Champagne Online Flashcards & Quiz

Question 1

What is disgorgement?

Answer 1

The removal of yeast after the 2nd fermentaion, in sparkling wine production.

Question 2

What is disgorgement a la volee?

Answer 2

disgorgement by hand, as opposed to by machine.

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

Question 7

What 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

Which was the 1st Champagne house?

Answer 9

Ruinart - founded in 1729

Question 10

T or F: In Champagne, the vineyards are ranked Grand Cru or 1er Cru.

Answer 10

FALSE. It is the village that is ranked and 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 2 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 the Kimmeridgean Marl?

Answer 15

A limestone-rich clay whose 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 a Mono-Parcelle?

Answer 17

a single vineyard

Question 18

What is a Mono-Cru?

Answer 18

a single village

Question 19

What is gyropalette?

Answer 19

a mechanized riddling machine.

Question 20

What is a Blanc de Blancs?

Answer 20

A white wine made from white grapes, the term is more commonly used for sparkling wines than still.

Question 21

What is the dominant grape variety of the Cote des Blancs?

Answer 21

Chardonnay

Question 22

List the 7 dosage levels from driest to sweetest.

Answer 22

Brut Nature
Extra Brut
Brut
Extra Sec (or Extra Dry)
Sec
Demi-Sec
Doux

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Chardonnay

Question 24

What is Blanc de Noirs?

Answer 24

A white einw made from black grapes, the term is more commonly used for sparkling wines than still.

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 varities of Champagne?

Answer 26

Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay

Question 27

What are the 4 authorized (but ancillary) grape varities of Champagne?

Answer 27

Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc Arbane Petit Meslier

Question 28

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

Answer 28

The development of the riddling proccess.

Question 29

T or F: A champagne labeled Grand Cru comes from a single vineyrd.

Answer 29

FALSE. The grapes for Grand Cru Champagne re sourced from one, or more, of the 17 Grand Cru villages.

Question 30

Wht is a Perpetual Reserve?

Answer 30

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

Question 31

What is a Tete de Cuvee?

Answer 31

A champagne house's prestige cuvee

Question 32

What were the 2 principal grapes of Champagne between the 9th and 16th centuries?

Answer 32

Gouais and Fromenteau

Question 33

What are the crayeres?

Answer 33

Chalk quarries dug by the Romans and now used as cellars for aging Champagne.

Question 34

Which grape variety is the most widely planted in Champagne?

Answer 34

Pinot Noir

Question 35

T or F: There is a set blending formula for the Champagne AOC.

Answer 35

FALSE. Every champagne house has its own blend and house style.

Question 36

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

Answer 36

AOC Coteaux Champenois wines are still, while AOC Champagne wines are sprakling.

Question 37

What is remuage?

Answer 37

Riddling; the turning and tilting of champagne bottles from horizontal to vertical to collect the 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 grapes purchased 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 the Cote des Bar?

Answer 40

Pinot Noir

Question 41

What is the liqeuer d'expedition?

Answer 41

the mix of sugar and still reserve wine added to champagne after degorgement and before the cork is inserted.

Question 42

what is the prise de mousse?

Answer 42

Seizing of the foam; in champagne production this is the 2nd alcoholic fermentaion, 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

T or F: A Blanc de Blancs champagne can only be made from Chardonnay grapes.

Answer 46

FALSE

Question 47

If your bottle of Champagne is made solely from grapes grown in the Côte des Blancs, what style of champagne are you most likely to be drinking?

Answer 47

Blanc de Blancs

Question 48

A Blanc de Noirs champagne can only be made from Pinot Noir grapes. True or False?

Answer 48

False

Question 49

With regards to the Échelle des Crus, what ranking does a Cru need to achieve in order to be used to make champagne – or be ranked as Premier Cru or Grand Cru?

Answer 49

Grand Cru 100% Premier Cru 90-99% Champagne 80-90%

Question 50

Which statement best describes Champagne’s climate?

Answer 50

Continental with maritime influence

Question 51

A Cuvee is...

Answer 51

Used for both the purest part of the pressed juice and a blend.

Question 52

Dégorgement

Answer 52

Removal of the yeast sediment from the bottle.

