR
Societe de Recoltants. A firm/union (not a co-op) of growers who share resources to make wine and market several brands.
275
Champagne: Which Special Club producers makes a blend with CH, PN, and PM
Hervieux-Dumez (Sacy), Vincent Joudart (Ferebrianges)
276
Champagne: Wine of Ruinart
Dom Ruinart (BdB), first house 1729 via Benedictine monk Dom Ruinart, whose writings on Champagne passed down through the family.
277
Champagne: What villages in the Cote des Blancs are known to be minerality
Oger, Les-Mesnil-sur-Oger
278
Champagne: Wine of Krug
Grande Cuvee, Clos du Mesnil, Clos d’Ambonnay
279
Champagne: Village of Paul Bara
Bouzy
280
Champagne: Village of Vouette et Sorbee
Bar-sur-Seine; biodynamic, Vouette
281
Champagne: Where is Salmon
Special club; Chaumuzy
282
Champagne: Jouy-les-Reims
PC of Montagne de Reims
283
Champagne: Village of Henri Billiot
Ambonnay
284
Champagne: When was Les Folies de la Marquetterie
2002, Taittinger
285
Champagne: What is Bordeaux mixture
fungicide w/ copper sulfate and lime. Lots of mildew and rot due to cold and rainy climate.
286
Champagne: Village of De Meric
Ay
287
Champagne: Wine of Jacquesson thats in Avize
Champ Cain
288
Champagne: Comtes de Champagne
wine of Taittinger
289
Champagne: Village of Boizel
Epernay
290
Champagne: Western Marne Valley
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
291
Champagne: La Coteaux aux Enfants
wine of Bollinger
292
Champagne: Wine of Bruno Paillard
Nec Plus Ultra
293
Champagne: Monts de Berru
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
294
Champagne: Wine of Jean Milan
Terres de Noel, SV
295
Champagne: La Vigne Royale
wine of Tarlant (PN)
296
Champagne: Avenay-val-d’Or
PC of Vallee de la Marne
297
Champagne: Village of Roland Champion
Chouilly
298
Champagne: Grauves
PC of Cote des Blancs
299
Champagne: What is Floc de Gascogne
fortified grape must with Armagnac (Armagnac + fresh unfermented juice + aging from Haut-Armagnac, Bas-Armagnac, Armagnac-Tenareze)
300
Champagne: Sermiers
PC of Montagne de Reims
301
Champagne: What is the famous windmill and location/mountain
Moulin de Verzenay on Mont-Boeuf in Verzenay
302
Champagne: Billy-la-Grand
PC of Montagne de Reims
303
Champagne: What is ND
Negotiant Distributor. A middleman company that distributes Champagne they didn’t make.
304
Champagne: Vielle Vigne du Levant
wine of Larmandier-Bernier
305
Champagne: Village of G.H. Mumm
Reims
306
Champagne: How many Special Club members
24 (I think)
307
Champagne: RS of base wine
10 g/l
308
Champagne: AKA of Coligny
Val de Marais
309
Champagne: Les Orizeaux
wine of Chartogne-Taillet (PN)
310
Champagne: Where is Fresnet-Juillet
Special club; Verzy
311
Champagne: Subdistricts of Montagne de Reims
Grande Montagne (Northern, Eastern, Southern), Massif de Saint-Thierry, Monts de Berru, Ardre Valley, Vesle Valley, City of Reims
312
Champagne: Beaumont-sur-Vesle
GC of Montagne de Reims
313
Champagne: Cuvee William Deutz
wine of Deutz (blend of all 3, V)
314
Champagne: Village of Larmandier Pere et Fils
Cuis
315
Champagne: Village of Charles Heidsieck
Reims
316
Champagne: Where is Forget-Chemin
Special club; Ludes
317
Champagne: Village of Hervieux
Sacy
318
Champagne: When was Comte de Champagne
1952, BdB, Taittinger
319
