Champagne Flashcards
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What is the extraction limit in Champagne?
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2,550 L/4000 kg of Grapes
or 102 L wine/ 160 kg of grapes
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What is the maximum yield allowed in Champagne?
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66 hl/ha
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What are the 4 pruning methods authorized in Champagne?
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Cordon de Royat
Chablis
Vallée de la Marne
Guyot (double and simple)
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What is the traditional vessel for pressing grapes in Champagne called?
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Coquard basket press
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What’s the first extraction called in Champagne?
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vin de cuvee
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How much wine is pressed in the vin de cuvee?
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2,050 L
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What’s the second extraction called in Champagne?
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Vin de Taille
8
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How much wine is pressed in the vin de taille?
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500 L
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What is the third extraction called in Champagne?
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rebeche
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What is the rebeche?
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the required 1-10% of total pressing of Champagne that will be used for distillate
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What happens after Pressing the grapes in Champagne?
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debourbage
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What is debourbage?
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the process after pressing the grapes allowing the solids (bourbes) to settle before being racked
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What is the French name for the solids in a wine after pressing?
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bourbes
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What is the name of the still base wines for sparkling wines?
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vins clairs
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What alcohol % are the vins clairs usually before secondary fermentation?
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11%
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How long are vins clairs kept in vessel before blending in Champagne?
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February or March after harvest
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What’s the french word for racking?
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Soutirage
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Liqueur de Tirage vs Liqueur d’expédition
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Tirage - used to start secondary fermentation
expedition - final dosage
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What is the french name for Secondary Fermentation?
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prise de mousse
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What is a bidule?
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plastic device used to catch sediment for method champenois wines after secondary fermentation
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How long does prise de mousse last?
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up to 8 weeks
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How much alcohol is produced from prise de mousse?
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1.2-1.3%
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How many atmospheres of CO2 are in Champagne?
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5-6 atms
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What is Autolysis?
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the breaking down of dead yeast cells or lees
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How long must Champagne aged sur lie?
min. 12 months
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How are bottles stored during Secondary Fermentation?
Sur Latte (horizontally)
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What is the french word for Riddling?
Remuage
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How long does Remuage take using a gyropalette vs pupitre?
less than a week vs 8 weeks
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How many bottles does a Gyropalette fit?
504
30
How many bottles does a pupitre hold?
60
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Who invented the pupitre?
Madam Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin
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What is the name for a person who turns the bottles on a pupitre?
Remeur
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How many bottles can a top remeur handle a day?
70,000
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What is Pointage?
old school way of shaking the bottle to prevent yeast from sticking to it
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What process happens after remuage?
Degorgement
36
How are bottles stored after remuage and before degorgement?
Sur Pointe (upside-down vertically)
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Which Champagne is kept sur pointe for many years before degorgement?
Bollinger “RD”
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Dégorgement a la glace vs a la volee
a la glace -> traditional way, dipping neck into freezing brine solution
a la volee -> same method without using brine solution (wastes a lot of wine)
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What is the most common sweetness level of most major Champagne houses?
Brut
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Brut Nature dosage
0-3 g/L
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Extra Brut dosage
0-6 g/L
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Brut dosage
0-12 g/L
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Extra Dry dosage
12-17 g/L
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Sec dosage
17-32 g/L
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Demi-Sec dosage
32-50 g/L
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Doux dosage
50+ g/L
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What is the french name for the wire cage around a sparkling wine cork?
Muselet
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How long must NV Champagne age for?
min. 15 months after tirage
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How long must Vintage Champagne age for?
min. 36 months after tirage
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What is the french word for Transfer method?
Transvasauge (Method)
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Name the 5 regions of Champagne (North to South)
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Montagne de Reims
Vallée de la Marne
Cotes de Blancs
Cotes de Sezanne
Cote des Bars (The Aube)
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Name the 9 grand cru villages of Montagne de Reims (North to South)
Sillery
Puisieulx
Beaumont-Sur-Vesle
Verzenay
Mailly
Verzy
Louvois
Bouzy
Ambonnay
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Name the 2 grand cru villages of Vallée de la Marne (East to West)
Aÿ
| Tours-sur-Marne (GC for Red Grapes Only)
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Name the 6 grand cru villages of Cotes de Blancs (North to South)
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Chouilly (GC for white grapes only)
Oiry
Cramant
Avize
Oger
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
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55
How many 1er cru villages are in Champagne?
