Champagne Flashcards by David Saul

French name for secondary fermentation?

Prise de mousse

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When did viticulture truly begin to emerge in Champagne?

9th Century

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Vin de Cuvee

first pressing of wine destine for Champagne (the first 2050ltr)

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What are the grapes of Champagne?

Pinot Noir

Chardonnay

Meunier

Pinot Blanc

Pinot Gris

Arbane

Petit Meslier

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Bouvreux

a second crop that rarely ripens caused by an interruption of flowering

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Les bleus de Ville

Parisian garbage in the vineyards of Champagne

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How much is a Marc of grapes?

4000 kg

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What are the 5 districts of Champagne?

Cote de Sezanne

Montagne de Reims

Vallee de Marne

Cote de Blanc

Cote de Bars

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French term for the reserve and release of wine stock for Champagne?

Blocage - Reserve

Deblocage - Release

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WHat is the name Taittingers project in England?

Domaine Evremond

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How were wines of Champagne labeled prior to the 1600’s?

According to village not as Champagne

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French term for solids in the must?

Bourbes

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What departments does Champagne cover?

Aube

Aisne

Marne

Haut Marne

Seine et Marne

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What does CIVC stand for?

Comite Interprofessional du Vin de Champagne

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When did Champagne end fised grape prices?

1990

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Name for the Settling of solids with cool temperatures?

Debourbage

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Champenois term for base wine

vins clairs

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What is sur pointe?

Bottles held in vertical position

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Another name for Dosage

liqueur d’expedition

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187ml

piccolo

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375ml

Demi

Half Bottle

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What styles of wine may be produced under Coteaux Champenois

Red

White

Rosé

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Name the North facing grand cru villages of the Montagne de Reims?

Verzenay

Mailly

Sillery

Verzy

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What is the largest and smallest grand village of Champagne?

Verzenay - Largest

Puisieulx - Smallest

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Name 2 Champagne producer known for using Oak?

Krug Egly Ouriet Selosse Vilmart Bollinger

What is the first vintage of Pierre Peters put Les Chetillon on the label?

2000

What was the original size of Champagne when it was delimited in 1927?

407 villages 46,000 hectares

When was the first written record of Sparkling Champagne?

1724 Dictionaire Universal

Name the major Champagne houses created in the 1800s

Ruinart 1729 Taittinger (Fourneaux) 1734 Moet 1743 Delamotte & Lanson 1760 Roederer (dubois) 1770 Heidsieck 1785

When did the first real Method Champenoise wine start being made?

Mid 1800s

When did brut Champagne begin to dominate the Markets?

1970s

RS Extra Dry

12 - 17 grams per liter

RS Sec

17- 32 grams

RS Demi Sec

32-50 grams

RS Doux

50+ grams

Prestige Cuvée/Village of Producer: Cuvée Perle d'Ayala

Ayala (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Nicolas François Billecart

Billecart-Salmon (Mareuil-sur-Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Grand Cuvée

Billecart-Salmon | (Mareuil-sur-Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Elisabeth Salmon Rosé

Billecart-Salmon | (Mareuil-sur-Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: La Grande Année

Bollinger (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: R.D.

Bollinger | (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Vieilles Vignes Françaises

Bollinger | (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Joyau de France

Boizel | (Épernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Charles VII

Canard Duchene | (Ludes)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Prestige

Comtes Audoin de Dampierre | (Chenay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvée Comodore

De Castellane (Épernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Catherine de Médicis

De Meric | (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Grand Vin des Princes

De Venoge | (Épernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Louis XV

De Venoge | (Épernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Delamotte

Nicolas Louis Delamotte (Cuvée no longer produced) Les-Mesnil-Sur-Oger

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvée William Deutz

Deutz | (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Amour de Deutz

Deutz | (Ay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Fleur de Passion

Diebolt-Vallois | (Cramant)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Charles de Gaulle

Drappier | (Urville)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: "Femme de Champagne"

Duval-Leroy | (Vertus)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Celebris

Gosset

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvée Paradis NV

Alfred Gratien | (Épernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Champagne Charlie

Charles Heidsieck- discontued after 1985 (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Blanc des Millénaires

Charles Heidsieck- 100% Chardonnay | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee des Enchanteleurs

Henriot (Reims) - discontinued after 2000

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Hemera

Henriot | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Grand Vin Signature

Jacquesson | (Dizy)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Noble Cuvee

Lanson | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Grand Siecle

Laurent-Perrier | (Tours-sur-Marne)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Alexandra

Laurent-Perrier Tours-sur-Marne

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Les Aventures

AR Lenoble (Chouilly) 100% Chardonnay

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Gentilhomme

AR Lenoble (Chouilly) 100% Chardonnay

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Dom Perignon

Moet et Chandon (Epernay) 1921 rose-1959

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Dom Perignon

Moet et Chandon (Epernay) 1921 1959- Rose

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee R. lalou

G.H. Mumm (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Nec-Plus-Ultra

Bruno Paillard | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Josephine

Joseph Perrier | (Chalons-en-Champagne)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Belle Epoque/ Fleur de Champagne

Perrier-Jouet (Epernay) (2002 last vintage for Fleur de Champagne label)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Rare

Piper- Heidsieck | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Liesse d'Harbonville

Ployez-Jacquemart | (Ludes)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Sir Winston Churchill

Pol Roger | (Epernay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Louise

Pommery | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cristal

Louis Roederer (Reims) 1876 (Not commercially available until 1945) Rose- 1978

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Dom Ruinart

Ruinart | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Comtes de Champagne

Taittinger | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin

La Grande Dame (Reims) 1962 Rose 1988

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Laetitia

Henri Billiot (RM) | (Ambonnay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Prestige

Bonnaire (RM) (Cramant) 100% Chardonnay

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Fine Fleur de Bouzy

Hubert Dauvergne (RM) Bouzy

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Julie

Henri Billiot (RM) | (Ambonnay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Fiacre

Chartogne-Taillet (RM) | (Merfy)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Brut Prestige

Paul Dethune (RM) | (Ambonnay)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cramant Grand Cru Cuvee Prestige

Guy Larmandier (RM) (Vertus)- 100%Chardonnay

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Substance

Jacques Selosse (RM) (Avize)- 100% Chardonnay

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Coeur de Cuvee

Vilmart & Cie (RM) | (Rilly- la-Montagne)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Palmes d'Or

Nicolas Feuillatte (CM) | (Chouilly)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Cuvee Alpha

Jacquart (CM) | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Brut de Nominee (Discontinued)

Jacquart (CM) | (Reims)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: Les Echansons

Mailly Grand Cru (CM) | (Mailly-Champagne)

Prestige Cuvée/ Village of Producer: L'Intemporelle

Mailly Grand Cru (CM) Mailly-Champagne

Name the Grand Cru Villages of the Cote Des Blanc

Chouilly Oiry Cramant Avize Oger

What factors in champagne lead to the Grower movement?

Depression Russian Market Collapse Prohibtion Over full cellars with no way to sell fruit Bumper crop in 1934

Name for string used to hold cork on the bottle of Champagne?

Ficelage

Rules for Membership in Special Club

Estate Grown Vinification and Bottling occur at the estate

Size of Solomon

18 liters

What are the 1er cru villages of the Cotes de Blanc?

Bergères-lès-Vertus Cuis Étréchy Grauves Pierry Val-des-Marais (Coligny) Vertus Villeneuve-Renneville-Chevigny Voipreux

NAme 4 producers based in Mesnil Sur Oger?

Pierre Moncuit Pierre Peters Salon Delamotte Andre Jacquart Delamotte