Champagne: Bar-sur-Aube
subdistrict of Cote des Bar
320
Champagne: Village of Jean Milan
Oger
321
Champagne: AKA of Aube
Cote des Bar
322
Champagne: Which Special Club producer is president of the club
Henri Goutorbe (Ay), who makes SS fermented wines that are PN dominant
323
Champagne: Village of Ruinart
Reims
324
Champagne: Massif de Saint-Thierry
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
325
Champagne: Cormontreuil
PC of Montagne de Reims
326
Champagne: How many communes in Rose des Riceys AOP
1; Les Riceys
327
Champagne: Wine of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
La Grande Dame
328
Champagne: How many Premier Crus in in Montagne de Reims
25
329
Champagne: How many bottles can the pupitre hold
120
330
Champagne: Pierry
PC of Cote des Blancs
331
Champagne: Substance
wine of Jacques Selosse, BdB from a solera
332
Champagne: Trois-Puits
PC of Montagne de Reims
333
Champagne: Where is Roland Champion
Special club;Chouilly
334
Champagne: How long is P3 aged for
20 years
335
Champagne: Cuvee Louis
wine of Tarlant (blend 50/50, NV, SV, chalk, oak, SUPER IMPORTANT.
336
Champagne: Subdistricts of the Cote des Blancs
Cote des Blancs, Coteaux du Morin, Cote de Suzanne, Montgueux, Vitryat
337
Champagne: Village of Piper Heidsieck
Reims
338
Champagne: What’s Dom Perignon known for
Assemblage/blending and viticulture. He did not invent sparkling champagne.
339
Champagne: What does CIVC stand for
Comite Interprofessional du vin de Champagne
340
Champagne: Puisieulx
GC of Montagne de Reims
341
Champagne: Top 5 tete de cuvees
Cristal, Dom Perignon; Krug; Taittinger Comte de Champagne BdB; Perrier Joulet Belle Epoque; Bollinger Vielles Vigne Francais; Pol Roger: Sir Winston Churchill; Piper Heidsieck Rare
342
Champagne: Grande Vallee
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
343
Champagne: Wine of Cattier
Clos du Moulin (Jay-Z Champagne)
344
Champagne: Village of Marc Hebrart
Mareuil-sur-Ay
345
Champagne: How many bottles can a gyropalatte hold
504
346
Champagne: Famous producers of Cote des Bar
Drappier in Urville; Cedric Bouchard, Vouette et Sorbee, Marie Courtin
347
Champagne: Where is Pertois-Moriset
Special club; Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
348
Champagne: Where is Nominé-Renard
Special club; Villevenard
349
Champagne: Village of Comtes Audoin de Dampierre
Chenay
350
Champagne: Wine of Egly-Ouriet
Les Crayeres
351
Champagne: How much estate fruit must be used for RM
95% must be estate grown fruit for grower champagne
352
Champagne: Cuvee Perle
wine of Ayala
353
Champagne: When was the pupitre invented
1813
354
Champagne: When was the pupitre invented
1813
355
Champagne: Village of Marie Courtin
Bar-sur-Seine
356
Champagne: What is Marc de Champagne
pomace spirit. The fermented pressings are distilled into a spirit, aged in oak. Tastes like grappa.
357
Champagne: Where is Rose des Riceys AOP
Aube
358
Champagne: What are the PCs of Cote des Blancs
9; Pierry, Cuis, Grauves, Etrchy, Voipreux, Villeneuve-Rennville-Chevigny, Vertus, Bergeres-les-Vertus, Val de Marais (Coligny)
359
Champagne: What does Pinot Meunier contribute, when does it bud/ripen, how does it thrive
fruitiness. Ripens earlier than Pinot Noir. Avoids frost and handles clay.