42
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Name 4 important 1er cru villages of Montagne de Reims
Écueil
Jouy-les-Reims
Ludes
Rilly-La-Montagne
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Name 3 important 1er cru villages of Vallée de la Marne
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Dizy
Hautvillers
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Name 2 important 1er cru villages of Côtes des Blancs
Cuis
| Vertus
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Name 3 producers from Ambonnay
Marie-Noelle Ledru
Egly-Ouriet
H. Billiot
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Name 2 producers from Avize
Jacques Selosse
| Agrapart
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Name 4 producers from Ay
Ayala
Bollinger
Deutz
Goutorbe
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Which village is Hubert Dauvergne located?
Bouzy
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Which village is Nicolas Feuillatte located?
Chouilly
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Name 3 producers from Cramant
Diebolt-Vallois
Bonnaire
Philippe Glavier
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Which village is Pierre Gimonnet & Fils located?
Cuis (Cote des Blancs)
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Which village is Mousse Fils located?
Cuisle (Valle de la Marne)
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Name 2 producers from Cumieres in Valle de la Marne
Rene Geoffroy
| Georges Laval
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Name 2 producers from Dizy
Jacquesson
| Gaston Chiquet
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Name 4 producers from Epernay
Gosset
Moët et Chandon
Perrier-Jouët
Pol Roger
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Which village is Aubry Fils located?
Jouy-Les-Reims (Montagne de Reims)
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Name 4 producers from Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger
Delamotte/Salon
Pierre Peters
JL Vergnon
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Name 3 producers from Mareuil-Sur-Ay
Marc Hebrart
Billecart-Salmon
Philipponnat
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Which village is Chartogne-Taillet from?
Merfy (Montagne de Reims)
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Name as many producers from Reims (11)
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Bruno Paillard
Charles Heidsieck
G.H. Mumm
Henriot
Jacquart
Louis Roederer
Piper-Heidsieck
Pommery
Ruinart
Taittinger
Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin
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Which village is Vilmart & Cie located?
Rilly-La-Montagne (Montagne de Reims)
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Which village is Laurent-Perrier located?
Tours-sur-Marne (Valle de la Marne)
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Which village is Drappier located?
Urville (Aube)
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Name 2 producers from Vertus (Cotes des Blancs)
Guy Larmandier
| Doyard
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Name 2 producers from Verzenay
Jean Lallement et Fils
| Pehu-Simonet
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Which village is Mouzon-Leroux located?
Verzy
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Which village is A. Margaine located?
Villers-Marmery (Montagne de Reims)
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Name 2 CM producers in Champagne
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Nicolas Feuillatte (Chouilly)
Jacquart (Reims)
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What’s the prestige Cuvee of Ayala?
Cuvee Perle d’Ayala
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What’s the blend of Ayala ‘Cuvee Perle d’Ayala’?
80% Chardonnay
| 20% Pinot Noir
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What are the 3 prestige cuvees of BIllecart-Salmon?
Nicolas Francois Billecart
Grande Cuvee
Elisabeth Salmon Rose
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What’s the blend in Billecart-Salmon’s ‘Nicolas Francois Billecart and Grand Cuvee?
60% Pinot Noir
| 30% Chardonnay
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What’s the blend in Billecart-Salmon’s ‘Elisabeth Salmon Rose’?
58% Pinot Noir
| 42% Chardonnay
88
What are the 3 prestige cuvees for Bollinger?
La Grande Année
R.D.
Vieilles Vignes Françaises BdN
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What is the grape of Bollinger ‘Vieilles Vignes Françaises’?
100% Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Delamotte?
‘Nicolas Louis Delamotte’
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What’s the blend of Delamotte ‘Nicolas Louis Delamotte’?
90% Chardonnay
| 10% Pinot Noir
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Deutz?
Cuvee William Deutz (Blanc/Rose)
| Amour de Deutz
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What’s the grape of Deutz ‘Amour de Deutz’?
100% Chardonnay
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What is the prestige cuvee of Drappier?
Charles de Gaulle
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What’s the blend in Drappier ‘Charles de Gaulle’?
80% Pinot Noir
| 20% Chardonnay
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What is the prestige cuvee of Gosset?
‘Celebris’
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Charles Heidsieck?
Champagne Charlie
| Blanc des Millenaires
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When was the last vintage of Charles Heidsieck ‘Champagne Charlie’?