Question 53

Tirage

Answer 53

Bottling

Question 54

Assemblage

Answer 54

Blending the base wines.

Question 55

Vins Clairs

Answer 55

The still wines, after the first fermentation but before bottling – the base wines.

Question 56

Dosage

Answer 56

The solution of wine and sugar used to sweeten the champagnes.

Question 57

Remuage

Answer 57

Turning, twisting, shaking and tilting bottles to move the sediment to the neck.

Question 58

Grapes for champagne can be harvested by hand or by machine. True or False?

Answer 58

False. The AOC regulations state that grapes for champagne have to be picked by hand.

Question 59

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Petit Meslier

Answer 59

Blanc

Question 60

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Arbane

Answer 60

Blanc

Question 61

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Gris

Answer 61

Blanc

Question 62

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Chardonnay

Answer 62

Blanc

Question 63

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Noir

Answer 63

Noir

Question 64

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Meunier

Answer 64

Noir

Question 65

Is this grape used for Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs? Pinot Blanc

Answer 65

Blanc

Question 66

Which French King championed champagne and is said to have drunk it with every meal?

Answer 66

Louis XIV (14)

Question 67

Which Champagne sub-region has the same soils as those in Chablis – Kimmeridgean Marls?

Answer 67

Côte des Bar

Question 68

Non Vintage aging regulations for champagne are...

Answer 68

12 months on the lees and 15 months in total, minimum

Question 69

Champagne Vintage aging requirements.

Answer 69

12 months on the lees and 36 months in total, minimum.

Question 70

List the champagne production stages the order of 1-6.

Answer 70

1. Elevage 2. Assemblage 3. Remuage 4. Degorgement 5. Dosage 6. Tirage

Question 71

How many Grand Cru Villages are there in Champagne?

Answer 71

17

Question 72

What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote des Bar?

Answer 72

Pinot Noir

Question 73

What is the major grape variety in the region of Montgueux?

Answer 73

Chardonnay

Question 74

What is the major grape variety in the region of Vitryat?

Answer 74

Chardonnay

Question 75

What is the major grape variety in the region of Vallee de la Marne?

Answer 75

Meunier

Question 76

What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote de Sezanne?

Answer 76

Chardonnay

Question 77

What is the major grape variety in the region of Grande Montagne de Reims?

Answer 77

Pinot Noir

Question 78

What is the major grape variety in the region of Grande Vallee de la Marne?

Answer 78

Pinot Noir

Question 79

What is the major grape variety in the region of Cote des Blancs?

Answer 79

Chardonnay

Question 80

In what type of vessel is most champagne fermented?

Answer 80

Stainless steel tanks

Question 81

The Champagne region is relatively small because the vineyards are planted on chalky slopes, rather than the arable flatland which covers most of the region. True or False?

Answer 81

True

Question 82

What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Chardonnay

Answer 82

High alcohol and acidity

Question 83

What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Pinot Noir

Answer 83

Moderate alcohol and lowest amount of acidity

Question 84

What does this grape contribute to the champagne blend? Meunier

Answer 84

Least amount of alcohol and moderate acidity

Question 85

What was the name for Pinot Gris in Champagne from the 9th to the 16th centuries?

Answer 85

Fromenteau

Question 86

Most rosé champagne is made by bleeding off some of the juice from fermenting red grapes – a saignée. True or False?

Answer 86

False

Question 87

What does “Prise de Mousse” refer to?

Answer 87

The second fermentation

Question 88

If a champagne producer only vinifies grapes from their own vineyards, which producer code should they show on their label ?

Answer 88

RM: Récoltant-Manipulant

Question 89

What traumatic, historic event reduced the size of the Champagne region to a fifth of its previous size?

Answer 89

Phylloxera

Question 90

Before the Champagne Method was perfected in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the wines of Champagne were produced using a less sophisticated process. This is still used in other regions – what is it called?

Answer 90

Ancestral Method

Question 91

List champagne champagne sweetness levels in order from driest at the top to sweetest at the bottom: 1-7

Answer 91

Brut Nature Extra Brut Brut Extra Sec / Extra Dry Sec Demi-Sec Doux