360
Champagne: Vieilles Vignes Francaises
wine of Bollinger (1969, BdN, 2 plots of ungrafted vines)
361
Champagne: Cuvee Hemera
wine of Henriot
362
Champagne: Village of Hubert Dauvergne
Bouzy
363
Champagne: Village of Tarlant
Oeuilly
364
Champagne: Wine of Guy Larmandier that’s in Cramant
Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige
365
Champagne: Villedommange
PC of Montagne de Reims
366
Champagne: What villages in the Cote des Blancs are known to be floral and aromatic
Cramant, Avize
367
Champagne: Where is A. Margaine
Special club; Villers Marmery
368
Champagne: Les Chetillons
wine of Pierre Peters, SV
369
Champagne: Departments of Champagne
Aisne, Marne, Aube, Seine-et-Marne, Haut-en-Marne
370
Champagne: What main grapes are used in Pineau de Charentes
Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Folle Blanche
371
Champagne: Village of Bruno Paillard
Reims
372
Champagne: Les-Mesnil-sur-Oger
GC of Cote des Blancs
373
Champagne: Which Special Club producers makes a Pinot Blanc BdB
Remy Massin (Ville-sur-Arce)
374
Champagne: Village of Pierre Peters
Le Mesnil sur Oger
375
Champagne: Where is Vincent Joudart
Special club; Fèrebrianges
376
Champagne: Which Special Club producer is a generation of 3 female winemakers
J. Lassalle (Chigny-les-Roses)
377
Champagne: Village of Henri Goutorbe
Ay
378
Champagne: Village of Juillet-Lallement
Verzy
379
Champagne: First sparkling producer and date
Ruinart, 1729
380
Champagne: What does Pinot Noir contribute, when does in bud/ripen, and what is it susceptible to
structure; buds early and ripens later than Pinot Meunier. Susceptible to frost. Struggles on clay soils
381
Champagne: R.D.
wine of Bollinger recently disgorged)
382
Champagne: Village of Pol Roger
Epernay
383
Champagne: Who determined the precise amount of sugar required without breaking the bottle
Andre Francois
384
Champagne: Village of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
Reims
385
Champagne: Which Special Club prouder doesn’t use oak but does use MLF
Gaston Chiquet (Dizy); believe the maturity of fruit and MLF imparts enough body and texture so barrels are unnecessary
386
Champagne: How many GCs/PCs in Cote des Bar
none
387
Champagne: What is Pineau des Charentes
fortified grape must with Cognac (Cognac + fresh unfermented juice + aging; 125 g/l, ~16-22% ABV)
388
Champagne: When was Vielles Vigne Francais
1969, Bollinger, first BdN that was the most famous, Ay, 31 acres/2plots of ungrafted vines
389
Champagne: Right Bank/Rive Droite
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
390
Champagne: Village of Drappier
Urville
391
Champagne: Village of Gosset
Epernay
392
Champagne: Cuvee Julie
wine of Henri Billiot (with oak, Ambonnay)
393
Champagne: Vitryat
subdistrict of Cote des Blancs
394
Champagne: Village of Cattier
Chigny-les-Roses
395
Champagne: Cuvee S
wine of Salon
396
Champagne: Where is Montgueux
near Troyes and is a subdistrict of Cote des Bar
397
Champagne: Cote de Suzanne
subdistrict of Cote des Blancs
398
Champagne: What grape is common in Ay
Pinot Noir; GC of Valle de la Marne
399
Champagne: Fine Fleur de Bouzy
Hubert Dauvergne
400
Champagne: Village of Ployez-Jacquemart
Ludes
401
Champagne: Where is Taittinger’s Chateau de la Marquetterie
Pierry
402
Champagne: How long is P2 aged for and it’s AKA
P2 (aka Oenotheque) is aged for 12-14 years, richer and stronger aroma
403
Champagne: Where is Gaston Chiquet
Dizy
404
Champagne: Village of Bereche
Ludes
405
Champagne: Village of A. Margaine
Villers-Marmery
406
Champagne: Village of Chartogne-Taillet
Merfy
407
Champagne: GCs/PCs of Cote des Blancs
6 and 9
408
Champagne: First Brut to meet commercial success and date
Pommery, “Nature”, 1874
409
Champagne: What are the 2 ways to riddle
Pupitre or gyropalatte
410
Champagne: What houses were founded in the 18th century
Ruinart, Taittinger, Moet et Chandon, Delamotte, Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin
411
Champagne: Cramant
GC of Cote des Blancs
412
Champagne: Tours-sur-Marne
GC of Montagne de Reims
413
Champagne: Wine of De Meric
Catherine de Medici (Ay)
414
Champagne: Vine training methods
Chablis, Valle de la Marne (P. Meunier only), Cordon de Royat, Guyot (single and double)
415
Champagne: Wine of Duval Leroy
Vertus: Femme de Champagne, Clos des Bouveries
416
Champagne: How many Premier Crus in Vallee de la Marne
8
417
Champagne: Village of Pierre Paillard
Bouzy
418
Champagne: What is CM
Cooperative Manipulant. A grower’s co-op that produces wine under a single brand.