1985
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Henriot?
Cuvee des Enchanteleurs
| Cuvee Hemera
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When was the last vintage of Henriot ‘Cuvee des Enchanteleurs’?
2000
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What is the blend in Henriot ‘Cuvee Hemera’?
50% Chardonnay
| 50% Pinot Noir
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What was the prestige cuvee of Jacquesson?
‘Grand Vin Signature’
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When was Jacquesson ‘Grand Vin Signature’ discontinued?
2002
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Laurent-Perrier?
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Grand Siecle (typically NV)
Alexandra (Rose)
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What is the blend of Laurent-Perrier ‘Grand Siecle’?
50% Chardonnay
| 50% Pinot Noir
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What is the blend of Laurent-Perrier ‘Alexandra’ Rose?
80% Pinot Noir
| 20% Chardonnay
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What are the 3 prestige cuvees of Moet et Chandon?
Dom Pérignon Vintage/Rosé
Dom Pérignon P2 (Oenotèque) Vintage/Rosé
Dom Pérignon P3 Vintage
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What are the 2 grapes of Dom Perignon wines?
Chardonnay
| Pinot Noir
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When was the first vintage of Dom Perignon?
1921
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What is the prestige cuvee of G. H. Mumm?
Cuvee R. Lalou
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What is the prestige cuvee of Bruno Paillard?
Nec-Plus-Ultra
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What are the 2 grapes of Bruno Paillard ‘Nec-Plus-Ultra’
Chardonnay
| Pinot Noir
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What is prestige cuvee of Joseph Perrier?
Cuvee Josephine
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What are the 2 grapes of Joseph Perrier ‘Cuvee Josephine’?
Pinot Noir
| Chardonnay
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What’s the prestige cuvee of Perrier-Jouet?
Belle Epoque
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What was Perrier-Jouet ‘Belle Epoque’ labeled in US before 2002?
Fleur de Champagne
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What’s the blend in Perrier-Jouet ‘Belle Epoque’?
50% Chardonnay
45% Pinot Noir
5% Meunier
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What is the prestige cuvee of Piper-Heidsieck?
Rare
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What are the two grapes of Piper-Heidsieck ‘Rare’?
Chardonnay
| Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Ployez-Jacquemart?
Liesse d’Harbonville
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What is the blend of Ployez-Jacquemart ‘Liesse d’Harbonville’?
70% Chardonnay
| 30% Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Pol Roger?
Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill
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What are the 2 grapes of Pol Roger ‘Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill’?
Pinot Noir
| Chardonnay
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What is the prestige cuvee of Pommery?
Cuvee Louise
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What is the blend of Pommery ‘Cuvee Louise’ Brut?
60% Chardonnay
| 40% Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Louis Roederer?
Cristal
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What is the blend of Louis Roederer ‘Cristal’?
55% Pinot Noir
| 45% Chardonnay
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When was Cristal first released commercially?
1945
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What is the prestige cuvee of Ruinart?
Dom Ruinart Blanc de Blancs
| Dom Ruinart Rose
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What is the blend in Dom Ruinart Rose?
85% Chardonnay
| 15% Pinot Noir
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Taittinger?
Comtes de Champagne
| Taittinger Collection
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What is the blend of Taittinger ‘Comtes de Champagne’ Rose?
70% Pinot Noir
| 30% Chardonnay
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What is the blend of Taittinger ‘Collection’?
50% Chardonnay
| 50% Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin?
La Grande Dame
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What is the blend of Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin ‘La Grande Dame’ Brut?
60-65% Pinot Noir
| 30-35% Chardonnay
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What are the 2 prestige cuvees of Henri Billiot?
Cuvee Laetitia
| Cuvee Julie
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What’s the blend of Henri Billiot ‘Cuvee Laetitia’?
60% Pinot Noir
| 40% Chardonnay
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What’s the blend of Henri Billiot ‘Cuvee Julie’?
50% Pinot Noir
| 50% Chardonnay
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What’s the prestige cuvee of Chartogne-Taillet?
Fiacre
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What’s the blend in Chartogne-Taillet ‘Fiacre’?
60% Chardonnay
| 40% Pinot Noir
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What is the prestige cuvee of Guy Larmandier?
Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige
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What is the prestige cuvee of Jacques Selosse?
Substance
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Which village is Jacques Selosse ‘Substance’ from?
Avize
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What is the prestige cuvee of VIlmart & Cie?