419
Champagne: Wine of Nicolas Feuillatte
Palmes d’Or
420
Champagne: Villers-Marmery
PC of Montagne de Reims
421
Champagne: Village of Egly-Ouriet
Ambonnay
422
Champagne: Left Bank/Rive Gauche
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
423
Champagne: First vintages private and public of Salon
1905, 1921
424
Champagne: Nicolas Francois Billecart
wine of Billecart-Salmon
425
Champagne: What is significant about Mont-Boeuf
the windmill called Moulin de Verzenay
426
Champagne: Which Special Club producer makes a Blanc de Blanc
Roland Champion (Chouilly) Marc Hebrart (Mareuil-sur-Ay) Larmandier Pere et Fils (Cuis) Pertois-Moriset (Les Mesnil-sur-Oger) A. Margaine (Villers Marmery) Vazart-Coquart (Les Mesnil-sur-Oger)
427
Champagne: What kind of soil is made out of cuttlefish
belemnite
428
Champagne: Sacy
PC of Montagne de Reims
429
Champagne: Where is Villenaux-le-Grande
in the Cote de Sezanne and is a subdistrict of Cote des Bar
430
Champagne: Louvois
GC of Montagne de Reims
431
Champagne: Which Special Club producer makes a Pinot Meunier Rose
Pinot Meunier Rose = Salmon (Chaumuzy)
432
Champagne: What is Disgorgement a La volee
disgorgement by hand
433
Champagne: Wine of Joseph Perrier
Cuvee Josephine
434
Champagne: Grand Vin Signature
wine of Jacquesson (discontinued)
435
Champagne: Village of Larmandier-Bernier
Vertus
436
Champagne: Describe Biodynamic
a holistic system what views the vineyard as a living organism. Strengthen the defenses and follows a cosmic calendar, which specifies the proper times to carry out various operations
437
Champagne: Bouzy
GC of Montagne de Reims
438
Champagne: What did the English bring to the table
advanced in coal-fired glass which cold withstand the pressure of bottles and not explode
439
Champagne: Wine of Canard-Duchene
Grandes Cuvees Charles VII
440
Champagne: What style of wine for Coteaux Champenois AOP
still red/white/rose using all 7 grapes. 635 communes.
441
Champagne: What the subdistricts of Cote des Bar
Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine, also includes Villenaux-le-Grande of Cote de Sezanne and Montgueux subdistrict (near Troyes)
442
Champagne: Cuvee Laetitia
wine of Henri Billiot (no oak, perpetual cuvee solera refreshed only in the best years, 20 vintages total, started 1983)
443
Champagne: Pragny-les-Reims
PC of Montagne de Reims
444
Champagne: Village of Henriot
Reims
445
Champagne: For vintage, how much of harvest can be used
80%
446
Champagne: How many grams of sugar in 1 atm
4g
447
Champagne: Village of Charlier & Fils
Montigny-sous-Chatillon
448
Champagne: Wine of Veuve Fourny
Clos Faubourge Notre Dame, SV
449
Champagne: Wine of Comtes Audoin de Dampierre
Prestige
450
Champagne: Elizabeth Salmon Rose
wine of Billecart-Salmon
451
Champagne: Bar-sur-Seine
subdistrict of Cote des Bar
452
Champagne: Which Special Club producers doesn’t use MLF
Not using MLF makes it appear more fresh and aromatic. Paul Bara (Bouzy).
453
Champagne: Village of Ayala
Ay
454
Champagne: Alexandra
wine of Laurent Perrier
455
Champagne: Village of Mailly-Champagne Co-op
Mailly-Champagne
456
Champagne: GCs in Montagne de Reims
10;Puisieulx, Sillery, Beaumont-sur-Vesle, Verzenay, Mailly-Champagne, Verzy, Louvois, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Tours-sur-Marne
457
Champagne: Wine of Chartogne-Taillet
Les Barres (white label=ungrafted PM, black label = PN) Les Orizeaux (PN) Les Alliees (PM) Fiacre (blend, discontinued).
458
Champagne: Blanc des Millénaires
wine of Charles Heidsieck
459
Champagne: Wine of Drappier
Grande Sendree
460
Champagne: Village of Nicolas Feuillatte
Chouilly
461
Champagne: Village of Jacques Selosse
Avize
462
Champagne: Village of Claude Cazals
Le Mesnil sur Oger
463
Champagne: La Grande Dame
wine of Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin
464
Champagne: Who are the original Special Club members
Pierre Gimonnet, Paul Bara, Gaston Chiquet
465
Champagne: Venus
wine of Agrapart, BdB
466
Champagne: Prestige
wine of Comtes Audoin de Dampierre
467
Champagne: What style of wine from Rose des Riceys AOP
rose using PN only, whole bunch, semi carbonic
468
Champagne: Les Folies de la Marquetterie
Taittinger
469
Champagne: Wine of Jacquart
Cuvee Alpha
470
Champagne: Dom Perignon
Moet & Chandon
471
Champagne: Latitude
wine of Larmandier-Bernie
472
Champagne: Village of Jacquart
Reims
473
Champagne: AKA of Special Club
Club Tresors de Champagne
474
Champagne: Village of Vincent Jodart
Ferebrianges
475
Champagne: Amour de Deutz
wine of Deutz (BdB, V)
476
Champagne: Brut Prestige
Paul Dethune
477
Champagne: GCs/PCs in Montagne de Reims
10 GCs, 25 PCs
478
Champagne: Village of Remy Massin
Ville-sur-Arce
479
Champagne: Clos du Mesnil
wine of Krug
480
Champagne: Which Special Club producer makes a Pinot Noir BdN
Remy Massin (Ville-sur-Arce), Sanchez-Le Guedard (Cumieres)
481
Champagne: Wine of Ayala
Cuvee Perle de Ayala
482
Champagne: Wine of Deutz
Cuvee William Deutz (blend of all 3, V), Amour de Deutz (BdB, V)
483
Champagne: Terroir de Conde
subdistrict of Valle de la Marne
484
Champagne: Village of Ulysse Collin
Congy (Coteaux du Morin)
485
Champagne: Where is Duménil
Special club; Chigny-les-Roses
486
Champagne: Wine of Gosset
Celebris
487
Champagne: What is Sur latte
bottles are stored in a horizontal position.