Coeur de Cuvee
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What’s the blend in VIlmart & Cie ‘Coeur de Cuvee’?
80% Chardonnay
| 20% Pinot Noir
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What’s the prestige cuvee of Nicolas Feuillatte?
Palmes d’Or
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What’s the blend of Nicolas Feuillatte ‘Palmes d’Or’?
50% Pinot Noir
| 50% Chardonnay
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What is Agrapart’s single vineyard Champagne?
"Vénus" Brut Nature
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What is Billecart-Salmon's single vineyard Champagne?
Clos St-Hilaire (100% Pinot Noir)
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What are the two 100% Meunier single vineyards of Chartogne-Taillet?
Les Barres
| Les Alliees
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What is the 100% Pinot Noir single vineyard of Chartogne-Taillet?
Les Orizeaux
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What is unique about Chartogne-Taillet ‘Les Barres’?
made from ungrafted meunier vines in Merfy
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What is the single vineyard wine from Drappier?
Grande Sendree
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What is the blend in Drappier ‘Grande Sendree’?
55% Pinot Noir
| 45% Chardonnay
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What is the single vineyard wine from Egly-Ouriet?
Les Crayeres NV
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What is the grape of Egly-Ouriet ‘Les Crayeres’?
Pinot Noir
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What are Krug’s 2 single vineyard wines?
Clos du Mesnil
| Clos d’Ambonnay
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When was the debut of Krug ‘Clos du Mesnil’?
1979
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When was the debut of Krug ‘Clos d’Ambonnay’?
1995
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What are 5 vintages that Krug released ‘Clos d’Ambonnay’?
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1995
1996
1998
2000
2002
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What is the single-vineyard wine from Pierre Peters?
Cuvee Speciale les Chetillons
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What was the first vintage of les Chetillons to include the vineyard ‘les chetillons’ on the label?
2000
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What is the single vineyard wine from Philipponnat?
Clos des Goisses
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What’s the blend in Philipponnat ‘Clos de Goisses’?
70% Pinot Noir
| 30% Chardonnay
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When was Philipponnat ‘Clos de Goisses’ first released?
1935
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What is the single vineyard wine from Taittinger?
Les Folies de la Marquetterie NV
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What is the blend in Taittinger ‘Les Folies de la Marquetterie’ NV?
55% Chardonnay
| 45% Pinot Noir
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What are the 4 single vineyard wines from Tarlant?
La Vigne d’Or (Meunier)
La VIgne d’Antan (ungrafted Chardonnay)
La Vigne Royale (Pinot Noir)
Cuvee Louis (50/50 Pinot Noir + Chardonnay)
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What is a CM producer?
Cooperative Manipulant - co-op that produces under a single brand
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RC vs CM producers
RC is a single grower who vinifies at a co-op, but produces under their own label
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How many villages are in Champagne?
318
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How many grand cru villages are in Champagne?
17
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Why may wines from Cramant and Avize be richer?
more clay in the soil
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Which Cote de Blancs grand cru produces the creamiest wines?
Cramant
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Name 3 wines from Cramant
Larmandier-Bernier's 'Vieille Vignes du Lavant'
Jacques Selose's 'Chemin de Chalons'
Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blanc
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Name 2 wines from Avize
Agrapart 'Venus'
| Jacque Selosse 'Initial'
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Name a wine from Oger
Jean Milan 'Terres de Noel'
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When was Le Mesnils-sur-Oger promoted to grand cru status?
1985
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Name 3 iconic wines from Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger
Salon Blanc de Blancs
Krug 'Clos de Mesnil'
Pierre Peters 'Cuvee Speciale Les Chetillons'
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Where is Fred Savart located?
Ecueil
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Name 2 great wines from Aÿ
Bollinger Vieille Vignes Française
| Gatinois Brut Réserve
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How far away is the Aube from Epernay
70 miles
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What % of Champagnes vineyards are located in the Aube?
20%
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What region does the Aube's soils resemble?
Chablis - Kimmeridgian Marl and Portlandian Limestone
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Name 4 producers from the Aube
Marie Courtin
Pierre Gerbais
Dosnon & Lepage
Cedric Bouchard
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Who is the trademark producer from Cote de Sezanne?
Ulysse Collin
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What are the 2 signature wines from Ulysse Collin?
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Les Perrieres (Chardonnay)
Maillon (Pinot Noir)
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