488
Champagne: What is Kimmeridgian
soil made up of limestone, clay, oyster shells
489
Champagne: Wine of Pierre Peters
Les Chetillons (BdB)
490
Champagne: Jean-Antoine Chaptal
identified the relationship between sugar and fermentation in 1801
491
Champagne: Name a NV tete de cuve
Laurent Perrier, Grand Siecle
492
Champagne: Village of Pertois-Moriset
Le Mesnil sur Oger
493
Champagne: Village of Bollinger
Ay
494
Champagne: Ecueil
PC of Montagne de Reims
495
Champagne: When was Rare
1976, Piper Heidsieck, only 14 vintages released
496
Champagne: Wine of Jacques Selosse
Les Chantereines, Substance, Initial
497
Champagne: How is Rose wine made
saignee (skin contact and drained) or blending.
498
Champagne: AKA of Val de Marais
Coligny
499
Champagne: Wine of Bollinger
La Grandee Annee, R.D. (recently disgorged), Vieilles Vignes Francaises (1969, BdN, 2 plots of ungrafted vines), La Coteaux aux Enfants
500
Champagne: Wine of Claude Cazals
Clos Cazals (from Oger, even though producer is from Les Mesnil sur Oger)
501
Champagne: City of Reims
subdistrict of Montagne de Reims
502
Champagne: Cuvee Josephine
wine of Joseph Perrier
503
Champagne: Vertus
PC of Cote des Blancs
504
Champagne: Grandes Cuvees Charles VII
wine of Canard-Duchene
505
Champagne: Wine of Boizel
Joyau de France
506
Champagne: Wine of Drappier
Charles de Gaulle
507
Champagne: Wine of Henri Billiot
Cuvee Julie (oak), Cuvee Laetitia (no oak, a perpetual cuvee solera refreshed only in the best years, 20 vintages total, started 1983)
508
Champagne: Village of Guy Larmandier
Vertus
509
Champagne: Special Club rules
RM produces, viticulture/viniculture/bottling must be on the estate. The club will declare a vintage worth of Special Club, then each producer decides on their own if they want to produce a special club wine. The base wine and finished version but be peer tasted. The bottles share the same shape.
510
Champagne: When can NV be sold
not until 15 months has passed from the date of tirage
511
Champagne: Cuvee Commodore
wine of De Castellane
512
Champagne: What is NM
Negotiant Manipulant. House which purchases grapes
513
Champagne: Terres de Noel
wine of Jean Milan, SV
514
Champagne: How long does it take a pupitre to work versus a gyropalatte
5-6 weeks vs 7-10 days
515
Champagne: Village of Billecart-Salmon
Mareuil-sur-Ay
516
Champagne: Village of Delamotte
Le Mesnil sur Oger
517
Champagne: Les Gentilhomme
AR Lenoble
518
Champagne: Taissy
PC of Montagne de Reims
519
Champagne: Villers-Allerand
PC of Montagne de Reims
520
Champagne: Bezannes
PC of Montagne de Reims
521
Champagne: Coulommes-la-Montagne
PC of Montagne de Reims
522
Champagne: What departments is Coteaux Champenois AOP made in
all 5; Aisne, Marne, Aube, Seine-et-Marne, Haut-en-Marne
523
Champagne: What is RM
Recoltant Manipulant. Grower-Producer. 95% must be estate-grown fruit.
524
Champagne: Top 7 single vineyard champagnes
Philipponnat: Clos de Goisses; Pierre Peters: Cuvee Special “Les Chetillons”; Drappier: Grand Sendree; Krug: Clos du Mesnil; Taittinger: Les Folies de la Marquetterie; Billecart-Salmon: Clos St-Hilaire; Krug: Clos d’Ambonnay
525
Champagne: Grand Siecle
wine of Laurent Perrier
526
Champagne: Complantee
wine of Agrapart, all co-planted grapes expect PG
527
Champagne: Les Chantereines
wine of Jacques Selosse, part of a 6 lieux-dit serie
528
Champagne: Village of Guy Larmandier
Cramant
529
Champagne: Mutigny
PC of Vallee de la Marne
530
Champagne: Cuvee Prestige
Bonnaire
531
Champagne: Champ Cain
wine of Jacquesson (CH, SV, in Avize)